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Description
The City of Boston held this meeting to provide an update on the Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan project. During the meeting, we presented our engagement team, including City staff and community-based engagement consultants. Then, we talked about the work we have done thus far. Afterwards, we responded to a commonly asked question - "How have the Columbus Ave center-running bus lanes impacted bus and car travel times" - and heard from Kate England, the head of green infrastructure for the City of Boston, about the possibilities for trees and other greenery on Blue Hill Ave. Finally, we had time for discussion.
A
A
So
our
project
goals-
the
number
one
goal-
is
to
improve
pedestrian
safety
along
Blue
Hill
Avenue.
We
all
know
how
challenging
it
can
be
as
a
pedestrian,
and
this
is
something
that
we
want
to
improve
and
as
part
of
this
project,
we
also
want
to
expand
Transportation,
Ops
and
options
and
reliability.
A
So
our
meeting
goals
today
we
want
to
orient
residents
and
anyone
on
the
call
to
the
background
of
this
project
where
it
came
from
Who's
involved
and
why
this
and
how
this
process
is
different
from
other
engagement
processes
that
the
city
has
conducted.
We
want
to
provide
updates
about
planning
studies
and
engagement
activities
along
the
quarter,
and
we
want
to
respond
to
some
common
questions
that
we
receive
about
the
Columbus,
Avenue
bus
lanes
and
a
study
associated
with
that.
We
want
to
share
some
project
updates
about
a
related
initiative
along
Blue
Hill
Avenue.
A
B
Evening,
everyone
before
we
get
started,
we
just
want
to
lay
some
ground
rules.
It's
something
that
we
do
with
youth
with
our
youth.
Often
streets
are
public
places
and
these
changes
will
affect
how
we
get
around
in
the
future,
and
people
are
coming
with
different
thoughts,
opinions
and
experiences
to
this
meeting.
B
So
obviously
we
do
want
to
hear
from
everyone
and
do
want
to
hear
your
thoughts.
But
if
you
feel
like
you're
someone
who's
speaking
often,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
others
who
are
in
this
space
are
also
able
to
be
heard
and
feel
comfortable
being
heard,
and
there
will
be
some
time
at
the
end
of
this
meeting
for
reaction
and
discussion.
So
if
you
could
hold
off
on
questions
or
put
them
in
the
chat
until
then,
thank
you.
A
So
for
tonight's
agenda,
we'll
introduce
the
team,
do
a
quick
project
overview
and
discuss
some
of
the
public
commitments
will
respond
to
Common
questions
about
the
project
and
specifically
about
Columbus
Ave
and
the
bus
lanes
on
Columbus
Ave
will
provide
an
update
or
really
an
introduction
to
the
topic
of
green
infrastructure
and
we
have
a
guest
tonight.
Our
director
of
green
infrastructure,
Kate
England
and
we'll
talk
about
how
to
get
involved.
A
C
C
C
C
C
All
right,
I'm
going
to
close
the
poll
and,
if
all
works
out,
I
click
on
share
results.
People
should
be
able
to
see
General
Distribution
of
people
who
are
here
with
us
tonight
how
people
get
around
over
half
people
are
driving
people
taking
the
bus
or
train
some
people
biking
and
some
people
walking.
A
A
So,
on
the
public
sector
side
we
have
from
the
Boston
transportation
department,
my
colleague
Christy
Hostetter
who's,
the
project
manager,
she's
she's,
not
here
these
evenings,
but
this
tonight,
but
she
usually
does
manage
the
meetings,
but
we
do
have
Maya
mcgo,
who
is
a
transportation
planner
with
BTD
Grandma
toso
who's,
a
Transit
Co-op
and
myself
I've
been
focusing
on
the
metapan
Square
portion
of
the
project
from
other
departments.
We
have
Kenya
Beeman
on
tonight.
A
D
We
know
that
the
mayor
has
specifically
focused
on
Blue
Hill
Ave
as
one
of
her
key
initiative
project
areas
and
that
there's
a
lot
going
on
that
precedes
her
time
in
office
and
continues
and
has
been
expanded
since
she
was
elected,
and
so
this,
if
you
go
to
the
the
project
website,
this
slide
is
in
most
of
the
presentations
and
when
you
hover
over
each
of
these
different
names
of
a
project,
it
gives
you
a
link
and
you
can
learn
more
about
those
projects
that
are
going
on
as
well.
Next
slide.
D
So
we
have
made
it
a
point
goal
number
three,
if
you
recall,
is
about
this
being
more
than
about
just
Transportation.
We
know
that
public
infrastructure
Investments
impact
all
sorts
of
things,
including
the
quality
of
the
street,
that
people
walk
on,
including
the
cost
of
rents
for
small
businesses,
including
the
cost
of
rent
and
your
property
taxes
for
homeowners
and
renters,
and
so
we've
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
are
both
considering
these
things,
but
also
working
with
the
agencies
that
are
responsible
for
these
different
aspects
of
community
life.
D
So
we
have
had
not
only
a
number
of
public
meetings,
workshops,
Community
walks
pop-ups
since
2019,
but
we
also
have
been
meeting
with
and
and
including,
in
fact,
a
number
of
other
departments
and
agencies
in
this
process
and
in
our
monthly
meeting
updates
and
you'll,
hear
about
green
infrastructure
in
particular.
Tonight
next
slide.
D
So
the
next
part
of
the
agenda
actually
we're
going
to
talk
about
a
sort
of
post
implementation
study
on
Columbus
Avenue
after
the
center
running
bus
lanes.
This
was
flagged
very
early
on
in
this
process
by
Community
leadership
that,
before
you
do
any
other
project.
Bus
lanes
are
not
that
you
look
at
stuff
that
you've
done
and
evaluate
its
successes
and
its
drawbacks,
and
so
we
will
be
sharing
some
of
that
data
from
that
study
that
was
initiated
on
behalf
of
and
with
the
guidance
of
community
leadership.
D
There
are
many
in
the
community
that
have
voiced
an
opposing
position
on
that
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
once
we've
had
this
process
and
it's
been
thoroughly
vetted,
we
will
be
going
with
the
consensus
position
which
may
or
may
not
include
that.
But
the
city
is
not
going
to
spend
money
on
things
that
have
not
been
agreed
upon
on
a
consensus
basis
by
community
next
slide.
D
D
People
are
frustrated
by
wait
times
for
the
bus
and
that
buses
are
overcrowded,
and
there
also
was
some
mention
about
Street
trees
and
the
need
for
taking
better
care
of
those
Street
trees
and
other
plantings
along
Blue,
Hill
Avenue,
and
that
when
they
aren't
taken
care
of
or
when
they're
planted,
in
a
condition
where
they
can't
survive
that
that
sort
of
indicates
and
looks
like
a
lack
of
investment
in
a
pattern
of
disinvestment.
In
fact,
and
so
that's
one
of
the
things
we
also
want
to
talk
about
in
fact
tonight,
which
is
green
infrastructure.
D
E
You
Stephen
hi
everybody.
My
name
is
Maya
I'm,
a
Transit
planner
at
the
city
of
Boston
and
I've,
been
working
with
Kirsty
and
Charlotte,
and
the
rest
of
the
team
on
the
Blue
Hill
Avenue
transportation
action
plan.
At
our
past
meetings.
We
have
addressed
questions
that
we've
been
hearing
from
folks
in
the
community
and
this
month
we
are
going
to
respond
to
this
question,
which
is
what
was
the
impact
of
the
Columbus
Ave
Center
running
bus
lanes
on
traffic.
