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Description
Virtual public meeting about the joint City of Boston/MBTA project on Columbus Avenue between Walnut Avenue and Centre Street. The project will implement center-running bus lanes, new bus boarding platforms, and pedestrian safety improvements along the corridor.
A
Now,
we've
actually
retained
the
services
of
kittleson
and
associates
to
help
us
with
the
planning,
design
and
community
process
and
they're
really
an
a
national
leader
in
in
planning,
safe
and
comfortable
streets
for
active
transportation
for
cycling
for
walking,
and
we
think
they're
going
to
really
deliver.
You
know
a
fantastic
project
for
the
neighborhood
and
for
the
city,
so
very
excited
to
be
working
with
them
and
we'll
probably
be
kicking
off
with
a
public
process
anytime
in
the
next
two
weeks,
or
so.
A
So
as
part
of
this
project,
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
making
high
quality,
crosstown
bicycle
connections
from
the
franklin
park
and
the
blue
hill
seaver
street
corridors
to
the
southwest
corridor
and
beyond,
in
addition
to
looking
at
additional
safety
and
public
realm
improvements
in
the
eggleston
square
area
right
in
the
key
intersection
there
of
washington,
washington
and
columbus
street.
So
you
know
any
of
the
sort
of
safety
improvements
that
we
don't
get
through
the
for
the
t
project
at
that
intersection.
A
The
other
project
that
we're
here
to
discuss
is
the
columns
of
bus
lanes
and
the
pedestrian
safety
improvements
that
are
accompanying
that
so
you
can
see
here
this.
This
line
sort
of
in
the
orange
color
shows
the
limits
of
this
project.
It's
about
a
point,
eight
mile
corridor
from
walnut
ave
and
siever
street
running
to
the
center
and
richie
street
intersection
by
jackson
square.
A
We
sort
of
look
at
through
the
lens
of
these
goals,
and
so
both
the
columbus
ave
project
and
the
edelson
square
project
and
its
associated
improvements
like
I
said
we're
looking
at
that
through
this
lens
and
a
bit
more
information
on
the
planning
background,
so
go
boss
in
2030
sort
of
laid
the
groundwork
in
a
sense
for
this
project.
It
called
for
making
columbus
ave
corridor
a
more
multimodal
street,
as
I'm
sure
you're
all
aware.
A
You
know
I'd
like
to
go
back
to
a
go
boston,
2030
project,
the
the
matapan
to
lma,
rapid
bus
connection
and
this
project
overlaps
with
a
significant
portion
of
that
proposed
corridor.
So
I
wanted
to
point
out
that,
and
that,
of
course
is
with
the
goal
of
connecting
the
matapan
neighborhood
to
this
major
employment
and
health
services
center.
That
is
the
lma.
A
So
you
know
briefly
going
over
the
public
stakeholders
that
are
involved
in
this
process.
We
have,
on
the
one
hand,
boston
transportation
department
that
I
work
for
we
manage
traffic
signals,
street
widths,
curb
regulations
and
lane
assignments,
and
we've
worked
very
closely
on
this
project
with
the
mbta
who,
of
course,
maintain
and
operate
transit
throughout
the
greater
boston
area,
including
including
route
schedules,
fares,
fleet,
size
and
distribution.
A
A
We
did
a
number
of
merchant
walks
visited
small
businesses
left
flyers
with
information
with
them
and
answered
any
questions
they
had
about.
The
project
presented
a
number
of
times
at
the
engleston
square,
neighborhood
association,
presented
at
the
jamaica
plain
public
service
committee
have
visited
and
met
with
important
stakeholders
like
urban
edge
and
jpmdc
that
that
build
and
operate
a
lot
of
affordable
housing
in
the
neighborhood.
A
We
worked
closely
with
eccleston
square
main
street
and
the
leader
is
commercial
destination.
Bilingual
outreach
with
that
group
with
the
small
business
group
in
edelson
square
we've
met
with
the
academy
home
tenant
council
to
discuss
the
project
with
them,
as
well
as
the
boston
housing
authority
and
the
george
poonte
apartments.
