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Description
Virtual meeting held on July 21st, 2021 at 6:30 P.M. by the Boston Public Works Department and the Environment Department to discuss how air quality is impacted by transportation and road design. We discussed how the Cummins Highway reconstruction can incorporate elements to help improve air quality for Mattapan residents. Meeting was held in English with Haitian Creole and Spanish interpretation.
This event is part of a series of meetings the Public Works Department is hosting to inform the final design for the reconstruction of Cummins Highway.
For more information visit boston.gov/cummins-highway
A
B
A
B
D
A
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
some
meeting
goals
for
today.
First,
we
wanted
to
share
the
ways
that
the
city
of
boston
is
working
to
improve
air
quality
within
the
city,
so
today
we'll
learn
a
little
bit
of
what
is
the
boston,
air
pollution
control
commission
and
what
we
do
and
what
is
the
connection
between
transportation
and
air
quality
and
initiatives
that
apply
to
the
residents
to
improve
air
quality
in
boston
and
then
we'll
also
be
discussing
the
commons
highway
reconstruction
and
how
we
can
participate
in
improving
air
quality
long
term.
A
B
Thank
you,
so
the
air
pollution
control
commission
is
an
entity
that
sits
in
the
environment
department
and
we
do
a
couple
of
different
activities,
but
all
related
to
reviewing,
permitting
and
regulating
activities
that
relate
to
air
quality
and
noise.
So
this
includes
parking
in
the
parking
freeze
area,
so
those
are
programs,
in
effect
in
downtown
south
boston
and
east
boston,
but
also
sort
of
enforcement
related
to
idling
in
partnership
with
some
other
city
agencies.
We
also
review
abrasive,
blasting
and
chemical
cleaning
permits
for
buildings.
B
So
if
you
had
sort
of
painted
brick
on
a
building-
and
you
wanted
to
clean
that
off-
and
you
might
use
chemical
cleaning
or
abrasive
plastic,
it's
that
kind
of
permit,
because
I
can
release
some
air
pollution
and
then
the
third
kind
of
activity
is
sometimes
things
like
open,
burning
or
smoke
from
industrial
sites,
and
so
some
things
that
we
do
in
matapan.
We
respond
to
noise
and
pollution
complaints.
B
We
also
respond
to
requests
for
putting
up
anti-idling
signs.
So
if
you
have
a
location
where
you
see
somebody
idle
consistently,
that's
something
where
we
have
a
form
where
you
can
request
us
to
deploy
an
anti-idling
sign,
and
we
also
have
a
community
cleaner
grants
program
and
provide
information
about
zero
mission
vehicles.
So
just
a
couple
of
the
different
things
that
we
do
around
the
neighborhood
next
slide.
B
More
generally,
so
we're
within
the
environment
department
we're
so
green
and
environmentally
friendly
that
our
lights
just
turn
off
automatically.
So
sorry,
if
I'm
a
little
dark
right
now,
the
motion
sensor
does
not
know
that
I'm
here
so
in
the
environment
department.
It's
a
couple
of
different
programs
that
work
to
enhance
the
quality
of
life
in
boston.
So
we
do
that
by
protecting
our
air
quality,
our
water
and
some
of
our
land
resources.
B
There's
the
initiative,
climate
ready
boston,
so
that's
all
about
preparing
for
extreme
heat,
sea
level
rise
and
flooding.
If
you're.
At
the
previous
conversation,
you
were
talking
to
some
members
of
my
team
who
are
on
the
climate,
ready
boston
side
about
the
heat
resilience
study
and
our
third
major
program
is
zero
waste
boston
and
that's
all
about
increasing
waste
reduction
and
doing
that
reuse
and
recycling
and
composting
so
that
we're
sending
less
and
less
to
incinerators
that
emit
harmful
air
pollution
and
instead
creating
a
more
healthful
economy.
C
All
right,
hello,
everyone
so
to
talk
about
cummins
highway,
just
a
little
bit
to
give
you
an
update
on
what's
going
on,
and
what
you're
actually
seeing
right
now
is
actually
a
temporary
redesign
to
slow
speeding
drivers
and
improve
safety
for
all
users.
While
we
work
on
the
design
of
the
cummins
highway
reconstruction
not
only
with
the
community
but
with
other
interagencies
within
the
city
of
boston,
if
you
want
any
more
information,
we
actually
we
access
you.