So
before
we
start
I
just
want
to
give
a
little
bit
of
context.
E
The
Columbus
Ave
Center
running
bus
lanes
opened
in
October
2021
near
Eggleston
Square.
The
bus
lanes
are
less
than
a
mile
long.
They
run
in
the
center
of
the
road
and
have
boarding
platforms
there
as
well.
They
were
the
first
center
running
bus
lanes
in
New
England,
so
we've
received
a
lot
of
questions
about
them,
how
they
work,
how
traffic
has
been
impacted.
The
general
impacts
on
the
neighborhood
and
we
conducted
an
analysis
to
look
at
those
impacts
and
we're
sharing
that
first
with
you
all
here
tonight,
like
Stephen
mentioned.
E
We
are
also
going
to
send
out
the
link
to
that
report
to
everyone
in
this
meeting
later,
so
you
can
have
a
chance
to
look
at
the
full
report.
I'm
just
going
to
give
a
summary
here
here,
so
the
study
methodology
we
used.
We
looked
at
two
different
types
of
data.
We
looked
at
General
traffic
data
to
focus
on
the
impact
of
vehicles,
so
that's
personal
cars,
other
types
of
vehicles
that
are
on
the
street.
E
We
did
that
through
looking
at
vehicle
data
through
a
platform
called
street
light
street
light
is
a
third-party
data
provider
and
it
uses
location-based
services.
So
that's
things
like
location
based
apps
on
your
phone.
It
uses
GPS
systems,
smart
Vehicles,
it
takes
that
data
and
we
use
that
to
analyze
where
Vehicles
were
moving,
how
fast
they
were
going.
Things
like
that.
We
also
looked
at
data
that
impacted
like
impact
on
bus
riders.
E
So
that's
bus
travel
times
and
we
used
MBTA
data
for
that
ridership
numbers
also
from
the
MBTA,
and
we
had
writer
satisfaction
data
that
we
collected
from
an
in-person
survey
that
the
livable
streets
Alliance
collected
at
bus,
stops
on
the
center
running
bus
lanes
in
early
December
of
2021.
So
that's
two
months
after
the
bus
lanes
opened
before
we
go
further.
E
If
you
have
questions
about
the
methodology
I'm
unable
to
see
the
chat
while
I'm
presenting
so
please
do
reach
out
at
this
email
here,
Transit
boston.gov,
we
would
be
happy
to
sit
down
and
talk
through
the
data
with
you,
I
recommend,
reading
through
the
full
report,
once
it's
released
later
this
week.
So
you
can
have
an
understanding
of
what
data
we're
looking
at
and
the
outcomes
that
we
came
to,
which
I'm
going
to
talk
about
now.
E
E
E
So
now
on
to
the
vehicle
travel
traffic
impacts
after
the
Columbus
Ave
bus
lanes
were
built,
so
we
looked
at
April
2022
as
our
post
implementation
Point.
That
was
six
months
after
the
bus
lanes
were
built.
We
wanted
to
give
folks
some
time
to
get
used
to
the
new
streetscape
and
for
drivers
and
bus
riders
and
pedestrians
to
adapt
to
the
new
landscape.
We
found
that
it
took,
on
average,
only
20
to
30
seconds
more
for
people
to
drive
on
this
stretch
of
Columbus
Avenue.
E
So
again,
that's
that
about
0.8,
Mile,
Stretch
20
seconds
was
at
off-peak
times,
and
30
seconds
was
at
peak
times,
so
when
traffic
was
at
its
worst
sorry
one
moment
so
to
be
clear.
This
is
after
construction
was
completed.
We
recognized
that
while
construction
was
happening,
traffic
was
much
worse
on
this
part
of
Columbus
Avenue,
and
we
also
recognized
that
people's
experiences
traveling
along
this
stretch
of
Columbus
Avenue
may
be
different.
These
were
the
averages
at
off
peak
and
Peak
periods
that
we
found
for
vehicle
track
vehicle
traffic.
E
E
E
We've
also
heard
from
neighborhood
from
folks
in
the
neighborhood
and
neighborhood
groups
that
traffic
is
diverting
onto
side
streets
because
some
people
may
want
to
avoid
driving
on
Columbus
Ave
after
the
bus
lanes
were
implemented.
So
we
looked
at
vehicle
travel
on
those
side
streets
and
we
did
find
an
increase
of
traffic
on
Walnut
Avenue.
Here
in
the
graphic
you
can
see,
it
says
about
five
percent:
more
traffic
on
Walnut
Ave.
We
also
found
a
slight
decline
in
traffic
on
Crawford
Street,
which
means
that
less
cars
on
the
road
cars
are
traveling
slightly
faster.
E
So
we
do
see
increased
speeds.
In
order
to
address
this,
my
colleague
Charlotte
has
been
working
on
some
traffic
calming
measures
which
she'll
talk
about
in
a
second,
but
I
do
just
want
to
mention
again.
The
full
report
will
be
made
public
later
this
week,
we'll
be
publishing
it
and
releasing
a
press
release
we're
going
to
send
that
link
out
to
everybody
that
is
rsvp'd
for
this
meeting.
So
please
take
take
a
second
to
look
at
the
report.
E
If
you
have
questions
about
it
or
would
like
to
talk
about
it
in
more
detail,
please
email,
Transit,
boston.gov
and
I'll
put
that
in
the
chat.
So
we
can
set
up
a
time
to
talk
more
about
the
analysis,
and
we
know
that
there
are
likely
to
be
a
lot
of
questions
about
this.
This
has
been
something
we've
received
a
lot
of
interest
about,
and
we'd
like
for
people
to
read
the
report
and
reach
out.
E
We
just
want
to
mention
we're
focusing
on
green
infrastructure
for
the
second
half
of
this
meeting
and
would
like
to
dedicate
the
Q
a
to
that
topic.
But
please,
if
you
have
any
questions
about
this
data,
please
reach
out.
I
would
love
to
chat
further
about
this,
especially
with
the
technical
team
that
conducted
the
analysis.
If
you
really
want
to
get
into
the
data,
so
thanks
and
I
will
pass
it
to
you,
Charlotte
to
talk
about
traffic
calming.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
we
recently
completed
a
speed
hump
program
within
the
Garrison
Trotter
neighborhood,
so
we
added
a
over
90
speed,
humps
spaced
generally
200
to
300
feet
apart
and
they
are
on
most
of
the
streets
in
between
Walnut
Avenue
and
Elm,
Hill
and
Warren.
So,
as
you
can
see
on
this
diagram,
the
streets
that
are
outlined
in
blue
have
the
speed
humps
and
the
little
tiny
black
dots
are
actually
with
those
feed
hump
locations
along
those
streets.
We're
also
we're
working
with
massdot
on
a
grant.
A
Mastiot
would
be
constructing
traffic
calming
in
the
six
locations
that
are
shown
with
the
circles,
so
four
of
them
on
Walnut
Ave,
one
at
Humboldt
and
Monroe,
and
one
at
the
intersection
of
Crawford
Abbotsford
and
Harold
Street
and
the
design
of
the
traffic
calming
at
these
intersections
it
still
were.
Mastod
is
finalizing
that
design.
We
did
do
a
sidewalk
with
some
members
in
the
community.
A
Those
will
likely
include
raised
intersections
some
curb
extensions
and
at
Humboldt
and
Monroe
we're
still
working
on
what
that
design
would
be,
but
we
would
definitely
be
adding
a
second
crosswalk
to
that
intersection.