Of
course,
an
important
constituency
of
seniors
live
right
there
on
the
corridor
as
well
as
briefings
with
state
and
city
elected
officials,
so
that's
sort
of
where
we're
at
today.
A
Of
course,
we
you
know
we've
we're
in
a
bit
of
a
you
know,
a
strange
position
now
with
covid
that
you
know
struggling
a
little
bit
with
how
to
do
in-person
outreach
in
a
safe
and
responsible
way.
But
you
know
we
were
fortunately
able
to
do
the
majority
of
this
outreach
in
person
before
things
sort
of
shut
down
in
march,
and
you
know,
I
think,
we're
certainly
open
to
discussing
as
well
other
ways
that
we
can
better
engage
with
the
neighborhood
in
this
time.
A
A
So
the
proposed
improvements
in
response
to
this,
as
I
said,
were
proposing
central
running
bus
lanes
on
the
corridor.
These
would
operate
all
day,
inbound
and
outbound,
as
well
as
eight
new
bus,
stop
platforms
to
serve
the
passengers,
boarding
and
lighting
getting
off
the
bus
and
and
a
number
of
pedestrian
improvements,
including
upgraded
crosswalks,
accessible
ramps
along
the
corridor.
A
A
A
A
A
And
you
know
just
a
final
point
that
I'll
make
is
by
sort
of
narrowing
down
the
general
travel
lanes
by
having
drivers
make
this
little
jog
around
the
stations
along
the
corridor.
We
think
that
this
will
also
really
help
to
address
the
speeding
issues
that
are
a
significant
safety
concern
on
the
corridor
today.
A
A
And
you
know,
as
you
can
see
here,
the
bus
stops
have
a
large
shelter.
The
shelter
is
about
three
standard
length,
shelter
sizes,
so
it's
certainly
much
sort
of
more
substantial
than
anything.
That's
at
any
of
the
bus
stops
on
the
corridor
today
and
it'll.
Have
those
will
be
completely
ada
accessible
and
have
another
a
number
of
other
amenities
that
we'll
see
in
just
a
moment?
A
So
here's
a
another
rendering
of
what
the
bus
stop
will
look
like
this
is
from
the
sort
of
bus
lane
side
of
the
platform,
and
then
this
is
a
rendering
from
the
the
general
traffic
and
sidewalk
side
of
the
platform.
You
can
see
the
back
of
the
platform
here
and
how
we're
proposing
to
have
a
concrete
wall
sort
of
similar
to
what
you
would
see
on,
say.
A
A
A
A
During
this
project,
the
general
traffic
lane
is
reduced
to
a
single
lane,
except
for
a
few
key
intersections
where
we
have
room
for
a
you
know,
a
turn
lane
which
we'll
see
in
just
a
second
but
that's
the
sort
of
general
division
of
the
right-of-way
so
crossing
the
street.
Here
we
come
to
the
first
bus
stop
at
walnut
ave,
which
is
where
there's
an
existing
bus.
Stop.
A
Today,
it's
accessed
by
a
slightly
sort
of
shifted
crosswalk
here,
and
I
should
mention
that
anywhere
you
see
sort
of
these
crosswalks
and
ramps
on
the
sidewalk
in
black.
That's
indicating
new
construction
where
we're
building
new
ramps
or
bringing
ramps
into
ada
accessible
compliance,
we're
adding
new
crosswalks
on
that
sort
of
thing.
So
a
bus
moving
along
the
corridor
would
would
continue
here
at
this
mid-block
crossing.
A
We
had
a
pedestrian
fatality
here
in
in
2016,
unfortunately,
and
the
design
really
has
not
changed
much
to
reflect
how
insecure
this
crossing
is
since
then.
So
you
know
we're
taking
this
as
an
opportunity
to
make
this
a
lot
better.
We're
bumping
out
the
sidewalk
on
both
sides
here,
adding
advanced
field
lines,
making
the
crosswalk
a
bit
wider
and
more
conspicuous
and
also
adding
a
a
rectangular
rapid
flashing
beacon.
A
We
settled
on
keeping
the
bus
stop
here,
really
at
the
doorstep
of
this
project,
understanding
that
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
our
seniors
who
are
boarding
the
bus
and
using
the
bus
here.