Please
visit
the
boston.gov
cummins
dash
highway
website
for
more
information
about
the
safety
data.
C
C
C
C
C
C
So
when
we
look
at
the
opportunities
and
what
we
can
do
on
cummins
highway,
one
of
the
initiatives
that
the
city
has
looked
at
is
go
boston,
2030.,
one
of
the
the
goals
in
it.
The
goals
of
that
initiative,
ultimately
for
the
commentary
project
is
to
prove
and
to
improve
safety
on
our
streets
is
to
reduce
emissions
and
also
invest
in
communities
to
achieve
equity
and
access
to
opportunities.
C
As
I
mentioned,
we
are
working
with
our
city
agencies
in
regards
to
the
cumberland
highway
project,
and
we
we
also
work
together
so
that
so
that
we
we're
hearing
what
the
residents
and
the
neighbors
are
saying
and
the
community
is
saying
to
these
other
groups,
whether
it
be
the
bpda,
whether
it
be
btd
btd.
We
are
working
together
to
to
inform
residents
of
the
work
that's
happening
around
the
city
and
also
to
improve
collaboration
in
our
work
and
achieve
neighborhood
and
citywide
goats.
C
C
We
had
two
subsequent
community
meetings,
but
this
was
back
when
we
were
actually
meeting
in
person
at
the
coming
at
the
the
manna
hunt
community
center.
We
had
one
on
october
29th
of
2019
and
then
the
the
last
in-person
meeting
that
we
had
regarding
the
commentary
project
was
in
february
27th
2020..
C
Looking
at
continuing
our
engagement
for
the
design
of
cummins
highway,
we
we
have
a
number
of
of
of
engagement
opportunities
lined
up
back.
In
june,
we
had
a
specialty
talk
with
the
rest
of
mobility
with
mattapan
food
and
fitness,
where
we
talked
to
charles
brown
in
july.
Of
course,
we
had
the
heat,
the
urban
and
heat
resilience
meeting
that
we
had
last
week.
Oh
a
couple
weeks
ago
today,
air
quality.
C
We
want
to
discuss
air
quality,
but
in
september
in
august
and
october
we
have
these
listed
land
use
lighting,
green
infrastructure,
public
health.
Those
are
the
means
that
we
have
scheduled
for
the
future
and
we're
hoping
that
that
you
guys
can
kind
of
come
out,
and
we
can
kind
of
continue
this
conversation
after
after
we
plan
on
after
we
kind
of
sit
down
and
discuss.
We
hope
that
we
can
kind
of
move
into
the
design
for
the
coming
coming
highway.
Construction
project.
B
B
B
It's
also
low
income
communities
and
communities
of
color
they're,
the
ones
who
are
at
higher
risk
for
health
impacts
associated
with
living
near
busy
highways
or
busy
streets
and
other
sites
where
pollution
is
being
emitted
from
multiple
sources
in
massachusetts.
In
our
urban
areas,
air
pollution
is
disproportionately
burdening
those
communities,
including
those
low-income
communities
and
in
terms
of
that
health
effect
and
how
we
see
it
affecting
us
today.
There
was
a
report
in
2018
that
ranked
boston
fourth
nationally
for
asthma
prevalence.
B
So
next
slide
all
right
in
terms
of
where
this
pollution
is
coming
from
this
and
what
it's
causing
traffic
not
only
contributes
to
air
pollution,
but
it
also
contributes
to
global
climate
change,
and
so
when
we
look
at
where
our
emissions
come
from
from
transportation
about
65
of
it
is
coming
from
passenger
vehicles.
So
that's
cars
and
vans
people
writing
in
their
suvs
and
doing
school,
pick
up
and
drop
off
and
going
to
work.
So
those
are
private
household
vehicles,
the
rest
of
it.
B
You
have
some
that
comes
from
taxis
or
ride,
hail,
you
have
trucks,
so
the
freight
industry,
so
you
know
getting
food
to
grocery
stores
and
doing
deliveries
that
accounts
for
about
10
15
and
then
everything
that
we
consider
to
be
public
transportation.
That's
another
10
15,
so
all
of
our
buses
and
our
t
system
and
ferries.
B
Those
are
sort
of
that
remaining
15,
but
the
bulk
of
it
is
coming
from
passenger
vehicles,
so
cars
and
suvs
next
slide
in
terms
of
how
much
the
average
passenger
vehicle
emits
it's
about
4.6
metric
tons
of
carbon
dioxide
per
year.