It's
at
a
bus.
Stop
and
we
see
youth
you
know
running
across
the
street
to
get
to
the
school
bus
in
a
location
where
there's
not
a
second
crosswalk.
So
we
know
it's
on
us
to
add
that
crosswalk
at
a
minimum
and
to
look
at
some
other
safety
improvements.
F
Next
slide,
please
there
so
to
understand
green
infrastructure.
A
kind
of
basic
intro
to
storm
water
is,
is
typically
pretty
helpful,
so
storm
water
is
exactly
what
it
sounds
like
break.
The
word
down:
it's
water
that
comes
from
storms
and
when
you
live
in
an
urban
environment
like
we
do
with
lots
of
roadways
and
buildings
and
hard
surface.
F
F
F
So
we
are
working
very
hard
at
the
city
to
improve
the
way
that
we
manage
storm
water
quality
in
the
city
and
the
other
issue
is
water
quantity.
For
those
of
us
who
have
been
in
Boston
for
a
while
I
think
that
we
can
all
say
with
relative
certainty
that
we're
getting
a
lot
more
storms
and
the
storms
that
we
are
getting
are
more
intense
and
so,
as
a
result,
we
are
seeing
flooding
on
our
streets
and
our
sidewalks.
F
You
know
where
we
live
work
and
play
more
often,
and
so
the
city
is
also
putting
a
lot
of
effort
into
trying
to
provide
you
know
better
storm
water
management,
reduce
flooding
where
we
can
and
to
you
know,
generally
make
the
city
more
safe
and
more
resilient
next
slide.
Please
so
just
an
image
for
everybody.
This
was
pulled
from
the
climate,
ready
Boston
viewer
that
you
can
find
on
the
city
of
Boston's
website.
F
The
teal
areas
on
the
map
are
areas
where
we
expect
to
see
inundation
or
flooding
when
we
get
the
10-year
24-hour
storm
event,
and
what
that
means
is
it's
a
storm
that
we
would
expect
to
see,
maybe
once
every
10
years
and
the
storm
would
have
a
duration
of
about
24
hours.
So
you
can
see
from
the
the
map
that
the
teal
is
kind
of
evenly
distributed
throughout
the
city,
and
so
we
know
that
you
know
these
storm
water
issues
are
going
to
be
affecting
us
all
next
slide,
please.
F
So
what
is
green
infrastructure
for
the
purposes
of
of
you
know
this
this
conversation
and
just
kind
of
general
knowledge,
think
of
green
infrastructure
as
features
that
use
plants
and
soil
and
other
natural
materials
to
remove
pollutants
from
storm
water
and
to
allow
storm
water
to
absorb
back
into
the
ground
like
it
would
in
a
natural
environment.
There
are
two
images
on
the
screen
right
now.
F
Next
slide,
please
a
few
additional
green
infrastructure
features
that
you
might
be
familiar
with
or
might
have
heard
of.
Green
roofs
are
becoming
very
common,
not
just
in
Boston
but
across
the
world,
and
there's
some
really
beautiful
examples
here
and
many
many
beautiful
examples
internationally
porous,
paving
materials.
So
things
like
porous,
asphalt
or
Porous
concrete
are
hard
surfaces
that
allow
water
to
pass
through
them
constructed
wetlands
are
exactly
what
they
sound
like
they're,
their
Wetlands
that
are
are
built
by
humans.
F
They
function
very
much
the
same
way
that
a
natural
Wetland
functions.
They
provide
lots
of
storage
and
remove
lots
of
pollutants
from
stormwater
and
stormwater
tree
pits
and
tree
trenches.
You've
probably
walked
over
these
and
maybe
not
realized
that
you
were
walking
over
them.
They
at
the
surface
look
a
lot
like
just
standard
Street
trees
but
underground.
There's
a
stone
area,
Stone
Reservoir
that
holds
onto
water,
feeds
that
water
to
the
trees
and
also
you
know,
creates
storage
and
other
things
that
are
needed
for
our
city
streets
next
slide.
Please.
F
So
green
infrastructure
I've
talked
a
lot
about
storm
water,
but
it
also
has
a
lot
of
additional
benefits.
Green
infrastructure
is
a
really
wonderful
tool
for
making
your
city
more
resilient.
I'm
not
going
to
read
all
the
bullets
on
the
screen,
but
a
couple
of
kind
of
highlights
are:
they
can
help
cool
our
city
by
adding
trees
and
other
vegetation
to
our
neighborhoods.
They
can
improve
air
quality
by
allowing
trees
and
vegetation
to
remove
pollutants
from
the
air.
F
They
can
help
us
address
some
environmental
justice
issues
that
we
have
in
our
city
by
providing
better
access
to
Nature
and
the
environment
for
people
who
live
in
neighborhoods
that
is
kind
of
low
on
vegetation
right
now.
They
also
provide
opportunities
for
food
security.
You
can
grow
food
in
them
and
they
also
are
really
wonderful
opportunities
for
Environmental
Education,
which
I
think
is
a
really
great
kind
of
additional
benefit
to
a
lot
of
the
green
infrastructure
that
we're
designing
in
the
city
right
now.
Next
slide,
please
so
just
want
to
give
everybody.
F
An
idea
of
you
know
how
this
might
be
coming
into
play
on
Blue
Hill
Avenue,
so
we
at
the
city
implemented
a
policy
back
in
October
of
last
year
that
was
specific
to
our
public
projects.
So
when
Boston
transportation
and
Boston
Public
Works
are
you
know
doing
a
project
that
changes
the
curved
line
or
changes
the
curb
geometry
in
a
roadway?
F
We
are
now
using
one
of
the
five
green
infrastructure
design
Alternatives
that
you
see
on
your
screen,
so
the
image
that
you're
seeing
on
the
right
there's
this
kind
of
triangle
space.
That's
a
lot
of
concrete
with
some
red
brick
in
the
middle.
That
is
what
we
used
to
do
when
we
would
change
the
curved
geometry
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
would
build
these
large
paved
surfaces
and
oftentimes.
They
wouldn't
actually
be
used
for
anything
so
rather
than
building
these
large
kind
of
concrete
and
asphalt.
F
So
these
are
some
of
the
things
that
might
be
possible
along
Blue,
Hill,
Avenue
and
then
next
slide.
Please
I
have
a
couple
of
examples
of
projects
that
we've
actually
built
in
the
city
of
Boston
already.
So,
if
you
are
interested
in
taking
a
look
at
them-
or
maybe
you've
already
seen
them
just
kind
of
drawing
your
attention
to
them,
so
New
England
Avenue
in
Dorchester
is
an
example
of
a
project
where
we
were
able
to
install
some
beautiful
bios
whales
and
Rain
Gardens
in
the
streetscape.
F
So
this
is
the
image
once
the
pavement
markings
were
put
in
for
the
the
slow
streets
initiative
that
was
done
here
actually
technically
at
the
division
zero,
but
for
the
traffic
calming
work
that
was
done
here
and
the
next
slide,
and
then
this
is
what
it
looks
like
today.
So
in
those
hatched
areas
we
have
now
built
rain,
Gardens
and
bioretention
areas
next
slide.
F
F
F
Another
example
is
a
project
that
we
did
in
Central
Square
in
East
Boston.
For
those
of
you
who
have
been
to
Central
Square.