So
we
kept
the
stops
as
close
as
possible,
so
basically
they're
in
the
existing
location
just
shifting
to
the
center.
A
And
yes,
as
you
can
see,
it's
there's
an
existing
signalized
crossing
mid
block
crossing
here
today
that
we're
going
to
take
advantage
of
to
allow
people
to
to
board
the
bus,
stops
there
and
then
continuing
to
the
washington
and
columbus
intersection.
We
can
see
that
we
actually
have
space
here
to
introduce
a
left
trend
lane.
A
You
know
cutting
across
multiple
lanes
of
traffic,
so
it's
an
unsafe
condition
today,
so
by
by
eliminating
that
turn
onto
weld
avenue,
you
know
it
really
keeps
that
street
more
for
local
traffic
and
will
will
push
the
sort
of
regional
traffic
to
use
the
main
intersection
where
it
should
be
on
washington,
street
and
and
then
continuing
along
here.
I
should
note
that
actually,
there
has
been
a
little
bit
of
a
tweak
since
this
role
plan
was
made.
A
Our
next
stop
is
at
dimmick
street.
You
know
this
serves
obviously
some
important
destinations,
including
the
new
offices
for
horizons
for
homeless
children,
the
dimx
center,
and
you
know
we're
adding-
and
I
should
mention
actually
we're
adding
an
additional
crosswalk
here
that
doesn't
exist
today.
So
that's
a
nice
nice
sort
of
pedestrian
enhancement
as
well,
and
then
that's
the
final
stop
on
the
corridor
on
the
in
the
northbound
direction.
A
We
move
along
and
the
corridor
ends
here
at
center
and
richie
street
and
and
another
benefit
of
this
sort
of
center
running
configuration
is
that
the
bus
is
actually
in
the
center
lane.
Already,
as
I'm
sure
you
all
know,
it
needs
to
be
in
this
left
turn
lane
up
here
to
get
into
the
jackson
square
bus
ways.
A
So
again,
the
project
limits
are
sort
of
roughly
the
area
around
eggleston
square
intersection
and
sort
of
going
from
boylston
and
chilcot
in
the
south
to
walnut
ave
and
sort
of
washington
street
on
the
east
side,
and
then
the
southwest
corridor
on
the
west
and
sort
of
gimmick
street
to
the
north.
And
you
know
the
design
goals
of
this
project
are
prioritizing
bicycle
safety
and
comfort,
walking
pedestrian
safety
and
accessibility.
A
A
So
a
word
about
the
bicycle
connections.
You
know
the
goal
here
is
really
to
provide
a
safe,
high
comfort,
crosstown
connection
for
all
ages
and
abilities
again
looking
to
connect
sort
of
the
franklin
park,
blue,
the
lab
and
siever
street
corridors
to
the
southwest
corridor
and
beyond.
You
know.
The
arrows
I
show
here
aren't
really
intended
to
be
like
prescriptive
of
of
where
these
routes
should
go.
A
So
a
quick
word
on
the
timeline
of
the
two
projects.
You
know
we're
looking
to
do
the
final
design
review
of
the
columbus
ave
bus
lanes
and
pedestrian
improvements
project
in
the
month
of
august
and
start
construction,
probably
at
the
very
very
end
of
summer
of
2020.,
if
it
slips
much
later
than
that,
there
is
a
potential
that
it
would
be
pushed
back
to
to
the
spring.
A
But
we
are,
you
know
really
hoping
given
how
far
along
the
project
is,
and,
as
I
mentioned,
also
sort
of
the
urgency
with
kovid
to
try
to
get
this
in
this
year
and
then
the
eccleston
square
redesign
project
with
associated
bike
network
and
traffic
common
improvements
for
the
neighborhood.
You
know
we'll
be
launching
the
planning,
design
and
community
process
this
summer
in
the
very
very
near
future
and
carrying
that
through
the
winter
you
know,
bicycling
accommodations
will
really
be
the
top
priority.
A
You
know
one
thing
that
we
heard
loud
and
clear
from
many
of
the
community
members
who
joined
us
in
these
conversations
and
came
to
the
open
houses
was
that
you
know.