So
what
this
visual
is
telling?
You
is
sort
of
just
telling
you
in
picture
what
that
amount
of
gas
looks
like
it's
a
lot,
and
so
that's
how
much
the
average
car
is
emitting
per
year.
Just
think
of
a
bunch
of
carbon
dioxide.
B
B
In
terms
of
what
that
pollution
causes
on
the
ground,
the
exhaust
that's
coming
from
motor
vehicles
contributes
to
forming
a
lot
of
different
pollutants.
So
when
we
burn
fossil
fuels
and
vehicles,
you're
combusting
a
flame
and
in
that
flame,
not
all
of
that
actually
gets
consumed.
Instead,
it's
an
incomplete
combustion
is
what
they
call
it
in
chemistry
class.
B
There's
also
nitrogen
dioxide,
as
well
as
other
things
like
carbon
monoxide,
particulate
matter,
volatile
organic
compounds,
black
carbon
and
more
and
a
lot
of
these
different
pollutants
have
slightly
different
effects
on
our
bodies.
A
lot
of
them
are
really
bad
for
our
respiratory
system.
So,
if
you
think
about
your
throat
and
your
lungs,
so
they
can
reduce
your
lung
function,
they
can
cause
asthma.
They
can
also
cause
things
like
lung
cancer.
B
Some
of
them
can
also
make
heart
disease
a
lot
worse
and
cause
cardiovascular
disease,
so
they
all
have
slightly
different
effects,
but
it
all
contributes
to
some
really
negative
outcomes
for
our
bodies,
so
the
exhaust
from
that's
coming
out
of
your
tailpipe,
that's
also
just
one
part
of
the
pollution,
the
other
part
of
pollution
that
comes
from
vehicle
traffic.
It
also
comes
from
just
the
mechanics
of
our
cars
rolling
down
the
street.
B
So
when
they're
rolling
the
tires
are
getting
worn,
the
brakes
are
getting
worn
and
you're
also
doing
a
little
bit
of
abrasion
on
the
road,
and
so
all
of
that
that's
contributing
a
lot
of
particulate
matter
pollution
and
when
you
think
of
smog
in
cities,
a
lot
of
that
is
particulate
matter,
and
so
a
lot
of
it.
So
you
have
all
these
different
gases
for
particulate
matter.
Nearly
all
of
it
comes
from
just
that
action
of
the
tire
rolling
down
the
road
at
whatever
speed,
they're
rolling
at.
B
Ozone
same
thing
it
can
cause.
Respiratory
issues
can
also
cause
a
lot
of
nasty
lung
diseases
like
asthma,
emphysema,
bronchitis.
I
know
my
mom
gets
bronchitis,
every
bronchitis,
pretty
much
every
winter.
I'm
sure
you
know
somebody
in
your
life
that
has
asthma
and
then
in
terms
of
what
that
causes
in
terms
of
premature
deaths.
Air
pollution
nationwide
is
causing
more
than
2
200
premature
deaths
every
year
and
just
in
our
urban
areas.
So
it
is
shortening
lives.
Today.
B
What
you
see
on
the
photo
here
on
the
right
is
a
photo
from
not
the
wildfires
that
we
that
were
just
affecting
our
air
quality
yesterday,
but
from
a
few
years
ago
there
were
some
wildfires
in
quebec
and
that
caused
some
really
bad
air
quality
here
in
boston,
so
that
photo
is
from
boston,
not
blade
runner,
that's
what
we're
already
seeing
today.
So
traffic
pollution
wildfires,
it's
all
mixing
together
and
shortening
lives
next
slide.
Please,
and
so
in
terms
of
what
that
inequitable
exposure
looks
like
all
communities
of
color
not
the
same.
B
B
So
as
jeffrey
put
it
earlier,
cummins
highway
is
an
arterial
road.
It
was
all
about
helping
non-residents.
Get
from
outside
of
boston
to
boston's.
Downtown
and
arterial
streets
can
actually
cause
similar
levels
of
noise
and
air
pollution
to
a
major
freeway,
and
sometimes
those
levels
can
be
even
bigger
because,
generally
in
boston,
we
don't
have
too
many
places
where
you
have
people's
homes
right
next
to
a
freeway,
but
on
cummins
highway.
B
B
B
So
there
are
a
couple
of
different
things
that
can
have
an
effect
on
air
quality
just
in
our
physical
streets
and
how
we
design
them.
