Boston City TV, MA City of Boston Transportation Department, 10 Nov 2021

Previous Meeting Next Meeting

⏯

youtube image

►

From YouTube: Moreland Street and Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Slow Streets 11/10/2021 Community Meeting - Español

Description

Virtual community meeting held on November 10th, at 7:00 P.M. by the Boston Transportation Department. We shared updates about traffic calming and crossing safety improvements in the Moreland Street and Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Slow Streets zone. For more information, visit boston.gov/slow-streets/moreland.

A

All right, so just confirming that the interpretation is on correct. I didn't notification.

B

um So this meeting will.

A

Be recorded, um please.

B

B

B

B

All right so, let's get started. This is our neighborhood slow streets meeting.

A

B

A

All right, so this is the zone that we're talking about.

B

A

Focuses on safety.

B

On a connected support.

B

B

A

B

B

A

So um your letters and comments and our observations.

B

So um I'm going to talk about things that you're going to see throughout the zone.

B

B

We're also going to be adding speed, humps.

B

Between 1500.

B

B

A

B

Also consider emergency needs.

A

So this map is small. I'm going to show it larger in a moment.

B

B

We can't put speed humps on.

A

So the northern half of the zone, um I'm showing all of the streets.

B

B

A

Switching to the southern half of the zone.

B

B

A

So you're more likely to find speed humps on streets.

B

Without sweethearts.

B

A

um Any other questions about the speed humps.

B

I said, use your hand or put it in the chat.

C

We have some of our residents here because they have the same about you know. Safety.

B

In the neighborhood.

C

We're invited to join this meeting tonight.

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

Kevin did ask this.

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

An area where you'll be going up about six inches to the sidewalk.

B

A

um It will also slow people down as they're coming in.

A

um Just down the street at copeland, um we also gave you two options.

B

B

A

B

Wherever we're.

A

Doing crosswalk improvements, um it does come with more particles.

A

As you're approaching the crosswalk so that drivers.

A

um We would be restricting.

B

Parking in this area is.

A

um All of the plans will go through a full review with all of our teams.

A

So moving down copeland street.

B

We're looking at this location because there's also a park.

B

Who are trying to get to the park? It's not even better.

B

B

Going to have to restrict that where it used to be.

B

A

um Rules and regulations from the transportation department, you're.

B

Not supposed to within.

A

20 feet of an intersection yeah.

A

A

Between five and six um but we'll be able to work that out- and I know that.

B

Almost as possible.

A

And we're really excited.

A

All right, um the third focus area that we talked about.

B

A

B

Back in the spring.

B

Of those crosswalks.

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

D

A

That's not really possible quickly.

A

That are just using pavement markings.

A

Start with um applying speed humps across the zone.

B

A

Important community places like these parks.

B

That have been helpful, but for more courses with.

A

This program, you know we're really trying to make those permanent investments.

A

You know fire is okay,.

B

With it and that the trash truck.

A

That we should have just been building it to begin.

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

D

um Go ahead, alicia hi.

E

Yup self-serving me again with the house on so I just I don't think this is the.

B

E

During any sort of.

B

Rush hour this morning, because there's no light on blue hill lines are too tight.

B

So I think, generally.

E

Like this would probably.

E

On waverley street, specifically, so it just seems like there would be only one way to exit the neighborhood.

B

You mean there's only.

A

One way to exit, because you wouldn't be able to take perrin up to moorland right.

E

B

E

If you take it left to blue hill, you have a light. So, um even though it's there's typically traffic during you know, rush hour, you're covered by a light when you try to make that left or right on waverly onto blue hill, especially like you're.

B

B

D

um And yes, so I actually want to clarify that we can't you cannot take a left from warren street to manchester street because of the media.

B

The warren a montrose, yes, thank you.

B

A

Okay, well, um what we will do as our next step um is just because we have a handful of people here today, will make sure that everyone um who might be a street direction change on parents, get some information.

A

To try to figure out what the right resolution to all of the challenges might be.

A

D

Just have a quick question about mount.

E

Yet, where you.

D

um Have an idea.

A

Where they might be.

D

Or what the density.

B

B

We will be able to share more questions.

B

B

To 250 feet apart.

A

C

The compliance with those one ways there are there's a serious amount of traffic coming up the wrong way.

B

In fairland gonna.

B

A

A

B

Yeah, this is definitely.

A

It's come up several times.

A

um So um you know we're closing in on eight o'clock tonight. um We don't want to end the discussion early, but there's just so many things to talk about.

B

B

B

Issues at certain intersections.

B

B

There are a bunch of other things.

B

So be sure to stay in touch with us office hours where you can join us in a virtual meeting or a phone yeah.

A

But I know for me it's also very easy to just sort of overlook stuff that comes in the mail. So please be sure to talk to your neighbors.

B

The types of changes last year we're still going through all the discoveries to try to figure out what we're able to address. Well, we can't solve everything, but we'll do our best.