While
there
was
very
broad
support
for
bus
lanes
on
the
corridor,
there
was
a
lot
of
concern
about.
You
know
the
lack
of
of
of
high
quality
bike
accommodations
on
columbus
ave
as
well.
A
A
So
if
you
know
anybody
who
is
interested,
who
is
a
first
language
speaker
of
spanish
and
would
like
to
attend,
we
would
really
encourage
you
to
to
encourage
them
to
join
us
for
that
so
yeah,
that's!
That's
it
I'll!
Have
that
at
this
point
I'll
open
up
the
the
room
to
questions.
Do
we
want
to
go
through
the
chat
box
for
now?
C
A
D
Sorry,
thank
you.
Everyone!
You
watched
that
this
is
matt
from
btd,
so
we're
also
working
with
the
t
on
sort
of
surge
capacity,
especially
during
sort
of
this
covid
related
time
period.
So
the
tea
is
reserving
30
of
their
buses
of
their
bus
fleet
for
sort
of.
If
they
see
crowding
on
a
particular
route,
they
can
re-route
some
of
those
buses
or
route
some
of
those
buses
onto
those
corridors.
D
So
by
having
a
you
know,
good
reliable
connection
from
jackson
square
down
to
the
edge
of
franklin
park
will
enable
buses
to
efficiently
and
effectively
get
through
the
area,
but
then,
as
is
needed,
there
will
be
more
bus
service
added
to
corridors
again,
given
sort
of
the
search
needs
and
crowding
needs.
Sorry.
A
Oh,
no
thank
you
matt
yeah
and
in
terms
of
the
the
estimated
improvement
in
bus
average
speed.
You
know.
I
think
this
is
it's.
It's
a
bit
difficult
to
say
with
yeah
with
with
certainty.
You
know.
Certainly
the
conditions
are
shifting
with
covid,
but
you
know
we
have
seen
that
you
know
under
the
existing
conditions
it
can
take.
You
know
as
much
as
20
minutes,
you
know
again
I'll
say
in
pre-code
conditions
you
know
sort
of
standard
conditions.
A
It
could
take
as
much
as
20
minutes
to
just
run
this
slightly
less
than
a
mile
corridor
to
jackson
square,
and
you
know
we
think
that
we
can
get
that
down
to
a
much
more
consistent,
probably
five
to
seven
minutes.
You
know
on
a
consistent
basis,
as
I
said,
which
is
really
the
point
that
I
was
making
earlier
about,
adding
to
that
reliability
of
the
service.
A
A
A
A
A
So
you
know
we
are
having
conversations
about
that
and
I
think
you
know
we
will
likely
start
sort
of
community
conversations
about
the
potential
for
extending
this
bus
priority
treatment.
You
know
north
along
columbus
and
tremont
and
and
south
along
siver
street,
and
we
would
be
having
a
conversation
with
the
neighborhood
about
what
that
would
look
like
the
timing
of
that,
but
that
would
definitely
be
something
that
we'd
be
looking
at.
You
know
for
a
permanent
construction
would
probably
be
next
year
at
the
earliest.
E
This
is
this
is
eric
berkman
from
the
t.
One
other
thing
to
add
is
that,
as
we
were
kind
of
getting
to
before
regarding
blue
hill
ave,
this
is
a
key.
This
is
a
key
segment
of
the
matapan.
The
lma
connection
that
plus
network
redesign
and
other
efforts
have
identified
is
connecting
those
neighborhoods
for
employment
opportunities
and
healthcare,
etc.
A
So
so
I
think
you
know
now
is
a
good
time
to
take
the
bike,
lane
questions
and
the
bike
accommodation
questions.
So
someone
asked
you
know
about
protected
bike
lanes
on
columbus
avenue
and
you're
correct
we're
not
calling
for
for
dedicated
bike
facilities
on
columbus
avenue.
You
know
this
was
you
know
a
very
difficult
trade-off
to
be
made
here.
You
know
we
considered
options
early
on
that
would
have
included
it,
but
you
know
it's
a
real
challenge.