So
there
is
some
research
out
there
that
suggests
that
if
we
lower
the
speeds,
the
research
indicates
that
either
it
has
a
negligible
impact.
So
that
means
really
not
much
of
an
impact
at
all
or
even
a
slight
improvement,
so
that,
if
you're
lowering
your
speeds,
you
might
actually
be
slightly
improving
the
air
quality
in
the
area.
B
The
other
major
way
that
we
can
improve
air
quality
is
also
by
expanding
active
transportation
so
having
high
quality
sidewalks
as
well
as
bike
lanes.
That
means
that
people
are
going
to
feel
more
comfortable
if
you're
doing
a
short
trip,
not
taking
a
car
walking
or
taking
riding
a
bicycle
instead
and
so
having
lower
speeds.
B
B
B
Two
of
them
are
roadside
vegetation
and
noise
barriers,
so
both
of
those
can
be
really
effective
at
reducing
downwind
pollution
concentrations.
So
if
you
have
the
wind
going
this
way,
but
you
have
something
like
a
tree
blocking
it
in
the
middle
or
a
barrier
you're
going
to
stop
a
lot
of
that
pollution
from
being
able
to
get
over
to
somebody's
home
on
the
other
side,
and
so
those
can
be
really
effective
to
help
absorb
and
mitigate
some
of
that
impact.
B
There's
also
a
lot
of
really
good
evidence
in
in
health
care
policy.
Health
research.
That
indicates
that
if
you
expand
active
transportation,
you're
also
going
to
help
close
other
gaps
in
health
inequities.
So
just
having
that
active
mode
and
encouraging
people
to
walk
and
bicycle
can
also
help.
In
addition
to
reducing
air
pollution.
B
B
The
other
thing
to
think
about
is
that
electric
vehicles,
which
are
a
great
solution
to
reduce
the
amount
of
emissions
tailpipe
emissions
from
a
car,
they
don't
eliminate
emissions
and
that's
because
of
the
tire
wear
brake,
wear
and
road
abrasion
that
I
talked
about
before
so
they'll
get
rid
of
the
tailpipe
emissions,
but
you'll
still
get
a
lot
of
particulate
matter,
which
is
a
that
form
of
pollution
that
can
really
affect
your
lungs,
and
so
they
don't
electrifying.
Our
vehicles
isn't
a
silver
bullet.
B
The
other
thing
to
think
about
is
about
how
big
these
different
modes
are.
So
if
you're
riding
a
bus
or
a
train,
25
people
riding
in
a
train
car
emits
about
a
third
as
much
as
25
people
driving
alone.
So
even
if
the
bus
might
be
running
on
diesel
or
the
train
might
be
running
on
diesel,
they're
still
emitting
a
lot
less
than
25
people
driving
alone,
especially
if
they
might
be
in
an
suv.
B
B
There
are
a
lot
of
people
there's
a
lot
of
jobs,
a
lot
of
activity
and
people
want
to
drive
to
the
jobs
and
go
about
their
lives
and
so
we're
while
we're
seeing
our
mileage
get
better.
We're
also
seeing
vehicle
miles,
traveled
increase,
and
so
that
actually
means
that
over
time
our
transportation
emissions
have
not
decreased,
and
so
that's
since
we
started
measuring
them
every
year
in
2005
and
so
there's
something
else
is
going
to
need
to
change.
B
B
And
so
not
only
do
we
need
to
electrify,
but
we
also
just
need
to
be
shifting
from
driving
alone
single
occupancy
vehicles
to
sharing
our
vehicles
and
taking
active
modes
as
much
as
possible.
So
it's
a
both
and
next
slide,
please
so
on
the
left.
Here
you
have
an
example
of
what
an
electric
vehicle
charging
station
looks
like.
We
have
a
couple
already
deployed,
and
so
the
one
in
matapan
on
river
street
is
one
of
the
next
ones.
That's
due
to
be
completed
very
soon.
B
Some
other
initiatives
that
are
happening
at
the
state
level.
So
massachusetts
was
part
of
the
volkswagen
settlement
fund.
So
volkswagen
said
sold
about
14
000
cars
in
massachusetts
that
were
designed
to
cheat
on
emissions
tests
and
we're
actually
emitting
way
more
pollution
than
they
said.
They
were,
and
so
massachusetts
sued,
along
with
a
bunch
of
other
states,
and
we
received
75
million
dollars
to
reduce
pollution
as
well
as
to
support
the
electrification
of
our
transportation.