It
also
started
out
as
a
transportation
project
and
morphed
into
this
wonderful
collaborative
project
where
we
were
able
to
add
a
lot
of
Green
Space.
We
were
able
to
add
I,
think
it's
like
150
trees,
I
believe
were
planted
and
a
variety
of
other
lovely
amenities
for
this
neighborhood
next
slide
please.
So
this
is
the
before
image.
F
So
you
can
see
the
park
in
the
middle
used
to
be
this
oval
with
kind
of
a
large
roundabout
I
guess
around
it.
There
are
seven
major
roads
that
came
into
this
intersection.
The
traffic
pattern
was
confusing.
Crossings
were
very
long
for
pedestrians.
There
was
no
bike
infrastructure
next
slide.
Please,
and
this
is
the
after
image
after
the
project,
so
we're
able
to
enlarge
the
Park
area.
Quite
a
bit.
F
We
were
able
to
create
bike
infrastructure,
shorter,
safer
pedestrian,
Crossings,
a
more
logical
traffic
pattern
and
again
this
project
included
all
kinds
of
different
types
of
green
infrastructure,
from,
of
course,
paving
materials
to
tree
infiltration.
Trenches
and
some
beautiful
surface
features
as
well.
Next
slide,
please
I
think
I
have
some
before
and
afters
here,
okay,
so
this
is
the
before
image.
When
we
were
building
this
project,
you
can
see
the
trees
along
the
right
side
of
the
image.
This
is
when
they
were
first
planted.
F
This
picture
was
taken
about
five
or
six
years
ago
next
slide,
and
this
is
the
after
image.
This
is
what
the
trees
look
like
today
and
again
remember.
This
is
only
five
or
so
years
of
growth.
So
you
can
my
Could,
you
actually
click
back
and
then
forward
again
for
me
just
to
show
people
before
and
after
so
small,
actually
yeah
that
works
too
I
forgot,
I
had
another
view,
never
mind
so
again,
the
trees
from
a
different
angle
and
then
one
forward-
and
these
are
the
keep
going
for
it.
F
Sorry
Maya
didn't
mean
to
like
confuse
with
the
thing,
and
these
are
the
trees.
Today
so
small
trees
that
were
put
in
they
were,
you
know,
two
inch,
caliper
trees,
so
very
small
trunks,
and
now
less
than
five
years
later,
they're
five
six
inch,
caliper,
trees,
they're,
very
healthy
happy,
and
these
pictures
were
actually
taken
during
the
drought
this
year.
So
when
all
the
trees
around
them
were
suffering
a
little
from
lack
of
water,
the
trees
in
the
storm
water
features
actually
did
a
really.
F
They
did
a
lot
of
growth
during
the
summer,
as
opposed
to
showing
signs
of
stress
like
the
trees
around
them.
All
right
next
slide,
one
more
and
then
we're
done
the
next
or
last
project.
This
is
South
Street
and
Bussey
Street
in
it's
technically
in
JP,
but
it's
in
the
Arboretum
or,
like
you
know,
in
the
roadways
that
run
through
the
Arboretum.
F
F
So
the
intersection
is
much
more
logical,
there's
a
safer
crosswalk,
a
shortened
crosswalk
and
then
there's
this
beautiful
buyer
retention
feature
in
the
corner
next
slide,
which
you
can
see
in
this
picture
so
planted
with
lovely
flowers
and
shrubs
and
other
things
and
looks
really
lovely
today.
I
think
that
might
be
it
for
my
slides,
but
just
wanted
to
give
everybody
an
idea
of
the
direction
that
the
city
is
moving.
F
We
are
really
prioritizing
green
infrastructure
in
our
roadways
in
our
right-of-ways
and
the
main
reasons
that
we're
doing
that,
in
addition
to
the
storm
water
benefits,
are
really
to
just
green.
Our
neighborhoods.
Add
some
trees.
Add
vegetation
help
to
work
on
some
of
the
you
know,
heat
resilience,
issues
that
we
have
on
some
of
the
air
quality
issues
that
we
have,
and
also
just
to
generally
beautify
our
city.
So
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions
later.
F
Once
we
get
to
the
Q
a
part
of
the
presentation
and
happy
to
share
slides
with
people
if
they're
of
Interest
as
well
and
yes,
I
just
saw
the
thing
in
the
chat,
the
city
is
maintaining
them.
We
have
the
two
maintenance
contracts
that
I
mentioned
as
part
of
the
new
policy
that
we
put
in
place
in
October
are
used
to
maintain
features
like
this,
and
some
of
of
you
may
have
seen
if
you've
driven
around
the
city.
F
The
green
infrastructure
features
that
were
built
several
years
ago
are
now
getting
Regular
maintenance
and
so
by
regular
I
mean
like
weekly
maintenance,
so
say
hi
to
the
maintenance
staff.
If
you
see
them
out,
there
they're
doing
great
work
and
we're
also
going
to
be
doing
a
lot
of
replantings
and
other
things.
If
neighborhoods
would
like
to
be
involved
in
those
and
we're
envisioning
a
strong
neighborhood
component
for
any
green
infrastructure
that
we
build
on
through
the
lab
as
well,
thank
you
for
your
time.
Everybody
I
really
appreciate
you
and
I'll.
C
All
right
so
there
over
the
years,
people
have
been
asked.
What
are
things
that
people
want
to
see
more
of,
and
we
have
some
data
from
before,
but
wanted
to
get
a
sense
of
what
people
in
this
room
were
thinking.
This
is
just
to
get
a
flavor
for
what
everyone
here
would
like
to
see
more
of
in
terms
of
extra
stuff
on
Blue
Hill
Avenue.
So
the
poll
asks
this
question.
C
C
C
And
I
will
pass
it
back
to
Maya
I
think
no.
It's
still
me.
Look
at
that.
So
I
have
them
both
up
side
by
side.
I,
don't
know
if
others
do
but
reason
Greenery
in
the
poll
from
2019
was
got.
The
most
number
of
votes
in
the
survey
in
that
survey
in
2019
was
about
600
people,
and
that
was
one
of
the
top
items
that
people
mentioned
in
today's
poll.
C
D
Thank
you.
So
you
know
these
monthly
meetings
that
we've
been
having
are
really
have
been
opportunities
for
us
to
try
to
bring
different
folks
together
and
share
information
back
in
terms
of
where
we
are
in
the
process
and
different
studies
that
are
being
done
in
response
to
comments,
questions
and
things
that
folks
have
been
bringing
up
in
these
meetings.
But
we
also
have
another
a
number
of
other
engagement
activities
and
opportunities
that
we've
mentioned
a
few.
D
We
have
had
the
drop-ins
we
have
a
pop-up
exhibit,
which
is
actually
going
to
be
on
27th
in
two
days
at
Grove,
Hall
library
and
there's
also
another
public
meeting,
not
your
average
public
meeting
hosted
by
consult
Leela
on
April
27th
as
well.
So
if
you
can
get
to
both
of
those
things,
they're
they're
actually
close
enough
that
you
should
be
able
to
attend
both.
If
you
can,
please
do
if
you
go
back
I
sort
of
skipped
ahead.
D
Our
goal
is
to
have
50
of
those
talks
and
I
think
we've
had
maybe
roughly
five
so
far.
We
need
roughly
four
to
eight
people
for
a
talk
to
really
be
as
fruitful
as
as
it
could
be,
you'll
be
compensated
for
your
time.
It's
forty
dollars
per
meeting
that
we
share
a
gift
card.