A

A

One of those appointments with us, our email address and our mailing address.

B

So at this point.

A

I think um happy to take more questions open for conversation, but.

B

A

I know daylight savings time. It maybe feels even later than it is. It's been dark for hours.

A

All right folks are dropping off.

B

So I moved into the neighborhood pretty recently and.

E

I just wanted to thank you guys for um when I filled out the survey last year about the one-way street. You know.

B

You never think anybody reads those.

D

As I mentioned in the chat we'll also post, this recording in spanish and english on the website.

D

With anyone who wasn't able to get information but still wants to learn.

B

D

What what's happening in the project.

F

D

My name is ken de dabo. Can you hear me.

A

Yes, hi ken.

B

Hi I just joined, I just.

D

I'm interested in the speed bumps because my father tried.

A

D

Set up a petition for julian street and he gave it to some of the household.

B

Persons- and they never got it back, he said for julian.

B

Yeah, no, that's! Okay!.

A

um So julian street is not part of the zone that we're looking at.

A

um In the near future, as I explained earlier in the meeting so for those of you who are done listening to me, talk absolutely I'm sorry, I'm repeating myself but.

B

um Because we've had so many construction delays.

B

A

For this, which is you know a year for getting.

B

Your initial feedback.

B

We are excited to work with.

B

And hannah can put the link in the chat for you.

B

The process is pretty.

A

Simple, so we do need to look at a full network of streets.

A

B

Might mean that one straight over drivers will just yeah extra fast. So we try to look at a group of streets that intersect with.

B

A

um So sorry and then within that neighborhood we just need 24 signatures of residents.

B

B

A

But my guess is just because of the demographics of roxbury that you're.

B

What I've seen so far, you've done a great job. Thank you. Thank you. Look at me. It's a team effort, but thank you for all of you and, and it's a very difficult one, because.

F

You know streets all over the city, it's just you know they were planned.

C

F

F

I know you're not on on the weather street.

B

B

F

Don't just go at a casual speed, I'm talking they they it's a straight.

B

B

Is the dearborn is right there.

F

The night or what but across the street from me, there's whiting and um they added a crosswalk.

F

And I was just curious: do you know anything about why um crosswalks are added.

B

B

B

Two o'clock in the morning and I was kind of like rubbing.

F

B

It was a white crosswalk that never ever been there.

A

It takes such an effort to get the crews out, so that is that's an urban mystery.

B

F

Was strange but um but anyways.

B

How winter street is being used.

B

During the day,.

F

Everybody uses winthrop street, they come up greenville and then to get out.

B

Okay, so if you, if you come up greenville if you're coming from.

E

F

Does it naturally they don't take their time doing it to try to get it? You know done as fast.

B

A number of times about people going away.

A

That is something that we're still brainstorming potential solutions like what.

B

Else can we do to discourage them we'll save this. I.

A

I don't want to be like um so dark of, like I don't like. I don't know if we're gonna be able to solve it, but I think at minimum at least we'll have the speed.

A

um I wish that we could do those types of things.

B

A

You would see in a parking lot where.

F

Thinking about what could possibly be done, you know I drive through jamaica plain and I see.

B

Some of the ones that I received.

F

That directional thing is just.

B

Something here.

F

Don't know how how they get away with it. I've seen like some streets that you can drive.

E

F

Okay say, for example, how how can I explain it say like if you were to drive down from.

B

Greenville and cleveland.

A

B

Doing something like that definitely.

A

Has impacts on how everyone in the neighborhood is able to get through and change their patterns. So it's not something that we like.

B

Graphical points it can be.

F

And the other, what what is it.

F

Come all the way down.

F

So I know for a fact: if you post the area, I don't know of anybody that would object to it.

B

It's not established.

B

No thank you. I mean.

A

I you know, I think, if people are open to doing things that are very different.

B

You know I.

A

I don't want them.

B

You physically.

A

Wouldn't be able to make a left on winthrop, and so, if you're like at the.

F

If you're coming down, oh, um if you're, coming down green, if you're coming up greenville excuse me, you yeah.

B

F

Cleveland, um so you could, you could take that right hand curve around winthrop, but you couldn't go down cleveland, but you could go. You could go straight ahead.

A

B

Because this neighborhood has been crying.

D

um Just want to make a note that we're at 8 19, and so I think, we're going to wrap up at 8 30. But I'm just going to.

B

C

The other pieces- I wanted to say to mr kenneth that grand street and julian street are the streets that we are working um that we mentioned before.

C

Traffic is coming down to the other side, so everybody is having the same problem, uh especially because.

C

And this is why we've seen so many people.

B

It's not new, that's just because, yes,.

C

See what is the process? Because if there's petitions and stuff then.

B

C

Communicate and.

B

Process we could start that process and help our community.

C

So I just wanted to say that and thank you, the opportunity.

B

D

Will send out um more information by letter by mail in the neighborhood.

B

This is a large area, so there's a lot to talk about.

C

Thank you so much hi, everyone.