B
So
there's
a
couple
of
different
programs,
so
the
mass
evip,
the
electric
vehicle
incentive
program,
provides
grants
for
public
entities
and
grants
for
installing
charging
infrastructure
at
apartment
complexes,
workplaces
and
more
so
you
don't
have
to
be
a
city
government
in
order
to
benefit
from
that.
Your
condo
building
might
be
able
to
benefit
from
that.
There's
also
a
program
called
more
ev,
and
so
that's
all
about
providing
consumer
rebates.
B
B
B
So
we
only
use
ultraliso
for
no
sulfur
for
us.
Thank
you.
We're
also
working
to
have
all
of
our
vehicles
comply
with
post,
2007
epa
standards,
the
environmental
protection
agency
set
sort
of
better
higher
standards
for
diesel
vehicles
after
2007,
and
so
even
if
we
have
an
older
vehicle,
we've
been
working
to
retrofit
them
so
that
they
have
scrubbers
that
can
scrub
out
all
the
pollution
from
tailpipe
exhaust
as
much
as
possible.
B
We're
also
working
to
transition.
Our
boston,
public
schools,
school
bus
fleet,
away
from
diesel
we've
already
transitioned
about
half
of
our
fleet
to
propane
and
so
propane
buses
emit
far
less
pollution
than
a
than
your
typical
diesel
school
bus,
so
making
sure
that
our
kids
are
also
going
to
be
riding
on
cleaner
buses.
B
B
The
boston
public
health
commission
has
a
program
called
breathe,
easy
at
home,
where
doctors
can
refer
residents
with
asthma
for
home
inspection,
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
can
cause
asthma
in
your
in
your
home,
things
like
mold,
dampness,
water
leaks,
it
could
be
pest
infestations,
leaks,
drafty
doors
and
windows
and
bad
heating
or
ventilation,
or
as
well
as
damaged
carpeting.
All
of
that
can
contribute
to
asthma
in
addition
to
traffic
pollution.
B
B
But
to
do
that,
you
can
call
the
breathe
easy
coordinator
at
the
public
health
commission
at
the
number
on
the
screen,
or
you
can
email,
asthma,
bphc.org,
and
so
the
way
that
works
is
boston.
Inspectional
services
department
goes
to
the
apartment,
visits
it
and
then
landlords
will
have
between
24
hours
to
30
days
to
correct
whatever
issue
was
identified
in
the
inspection,
and
so
that's
under
the
sanitary
code.
If
they
find
a
violation,
the
landlord
is
required
to
take
action
or
to
address
whatever
issue
may
be
happening
next
slide.
B
Please
another
program:
that's
newer!
We're
through
the
air
pollution
control.
Commission
we've
been,
we've
created
a
new
community
clean
air
grant
program.
The
idea
is
funding
and
bringing
visibility
to
community
projects
to
reduce
air
pollution
and
reduce
carbon
emissions,
and
so
the
grants
are
available
for
up
to
fifty
thousand
dollars
per
grant.
B
We
have
three
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
allocated
for
this
first
year
and
the
idea
is
that
we
wanna
have
conversations
with
people
hear
what
ideas
people
have
to
reduce
pollution
in
the
neighborhoods
or
improve
local
air
quality
in
other
ways,
and
so
we're
hoping
to
make
this
just
an
annual
grant
program.
That's
always
available
for
community
partners
to
be
able
to
continue
to
do
the
good
work
that
they
do
in
communities
and
work
to
improve
our
air
quality
next
slide.
B
Please,
oh,
I
already
shared
a
lot
of
this,
but
so
we
have
350
000
available
this
year.
Up
to
50
thousand
dollars
per
per
grant
and
nonprofits
businesses
or
individuals
can
all
submit
applications.
Those
applications
are
available
in
multiple
languages
and
can
be
submitted
and
reviewed
with
feedback
provided
in
language
so
that,
even
if
somebody
doesn't
speak
english,
they
still
have
access
to
this
grant
resource
next
slide.
A
Daniella
yeah
sorry
there's
some
cleaning
happening
at
the
same
time,
but
we
also
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
the
pheromone
lines
is
one
of
the
ways
that
people
can
sort
of
get
around
and
reach
like
downtown
boston
and
other
areas
of
the
city.
So
currently
they're
running
a
trial,
a
pilot
program,
and
so
the
trains
are
running
more
frequently
on
weekdays
for
every
45
minutes.