So
it's
an
opportunity
to
really
share
your
ideas,
get
to
know
your
neighbors
and
contribute
to
another
Avenue
of
Engagement
that
we
have
going
on
with
this
project
next
slide
and
then
the
next
after
that.
D
D
These
monthly
meetings
will
continue
through
July,
at
least,
and
so
please
continue
to
come
on
the
fourth
Tuesday
of
every
month.
We
are
going
to
be
beginning
bus,
rider
surveys
on
routes
along
Blue,
Hill
Avenue.
We
are
working
with
livable
streets
Alliance
to
do
intercept
surveys
so
that
you
may
encounter
someone
on
your
commute.
D
D
And
we
also
plan
to
work
with
our
interpreters
to
make
sure
that
we're
talking
with
businesses
that
represent
different
language
groups,
that
we
can
make
sure
we
get
we're
getting
all
the
feedback
from
all
the
folks
that
we
can
and
also
what
is
really
exciting.
I
think
about
this
process,
which
is
rather
unusual
to
most
public
processes.
I,
would
say
in
this
country,
but
certainly
in
Boston
is
that
we
have
a
very,
very
focused
youth
engagement
agenda,
which
is
being
led
by
consult
Lila.
D
A
D
Yeah,
thank
you,
so
I
I'm,
gonna
kind
of
facilitate.
We
can
probably
reduce
the
stop
sharing
the
screen,
so
we
can
see
each
other,
so
I'm
gonna
just
open
it
up
for
folks
to
raise
your
hand
and
and
share
your
thoughts
either
on
the
Columbus
Ave
study
or
on
green
infrastructure,
or
on
something
else
that
you
that
is
relevant
to
this
process.
That
is,
on
your
mind.
I
want
to
start
just
by
just
by
saying
that
you
know
we.
D
We,
the
Consulting
team
and
the
City
team
and
the
community
leaders
that
we've
been
working
with
now
for
a
long
time
a
year
and
a
half
are
really
hopeful
about
this
project.
We
see
this
as
an
opportunity
to
make
a
positive
investment
in
a
neighborhood
that
has
deserved
that
investment
for
quite
a
long
time,
but
has
been
overlooked.
Many
of
the
people
on
the
team,
including
myself,
have
lived
in
neighborhoods
that
have
been
disinvested
and
there's
an
opportunity
here
for
you
as
residents
of
a
community.
D
We
acknowledge
that
planning
in
this
country
has
very
often
and
typically
been
harmful
in
Black
communities
and
communities
of
color,
and
we
have
been
working
very
hard
to
change
that
Direction
with
this
project.
We
see
this
as
a
potential
model
for
the
way
that
this
city,
and,
in
fact
other
cities
in
the
country,
can
do
things
differently.
That
is
our
genuine
and
honest
and
sincere
desire
in
this
process.
D
So
just
to
address
one
of
the
questions
about
the
data,
you
know
data
is
data.
It's
not
it's
not
a
lie.
It's
not
untrue,
but
it
is
not
necessarily
something
that
aligns
with
your
personal
experience.
You
know
the
data
is
an
average
of
different
experiences
at
peak
times
in
this
case
and
So
within
an
average,
there
are
extremes
on
either
end.
D
So
I
just
want
to
address
the
the
data
question
and
before
since
no
one
has
raised
their
hand
yet
I'd
like
to
also
maybe
bring
up
some
of
the
questions
that
have
come
up
in
the
chat
already:
the
the
capital,
investment
versus
maintenance
and
Kate.
You
said
now
there's
money
to
take
care
of
things,
but
I'm
sure
people
have.
D
F
F
I
have
a
capital
plan
of
my
own
I
have
an
o
m
budget
of
my
own,
and
it's
very
specifically
focused
on
green
infrastructure,
and
that
includes
tree
plantings
and
other
vegetation
in
the
right-of-way,
but
also
outside
of
the
right-of-way,
so
School
yards
libraries,
community,
centers
and
kind
of
across.
You
know
our
public
realm.
F
So
the
two
maintenance
contracts
that
I
mentioned.
That
was
one
of
the
first
things
that
I
procured
when
I
joined
the
city.
It
was
maintenance
had
historically
been
a
barrier
to
building
green
infrastructure
in
the
city
and
to
adding
Green
Space
to
the
city,
because
there
was
a
question
of
who
would
maintain
it.
F
So
these
contracts
are
they're
in
place
for
the
next
three
years
and
then
obviously
we'll
rebid
them
or
hopefully,
we'll
have
additional
staff.
You
know
by
that
point
as
well,
but
they're
dedicated
specifically
to
this
kind
of
Maintenance.
So
all
new
projects
that
we
are
building
moving
forward
forward
will
get
basically
captured
by
these
contracts
to
have
that
kind
of
basic
maintenance
done
on
them
and
then
there's
additional
maintenance
efforts
that
we're
working
on
like
the
volunteer
program.
F
That
I
mentioned
we're
also
hosting
our
first
national
green
infrastructure
certification
program
training
in
May
of
this
year.
So
the
city
is
also
offering
trainings
and
other
resources
to
Residents
so
that
we
can
build
this
kind
of
green
job
field,
but
specifically
build
the
green
infrastructure
job
field.
F
So
there's
a
lot
of
really
wonderful
program
programs
that
I'm
currently
building
and
the
maintenance
contracts
were
just
kind
of
the
first
step
to
cover
that
to
cover
us
until
we
built
all
of
these
additional
programs.
So
there's
a
lot
more
coming
out
of
my
office
and
I'm
really
excited
to
meet
everybody
here,
because
I'm
hoping
that
you
all
can
you
know,
help
form
and
shape
these
programs,
because
you
all
know
more
than
than
I
do
when
it
comes
to
what's
best
for
your
neighborhoods.
F
F
So
the
reason
that
we
get
heaving
and
cracking
in
sidewalks
is
because
tree
roots
are
reaching
for
water
they're
reaching
for
air
and
the
place
to
get
those
things
is
at
the
surface
and
so
by
creating
these
green
infrastructure
features
that
have
a
lot
of
material
underground
and
below
the
trees.
The
trees
will
reach
down
into
those
areas
to
get
their
water
and
to
get
access
to
their
space
for
growth,
so
there's
a
totally
different
type
of
planting,
totally
different
type
of
construction
that
goes
into
green
infrastructure.
F
That's
specifically
designed
to
help
keep
our
sidewalks
and
our
streets
level
to
help
provide
trees
with
the
water
and
the
air
that
they
need
to
survive.
So
all
in
all,
just
a
better
result.
You
know
from
Green
Space
in
our
right-of-ways
I
wasn't
sure
how
into
the
weeds
people
actually
wanted
to
get
about
this,
but
I'm
happy
to
talk
more
about
how
green
infrastructure
Works,
how
we
build
it
I'm
happy
to
share
some
details
for,
like
basically
images
of
how
they're
installed
and
how
they're
designed.
F
G
A
So
we
use
the
white
Flex
posts
when
we're
doing
what's
called
a
quick
build
project,
and
we
do
that
to
quickly
improve
the
safety
of
a
roadway
Blue
Hill
Avenue
is
not
a
quick,
build
project.
We're
we're
going
to
spend
a
lot
of
money
in
what's
called
a
capital
project
where
we'll
actually
be
doing
kind
of
heavy
construction.
A
You
know
the
idea.
Is
that
we'll
do
it
well
and
we'll
do
it
once,
and
so
we
won't
have
to
come
back
so,
and
the
same
is
true
actually
for
Cummins
highway.