Trying
to
accommodate
keep.
A
A
You
know,
are
working
on
improving
the
crossings
and
and
extending
really
the
southwest
corridor
through
downtown
and
making
that
you
know
a
more
sort
of
cohesive
and
continuous
connection.
You
know
we
we've
been,
you
know
talking
with
with
our
active
transportation.
Colleagues,
you
know
a
lot
or
preliminarily
about
what
these
conditions
would
look
like
and
how
we
can
make
those
really
high
quality
connections
from
sort
of
silver
street.
Google,
ad
and
franklin
park
connection.
A
You
know,
locations
too
to
service,
you
know
important
neighborhood
destinations
and
you
know,
and
also
to
reach
the
southwest
corridor,
and
you
know
as
part
of
this
process.
You
know
we
will
also
be
looking
at.
You
know.
How
can
we
make
crossings
of
of
major
streets
and
sort
of
semi-major
streets
like
aimery,
street
and
and
walnut
street?
A
You
know,
I
think,
that
we
are
in
a
fairly
good
spot
in
that
you
know,
we've
had,
from
my
perspective,
a
very,
very
positive
engagement
with
the
neighborhood
so
far.
You
know
they've
provided
a
lot
of
great
feedback
about
about
this
project
about
how
it
can
be
made
better
about
what
their
concerns
are.
That
we've
tried
to
address,
and
so
we've
made
a
lot
of
those
connections
with
you
know,
with
urban
edge.
A
A
You
know
this
is
also
understanding
that
there
will
probably
be
some
reduction
in
traffic
on
columbus
ave
with
the
reduction
of
travel
lanes,
but
also
there
may
be
some
drivers
who
you
know
are
looking
to.
You
know,
find
neighborhood
cut-throughs,
and
we
want
to
basically
get
ahead
of
that
as
well
and
make
sure
that
we're
ensuring
that
there
are
safe
conditions
on
our
neighborhood
streets,
so
drivers
aren't,
aren't
trying
to
you,
know,
speed
down
neighborhood
streets
and
use
those
as
alternatives
to
columbus
out.
A
A
A
You
know
fire
the
corridor
to
make
sure
that
people
are
aware
that
that
meeting
is
happening,
and
then
I
think
you
know
we
could
probably
safely
do
some
socially
distanced
sort
of
site
walks
with
the
neighborhood,
the
individual
streets,
identify
opportunities
and
challenges
and
sort
of
work
through
it.
That
way,
that's
sort
of
how
I'm
envisioning
the
community
process
but
again
happy
to
happy
to
discuss
ideas
for
how
we
can
make
that
sort
of
an
efficient
and
inclusive
process.
E
A
Yeah,
so
you
know
in
terms
of
the
the
phased
approach
you
know
it
was.
It
was
really
a
situation
where
the
tea
had
already.
You
know
an
open
contract
with
the
design
consultant
on
board
that
let
us
launch
into
the
the
columbus
ave
piece
of
the
project
you
know
of
the
improvements
first,
so
it
definitely
has
a
bit
of
a
head
start.
A
You
know
in
in
other
parts
of
of
the
state
in
the
country,
so
I
think
we're
in
good
hands
there
and
we're,
like,
I
said,
we're
hoping
to
make
that
a
very
quick
and
efficient
process,
because
we
understand
that
there's
a
lot
of
appetite
for
for
having
these
in
very
quick
succession.
So
you
know
to
the
extent
that
we
can,
you
know,
make
some
interim
tactical
improvements.
You
know
we'll
be
looking
to
do
that
until
we
can.
A
You
know
mobilize
crews
and
and
and
and
designs
and
get
you
know,
sort
of
the
permanent
sort
of
reconstruction
vetted
through
the
neighborhood.
So
I
think
that's
the
the
answer
to
that
so
yeah,
I
think,
and
obviously,
if
the
project
does,
you
know
slip
to
the
spring
the
columbus
project.
That
means
that
they'll
be
much
more
closely
aligned
in
terms
of
the
rollout.