So
and
the
last
train
leaves
from
the
south
station
at
11
pm
and
you
can
actually
use
your
charlie
cart.
A
B
So
there
are
things
like
optical
sensors,
which
can
measure
particulate
matter,
so
an
example
of
that
are
purple
air
sensors,
which
they
actually
create
an
online
map
where
you
can
just
see
the
sensor
data
that
if
somebody
has
a
purple
air
sensor
and
is
willing
to
list
it
for
free,
that's
just
publicly
available.
So
I
actually
pulled
up
one
of
the
sensors.
B
But
then
it
can
also
show
sort
of
those
daily
peaks
and
valleys
days
where
we
have
better
air
quality
days
where
we
don't
have
as
good
air
quality
there's.
Also
even
some
indoor
air
quality,
sensors,
but
so
yeah
purple
air
is
just
one
type
of
an
inexpensive
particulate
matter
sensor,
there's
other
kinds
of
sensors
that
can
measure
different
kinds
of
pollutants,
so
nitrogen
dioxide,
sulfur
dioxide,
ozone,
nitric
oxide
or
carbon
monoxide.
All
those
can
be
measured
by
electrochemical
sensors,
where
there's
actually
like
a
small
little
chemical
reaction
happening
in
the
sensor
itself.
B
In
order
to
be
able
to
detect
how
much
of
a
pollutant
is
in
the
air
that
it's
that's
going
through
the
sensor
and
then
there's
also
sensors
called
photo
ionization
detectors
that
can
measure
volatile
organic
chemicals
and
so
different
sensors.
Depending
on
how
many
gases
they
try
to
measure,
they
can
be
more
or
less
reliable,
particularly
the
electrochemical
sensors.
B
They
can
also
get
very
expensive
the
more
gases
you
try
to
measure
the
more
expensive
they
become,
but
there's
been
a
pretty.
This
cool
revolution
essentially
happening
in
air
quality
monitoring
where
particularly
for
a
particulate
matter,
they've
just
gotten,
really
good
and
pretty
reliable
for
far
less
money.
A
purple
air
sensor
is
about
250
dollars,
for
example,
whereas
a
full
air
quality
monitoring
station
that
the
environmental
protection
agency
might
put
in
place
like
that
could
be
fifteen
thousand
dollars
for
the
per
station.
So
there's
a
lot
of
work
being
done
to
democratize.
A
Thank
you,
cat.
That
was
a
lot
of
good
information.
I
think
we
sort
of
want
it,
so
we
need
to
provide
this
background
information
to
sort
of
then
hear
your
input
on
the
future
of
comments
and
how
we
should
be
incorporating
and
thinking
about
air
quality,
as
we
think
of
this
redesign
of
commons
highway,
which,
as
mentioned,
is
going
to
be
once
we
place
it.
A
So
this
is
not
the
only
conversation
about
the
redesign
of
commons
highway.
This
is
a
continued
series
in
which
we
focus
on
certain
topics,
and
you
can
give
us
your
input
and
all
of
through
these
discussions,
which
are
sort
of
in
this
informal
way,
will
inform
the
design
of
comments
and
the
engineering
and
anything
that
you
also
share
with
other
departments
such
as
the
vpa
for
the
environment
department
and
any
other
conversations.
We
are
in
communication
with
everyone
and
that
would
also
get
to
us
and
inform
the
work.
A
A
So
now
we
sort
of
wanted
to
focus
this
input
on
sort
of.
How
does
the
design
can
work
on
pollution
and
helping
air
quality
improve?
So
I
post
some
questions
here,
but
this
is
also
a
discussion,
so
you
can
unmute
to
talk
or
raise
fans.
Thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
briefly
list
out
these
questions
before
in
case
anybody
can
see
the
screen,
so
the
questions
that
are
on
the
screen
currently
is:
where
does
air
feel
most
polluted
along
commons
highway?
A
Just
so
that
we
can
be
sure
to
take
a
look
at
that
and
then,
as
cap
mentions,
we
are
exploring
the
possibility
of
air
monitoring
sensors.
So
where
would
measuring
air
quality
say
along
coming,
sideways
makes
sense
and
how
you
know?
What
would
you?
How
would
you
like
to
share
this
data
and
how
we
use
it
moving
forward?
Not
only
this,
but
in
other
projects
and
where
is
along
coming
sideway
is
more
important
to
use
that
we
add
clean
vegetation
to
provide
pollution
barriers.