There
was
a
quick
build
with
flex
posts,
but
that's
now
going
to
be
followed
up
with
a
capital
project
that
will
include
Street,
trees,
green
infrastructure
and
the
type
of
things
that
Kate
was
talking
about
today.
D
G
Sorry
I
was
having
a
problem:
I'm
muting
and
yes,
okay,
that
answers
the
question
and
I
hope
that
you're
not
doing
the
bike
Lanes
like
on
Commons
in
on
American,
because
I
thought
you
know
those
the
words
are
American
Legion,
Highway
and
Cummings,
Highway
and
I
didn't
think
bikes
were
allowed
on
highways
and
I
think
they're
taking
a
whole
Lane
to
make
a
bike
lane
and
I'm
a
bike
rider
is
I.
Think
that's
just
ridiculous
because
that's
a
mess
on
American,
Legion,
Highway.
A
So
removing
the
traveling
did
achieve
that
objective,
and
then
we
had
the
additional
space
which
we
then
you
know
ended
up
using
for
the
bike
lane
but
I
I
do
understand.
People
have
different
opinions
about
about
the
outcome,
but
for
people
who
ride
a
bike,
it's
it's
certainly
a
lot
safer
and
also
for
really
for
everybody.
It's
safer
because
the
traffic
has
been
slowed.
D
H
H
I
use,
I'm
from
Boston
born
and
raised
Boston
City
Hospital
used
to
be
called
I'm,
52
years
old
and
I
used
to
like
to
drive
around
my
city
and
it's
so
sad
all
these
speed
bumps
I
understand
but
the
newer
cars
they
just
run
right
over
with
by
2005
with
it's
not
too
good,
but
I'm
gonna.
Okay,
so
I
told
you
about
Columbus
Ave,
not
happy
with
that.
H
So
we
could
go
to
American,
Legion
I,
don't
see
all
those
bikes
I,
don't
know
if
you
are
from
Dorchester,
but
I
don't
see
all
these
bikes
you're
talking
about
I,
don't
I
go
I
used
to
go
well,
save
a
lot,
but
now
it's
priced
right
so
when
I
used
to
take
that
turn
is
do
not
enter
so
now.
I
have
to
take
the
turn
by.
What's
that
little
gnats,
the
Fruit
Place
I
have
to
take
that
left
and
go
in
the
back
to
get
to
price
right.
H
H
Oh
my
God,
you
know
when
you're
driving
you're
on
the
left
lane
and
then
the
people
in
the
right
lane
is
trying
to
get
in
front
of
you,
because
the
street
cuts
off
with
these
little
white
things,
those
things
and
then,
when
you
go
a
little,
no
I
want
to
get
back
to
price
right
near
the
car
wash
and
how
they.
You
know
when
you're
in
that
left
lane.
H
And
then,
when
you
get
in
front
of
baby
gnats
they're
merging
right
into
you,
like
they're
gonna
hit,
you
I,
don't
know
if
I'm
explaining
that
right
and
what
else
I
wanted
to
say
about
that
one
too,
and
when
you
want
to
take
that
left
the
Morton
it's
kind
of
like
it's
kind
of
weird.
You
know
because
it's
like
all
this
space,
but
I
gotta
get
way.
H
Do
you
understand
what
I'm
saying
like
if
I
want
to
get
on
Morton
Street
like
past
baby
naps
I'm
going
to
Morton
it's
a
lot
of
to
take
that
right?
That's
what
I'm
talking
about
but
I,
want.
Okay,
then
I
want
to
go
up
to
Cummins
hot.
No
I
want
to
get
back
to
American
Legion
how
the
cars
are
parked
in
the
street,
and
you
can
see.
Sometimes
people
done
crashed
up
in
their
cars
and
all
of
that
I
think
this
was
the
beginning
of
it.
H
Do
you
know
what
I'm
talking
about
how
the
cars
are
parked
in
the
street
near
that
school
right?
There
is
apartment
building
and
then
I
want
to
take
you
up
to
Commons
Cummins
Highway.
What
is
it
past
Monument
place
and
how
the
cars
all
popped
in
the
middle
like
in
the
street
I'm
like
who?
Who
does
that
I?
Don't
know
when
the
last
time
I
was
in
Washington
DC,
but
I
like
how
they
have
theirs?
You
know
like
if
the
green,
all
the
lights
are
green.
H
You
know
I
know
you
want
to
do
green
space,
but
we
need
more.
It
seems
like
it's
more
cause.
It's
the
same,
like
everybody
got
a
car
and
hey
well,
I
want
to
take
you
to
Blue
LF,
where
Dunkin
Donuts
and
the
bank,
and
how
you
could
take
the
right
to
go
and
you
know
stop
the
shop.
But
if
you're
not
taking
that
right,
you
want
to
go
straight
that
they're
merging
right
there
I
mean
I've
seen
some
almost
collisions.
H
It
probably
has
been
some
collisions
right
there,
where
the
Cannabis
places
like
before
that,
like
the
interest
of
Stop
and
Shop
and
I,
don't
know
about
it
being
smaller,
because
it's
just
so
many
cars
like
three
or
four
o'clock.
It
was
so
good
when
the
kids
was
on
vacation
I
mean
I.
Could
I
could
drive?
You
know
it
was
just
it
was
just
like.
H
H
H
D
So
the
things
that
you're
bringing
up
I
think
are
really
helpful
because
it
gets
into
the
the
what
we
need
to
sort
of
be
figuring
out
through
this
process,
which
is
how,
when
you
do
one
thing,
it
affects
other
things
and
what
are
the
trade-offs
for
different
things?
So
you
know
more
parking.
Spaces
perhaps
means
less
space
for
pedestrians
or
bikes.
A
bike
lane
maybe
means
people
don't
get
hit
by
a
bike
on
the
sidewalk,
but
it
maybe
means
less
room
for
a
sidewalk
and
treat
and
Street
trees.
D
You
know
a
center
running
bus
lane
maybe
means
faster
moving
buses,
but
one
less
Lane
for
moving
cars.
A
side
running
bus
lane
maybe
means
that
it's
on
the
curb,
but
then
now
there's
less
parking
because
it
has
more
places.
It
has
a
pullover.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
in
this
process-
and
this
is
going
to
be
upcoming
and
and
I'm
sort
of
getting
a
little
bit
ahead
of
myself
and
the
team.
D
But
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
we
will
be
be
looking
at
different
scenarios
and
the
trade-offs
between
these
scenarios,
and
we
will
be
studying
those
with
you
so
that
you
all
can
see
that
with
this.
If
we
take
this
approach,
this
is
a
plus.
This
is
a
minus.
How
do
we
weigh
those
two
things
against
each
other?
There's
no
single
approach
that
is
going
to
hit
every
single
thing.
We
need
to
have
a
balanced
approach
to
enforcement,
which
is
under
enforced.
D
We
need
a
balanced
approach
to
buses
getting
through
because
a
lot
of
people
ride
buses.
Actually,
we
need
a
balanced
approach
to
drivers,
because
this
is
actually
a
black
neighborhood
in
the
United
States
of
America,
where
a
lot
of
people
own
cars-
and
so
it's
important
that
that
that
that
that
be
acknowledged
and
prioritized
people
need
to
park,
there's
also
pedestrians
right.
So
all
of
this
stuff
and
I
think
you
know
Ms
Green.
D
What
are
you
willing
to
give
up
a
little
bit
of
of
to
get
a
little
bit
more
of
something
else,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
there's
no,
we
get
everything
everywhere,
all
the
time
or
the
whole
street
shuts
down.
So
we
really
need
to
be
figuring
out
what
we
want
to
do
and
what
we
want
to
prioritize
together.
J
You
know
it's
not
clear
to
me:
what
is
the
goal
of
this
project,
a
center
line
or
sideline,
or
whatever
it
is
going
down?
Blue
Hill,
Avenue
from
Morton
Street
or
from
Mattapan
Square
to
Grove
Hall,
doesn't
say
to
me
that
this
is
something
that's
beneficial
or
meaningful
for
the
people
who
live
in
the
area,
particularly
along
Blue
Hill
Avenue
I
mean
I,
can't
understand
the
benefit
of
a
simplifying
ready
mode
or
bus
lane.
You
know
from
matapan
Square
to
Grove
Hall.
What
is
the
benefit
and
that's
what
I
keep
asking?
J
What
are
you
trying
to
achieve?
We
all
know
that
a
better
enforcement
of
the
traffic
laws,
chapter
90
by
the
police
and
the
Transit
Police
and
the
cities
parking
and
drafting
parking-
would
improve
to
have
better
improvements
on
the
time
for
people
in
the
bus
lanes.
It
would
have
better
time
for
you
to
stop
the
double
and
triple
pocket,
but
you
want
a
talk
about
a
constructive
alternative.
A
construction
alternative
dispense
money,
but
it
doesn't
save
communities
can
be
better.
This
was
unfair.
It
was
disingenuous
about
the
whole
process.
We're
engaged.
J
J
You
have
said
nothing
about
the
disruption
that
this
project
will
have
on
the
lives
of
people
for
two,
maybe
three
years
you
said
nothing
about
the
impact
it
will
have
on
small
businesses
in
the
area.
You
have
said
nothing
at
all
about
how
this
is
going
to
affect
the
quality
of
life
of
people
who
have
to
breathe
more
Smog
and
more
pollution,
because
you've
slowed
down
traffic
and
you
have
not
taken
the
amount
of
traffic
or
volume
off
the
road.
There
are
health
issues
that
you've
not
discussed.
Slowing
down
traffic
doesn't
mean
they're.
J
Less
cars
just
means
that
those
cars
are
coming
through
stay
longer.
They
send
more
carbon
monoxide
and
pollution
into
your
homes.
They
killed
the
trees
that
you
plant,
because
if
you
don't
have
a
way
of
moving
that
long
in
the
air
quality
airflow,
because
heat
islands
that
are
created,
you
have
more
problems
and
not
less
problems.
J
I'd
like
to
know
what
is
the
overall
goal
and
objective
that
you're
trying
to
reach
and
identifying
a
traffic
lane
for
buses
and
rapid
transit
from
Mattapan
Square
to
grow
fall
and
when
it
gets
to
grow
for
all,
then
what?
Then?
What
so?
We've
got
a
community?
That's
going
to
impact
it,
and
we
want
to
know
what
happens
to
them.
We
want
to
know
exactly
what
you're
going
to
do.
We
don't
see
a
plethora
of
bikes
running
through
here.
J
We
don't
have
100
bikes
that
come
down
on
our
street
I,
don't
know
what
comes
down
bull
hill
on
a
regular
basis,
so
we
just
want
to
know
and
I
just
give
me
a
chance
to
finish,
because
you
guys
have
been
going
on
for
an
hour
and
a
half
saying
what
your
vision
is.
I
just
want
you
to
say
what
the
facts
are.
J
I
want
you
to
say
what
the
reality
is
of
Columbus
Avenue
and
the
impacts
it's
had
on
Garrison
Toronto
Community,
because
the
the
quality
of
life
in
my
neighborhood
has
been
profoundly
affected
by
people
trying
to
go
wrong.
Get
around
the
obstructions
you
create
along
Columbus
Avenue,
we've
seen
an
85
increase
in
traffic
coming
through
moving
faster.
Our
lives
are
not
safer
and
they're,
not
better.
So
for
the
folks
who
are
coming
from
Mattapan
to
Jackson
station
God
bless
them
for
those
who
are
trying
to
get
across
Humboldt,
Avenue
or
Harold
Street
and
Walnut.
D
There's
a
lot
of
questions
there,
so
I'm
going
to
try
to
go
through
all
of
them,
so
the
goals
for
the
project,
as
you
asked,
are
improving
pedestrian
safety,
that's
first
and
foremost,
so
any
project
that
happens
any
capital
investment.
Any
construction
that
is
beyond
management
is
going
to
at
a
minimum,
include
improvements
to
sidewalks
improvements
to
Street
trees
and
plantings,
improvements
to
the
public
realm
and
The
Pedestrian
experience
and
improvements
to
pedestrian
Crossings
and
safety.
That
is
a
that
is
the
minimum
commitment
that
the
city
is
making.
D
That
does
not
need
to
involve
bus
priority
in
any
fashion
or
manner,
but
that
is
the
minimum
number
one
commitment.
The
second
commitment
is
a
balanced
approach
to
Transit
modes,
so
making
sure
that
cars
can
move
more,
predictably
and
more
safely
through
the
corridor
that
buses
can
move
more,
predictably
in
safely
through
the
corridor,
that
pedestrians
are
safer
along
the
corridor
as
buses
and
cars
are
moving
and
that
if
bicyclists
are
a
part
of
this
equation
that
they
are
not
running
into
people
on
sidewalks
and
that
they're
not
getting
run
over
in
the
street.
D
So
it's
measuring
it's
looking
at
the
different
those
different
factors
and
trying
to
decide
together
where
the
trade-offs
are
and
which
things
are
going
to
be
prioritized.
None
of
those
things
have
been
determined,
but
those
are
all
on
the
table.
The
third
question
was
the
the
oh,
the
third.
The
third
goal
is
desiloing
the
ways
in
which
things
happen.
You
are
so
absolutely
correct
about
the
way
in
which
planning
happens
in
this
country
really,
which
is
by
Department
by
Department
project
by
project,
one
of
our
primary
goals.
D
The
third
goal
of
this
project
is
to
desilo
that
process,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
considering
green
infrastructure
that
we're
considering
housing
that
we're
considering
parking
that
we're
considering
gentrification
challenges
and
threats
and
mitigating
those
or
avoiding
those
to
begin
with.
So
the
the
siled
nature
of
the
way
things
usually
happens
is
absolutely
accurate.
D
All
projects,
any
major
investment
in
any
major
physical
Improvement
in
neighborhoods,
takes
a
period
of
time
to
actually
do,
and
so
there
will
be
disruptions,
but
we
will
be
coordinating
with
businesses
primarily,
but
also
residents,
to
make
sure
that
people
know
when
there
are
going
to
be
delays
where
they're
going
to
be.
You
know,
challenges
to
get
by
where
there's
specific
construction
happening,
and
yes,
we
haven't
gotten
to
that
point
yet
so
we
haven't
talked
about
that
very
much
publicly.
D
When
we
move
to
the
point
of
implementation,
that
will
be
the
center
point
of
the
conversation.
You
talked
about
pedestrian
safety,
pedestrian
safety
is
key
and
and
it's
at
odds
with
faster
moving
traffic.
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
looking
at
all
of
the
considerations
and
figuring
out
how
to
balance
those
things.
D
In
addition
to
that,
to
make
sure
that
we're
capturing
lived
experiences
beyond
what
the
data
says.