A
The
address
is
one
three:
five
zero
left
that
way
anyway,
so
there's
24
hours,
there's
lighting,
there's
shade,
there's
eating
available
for
you
to
be
outside
it's
not
inside
the
library
and
then
on
tuesdays
and
thursdays
between
nine
and
eleven.
They
will
be
providing
nutritious
breakfast
and
lunch
and
costs
for
youth
and
then
on
tuesdays,
there's
also
office
hours
for
the
rental
rental
relief
fund
at
the
same
location,
and
this
will
be
ongoing
until
october,
I
believe
or
november,
and
then
okay.
Next,
thank
you.
A
What
else
is
happening
nearby?
There's
the
leaf
yard
waste
drop-off
on
august
1st
at
american
legion
500
american
engine
highway
between
10
and
2..
So
it's
a
perfect
spot
to
drop
off
your
yard
waste
from
the
summer
gardening,
if
you're
doing
any
there's.
Also
a
household
and
hazard
waste
drop-off
on
august
14th
at
244
mount
vernon
streets,
the
umass
boston
bayside
lot
in
dorchester,
and
this
is
the
kind
of
waste
that
you
can
throw
and
you're.
You
shouldn't
be
very
your
garbage
out
to
the
curb
we.
A
Last
two
weeks
ago,
we
had
a
meeting
with
the
heat
resilience,
the
the
folks
that
are
doing
zoe
who's
doing
the
heat
resilience
study.
We
mentioned
there
that
there
was
a
second
open
house
that
was
taking
place,
so
it
took
place
on
august
on
july
14th,
but
you
can
still
connect
with
them
on
their
website
and
mata
ben
is
one
of
the
neighborhoods,
which
is
being
the
focus
for
this
heat
resilience
study
and
then
a
way
to
keep
cool.
In
the
summer.
A
Then
we
talked
to
the
folks
at
parks,
and
you
might
have
known
that
the
walker
playground
is
under
construction.
It
started
in
june.
There's
a
few
delays
because
june
was
very
wet
seems
like
july,
might
also
be
west,
but
they're
progressing
through
demolition
and
utility
work.
And
if
you
have
any
info
like,
if
you
have
any
questions,
you
can
contact
lauren,
bryant,
her
contact
info
and
I
will
drop
the
information
and
the
website
for
this
park
and
the
links
right
after
I'm
done.
A
Next,
what
else
is
happening?
You
can
see
me
at
the
marathon
on
wheels
on
saturday
8
a.m.
Sharp
will
be
at
ryan's
playground.
This
is
a
great
event
hosted
by
madapan
food
and
fitness
and
their
vigorous
use.
Registration
is
required
and
there'll
be
three
different
rides
to
do
around
the
city,
but
also
they'll,
be
having
quincy,
I
believe,
and
the
city
of
boston,
boston,
bikes,
provides
bikes
and
helmets.
So
if
you
don't
have
one,
we
can
get
you
one.
So
you
can
ride.
A
D
A
A
A
A
And
then
just
wanted
to
make
sure
you
have
our
contact
information
and
a
way
to
stay
in
touch
with
us.
The
next
air
pollution
control
commission
hearing
is
on
august
11th
at
1pm,
and
then
you
can
always
visit
the
website
of
the
environment,
department,
boston.gov,
slash
department,
slash
environment
and
then
our
other
contact.
A
Our
next
meeting
is
on
july
17th,
we'll
be
talking
about
land
use
and
transportation
planning
with
the
folks
at
the
boston,
planning
and
development
agency,
and
you
can
register
using
bits.lee,
slash
common
lan
and
then,
as
I
mentioned
throughout
the
meeting,
our
project
website
is
up
to
date.
We
can
search
like
information
about
the
data
we've
been
gathering
what
is
happening
in
terms
of
the
trial,
any
news,
information
and
anything
that's
happening
in
terms
of
these
meetings,
the
recordings,
the
notes
that
we
take
will
all
be
on
the
website.
A
You
can
also
sign
up
for
office
hours
from
which
you
can
talk
to
one
of
us
one-on-one
with
us.
You
can
meet
with
jeff
or
with
me
or
with
other
members
of
the
project
team,
and
you
can
sign
up
for
those
through
fitbatleyflashcomings15
and
then
you
can
always
reach
out
to
jeff
alexis
at
jeffrey.alexis.gov.