So
that
was
my
attempt
to
answer
all
of
the
questions
that
you
posed.
Hopefully,
I
was
able
to
do
that
successfully.
So
I
will
first
see
if
there
are
any
other
questions
or
if
I've
missed
anything
in
the
chat.
And
if
not,
we
have.
Oh,
it's
eight
o'clock,
I'll
I'll.
Let
you
respond
to
that
Mr
Lisa.
If
there
are
no
other
questions
or
comments
from
others
in
the
meeting.
K
K
K
It
makes
them
more
lucrative
and,
as
we
speak
about
gentrification
on
the
best
way
to
keep
our
businesses
there
is
to
patronize
them,
because
we
are
because
it's
clear
rents
are
going
to
go
up
for
those
businesses
so
making
it
a
safer
space
where
there
are
light,
where
there's
lighting
a
Greener
space,
so
that
the
air
quality
is
better
for
those
who
are
patronizing,
it
is
a
must
now.
I
know.
K
We
continue
to
discuss
some
of
the
different
experiences
with
the
bus
lane,
as
somebody
who's
lived,
who
lived
in
Roxbury
when
that
new
bus
lane
came
there
I
do
understand
some
of
those
frustrations
and
especially
since
part
of
that
bus
lane
was
right
by
a
McDonald
and
by
that
I
mean
I.
Don't
think
there
was
a
consideration
to
the
number
of
individuals
that
patronized
that
McDonald
and
how
that
started
to
back
up
traffic.
K
So
the
only
thing
I
would
ask,
as
it
relates
to
bus
lane,
is
that,
as
the
city
is
working
to
Think
Through,
you
know
where
it's
going
just
thinking
about
the
times
in
which
and
what
businesses
are
near,
those
bus
lanes
and
how
that
impacts
traffic.
Because
to
your
point
we
already
have
you
know
we
already
have
double
triple
parking
that
happens
on
there.
That's
with
the
bus
lane
being
there,
it's
not
going
to
necessarily
make
that
go
away
if
some
of
those
items
are
not
taken
into
consideration.
K
K
That's
going
down
the
street,
making
sure
that
some
of
the
trees
that
are
coming
into
those
spaces
take
into
consideration
like
pollen
and
people
who
have
individuals
who
have
allergies
and
I
think
these
things
seem
minimal,
but
they're
not
once
you
have
to
live
and
be
in
them.
So
once
the
study
starts
to
potentially
acquire
assets
that
are
going
to
go
along,
Blue,
Hill,
Avenue
I
need
the
selection
of
those
assets.
D
Thank
you,
Ruth
I'm,
going
to
pass
that
to
Maya
to
answer
that'll
be
the
last
question
for
tonight,
but
I
think
it's
an
important
one,
because
we're
moving
very
quickly.
Now
it's
been
a
couple
years
that
we've
been
engaging
you
on
a
monthly
basis
but
or
a
year
now,
but
we
are
moving
quickly
to
start
the
design
process
and,
as
I
mentioned,
we'll
be
looking
at
scenarios
first
to
look
at
trade-offs,
not
not
options.
The
difference
between
options
and
scenarios
is
options
is
like
pick
one
or
pick
two
and
merge
them.
D
Scenarios
are
things
you
would
never
do,
but
you
want
to
look
at
in
isolation,
so
you
would
never
only
do
Center
running
bus
lanes.
You
would
never
only
change
the
parking
layout.
You
would
do
different
things,
but
you
look
at
each
of
them
distinctively
so
that
you
can
see.
What's
the
positive
what's
the
negative
and
how
do
we
factor
that
in
but
in
terms
of
people's
ability
to
be
engaged
once
the
design
conversation
starts
Maya?
If
you
could
talk
to
that
a
little
bit,
that
would
be
helpful.
E
Yeah,
absolutely
and
I
think
that's
a
really
good
point
to
end
on
is
that
once
anything
happens
like
after
we're
holding
these
monthly
meetings
once
we
start
to
move
into
the
design
phase
of
any
sort
of
design
that
we
come
up
with
we're
not
just
going
to
disappear,
we're
going
to
continue
engaging
with
community
and
making
sure
that
people
are
informed
and
also
are
engaging
in
continuous
discussion
on
any
decisions
that
we
make.
So
we
will
be
present
throughout
this
entire
process,
we're
committing
to
that
as
a
city
and
as
an
engagement
team.
E
I
also
notice
that
in
the
chat
some
folks
are
looking
to
talk
more
that's
great.
We
are
always
looking
to
talk
to
folks.
We
are
at
the
Grove
Hall
library,
from
10
to
12,
every
Wednesday
we'll
be
there
for
at
least
the
next
few
months,
if
not
longer.
So,
if
you'd
like
to
chat,
please
come
at
any
time
you
can
read
just
via
email.
You
can
reach
us
on
our
website.
We
have
a
form
that
you
can
fill
out
with
questions.
You
can
give
us
a
call.
E
D
L
Thanks
Steven
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
quick
re,
reinforce
the
message
around
the
real
talks
and
the
purpose
of
the
real
talks
are
very
different
than
the
purpose
of
these
meetings.
As
you
all
can
see,
we
have
been
engaging
in
a
lot
of
different
methods
for
Community
engagement
because
you
got
to
reach,
try
different
things
to
reach
people
in
different
ways
right
and
that's
why
we
do
these
public
meetings.
While
we
do
these
pop-ups,
why
we
do
these
special?
You
know
Community
meetings
and
Gatherings.
L
Why
we're
holding
you
know
have
these
online
forms?
That's
also
been
shared.
Let's
share
that
again.
There's
an
online
Link
where
you
can
share
your
comments
as
well,
and
then
these
meetings,
these
monthly
meetings,
have
largely
been
for
the
purpose
of
reporting
back,
giving
an
update
of
where
we're
at
what
new
information
that
has
been
piled.
L
If
you
really
want
to
have
time
to
like
sit
down
and
talk
through
things,
the
real
talk
is
really
a
great
space
to
do
that,
because
these
you
know
online
community
meetings,
they're
not
built
for
the
kind
of
in-depth
conversation
that
I
know
folks
are
really
their
City.
Get
into
so
make
use
of
the
different
types
of
avenues
one
show
up
and
bring
get
people
other
people
to
show
up
at
the
meetings,
but
don't
just
come
to
the
online
meetings
show
up
at
the
other
activities
and
things
that
we're
offering
as
well.
L
It's
really
important
to
participate
in
the
diversity
of
the
community,
engagement,
resources
and
activities
that
are
being
brought
before
you
and
to
also
give
ideas
about
other
things
that
we
can
do
you
know
all
we
hear
most
of
these
meetings
is
I,
don't
want
this
I
don't
want
that.
This
is
bad.
This
is
bad.
So
what
we
want
to
start
hearing
more
is
this
is
what
works.
This
is
what
we're
looking
for.
L
This
is
what
we're
interested
in
how
about
these
ideas
that
would
be
really
cool,
so
I
just
want
to
put
that
out
there
and
again,
thank
you
all
for
for
being
here
and
keep
spreading
the
word
and
show
up
and
I
hope
to
see
some
of
you
either
at
our
pop-up,
exhibit
at
the
Grove
Hall
Library.
This
is
Thursday
or
at
case
Oasis,
at
the
consult
Lila
event,
because
those
are
two
different
events
that
are
happening
about
about
this
project
and
there'll
be
many
more
to
come
thanks
and
take
care.