A
You
know
to
make
some
minor
detours,
but
we
are,
of
course
like
keeping
options
open
for
them
to
access
them,
and
you
know
we
do
think
that
overall,
you
know
removing
the
left
turns
along
the
corridor
like
specifically
at
the
uncontrolled
intersections.
The
unsignalized
intersections
like
weld
street
will
actually
make
for
a
for
a
much
safer
condition
because
we
won't
have
drivers
trying
to
you
know,
find
gaps
in
in
traffic
and
shoot
across.
A
A
I
did
see
a
question
also
about
you
know
how
we
looked
at
a
modern
roundabout
at
columbus
in
washington.
You
know
it
is
a
large
intersection,
but
you
know
we.
We
didn't
really
consider
that
closely.
I
think
having
the
buses
sort
of
making
a
turn
around
the
roundabout
was
considered
challenging
and
you
know
we
need
to
given
the
traffic
volumes.
I
think
better
control
also
opportunities
for
pedestrians
to
cross,
so
it
wasn't
an
option
that
we
that
we
looked
at
particularly
closely
any
other
questions.
A
C
C
D
I
can
take
the
question
about
the
offset
bus
stops.
We
could
definitely
if
you
guys
wanted
to
have
like
a
call
out
meeting,
because
that
was
something
that
we
looked
at
and
it
it
creates
sort
of
a
weird
leap
on
the
corridor,
but
certainly
happy
to
sort
of
follow
up
with
that
graphically
because
it's
a
it's
something.
That's
a
little
bit
tough
to
explain
here.
B
Yeah,
sorry,
that
was
my
question.
I
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
that's
a
very
confined
area,
but
if
we
could
do
something
that
would
this
is
already
from
itdp
for
those
of
you
who
are
who
don't
know
my
voice
from
that.
But
if
we
go
to
look
at
just
ways
to
accommodate
both
the
bicycling
needs
and
the
and
the
the
bus
needs
on
this
carter,
that
would
be
really
great
because
that's
obviously
we
don't
want
buses
to
preclude
safe,
basically
in
the
in
the
area
or
vice
versa.
A
Yeah-
and
I
have
pulled
up
the
sorry-
the
world
plan
again
sorry
about
that,
because
I
stopped
sharing
for
a
second
but
yeah.
I
have
pulled
up
the
rules
right
here,
so
you
know
the
proposal
at
at
dick's.
Well,
you
know,
I
think,
we're
we
still
need
to.
Finally
like
ultimately
determine
what
it
will
look
like
at
the
walnut
intersection.
A
And
I
see
jeffrey
ferris
saying
one
hour
is
too
short
for
a
meeting,
so
you
know
we
did
want
to
like
sort
of
keep
the
presentation,
it's
a
lot
of
information,
but
we
wanted
to
keep
it
fairly,
concise
and
give
some
time
for
people
who
you
know
wanted
to
do
it
in
the
space
of
an
hour.
But
again,
as
I
said,
I'm
happy
to
stay
for
another.
A
A
You
and-
and
I
would
encourage
you
like
you
know
if
something
comes
up
that
you
think
of
after
the
fact
you
know
please
email
me,
I
try
to
be
very
diligent
about
responding
and
keeping
track
of
all
the
comments
I
get
via
email
too.
So
you
know
don't
be
a
stranger
and
don't
feel
like
this
is
the
only
opportunity
to
ask
questions
or
provide
feedback.
E
A
E
A
Yeah,
if
that's
what
you
mean,
then
absolutely
you
know,
I
think
we
would
be
looking
at
opportunities.
You
know,
I
think
we
also
want
to
sort
of
piggyback
on
the
franklin
park
master
plan
process
as
well.
You
know,
we've
had
some
conversations
about
potentially
improving
the
shared
use
path
along
franklin
park,
and
you
know
making
this
connection
along
walnut
street
on
that
side,
a
better
connection
as
well
to
help
sort
of
feed
cyclists
into
into
these
sort
of
neighborhood
connections
down
here
too.
A
B
A
Is
still
a
desire
line
for
bicyclists,
so
they'll
either
be
on
the
street
at
sidewalk
yeah,
and
you
know
I
I
agree
with
you
on
that.
You
know
I
think
our
our
ideal
dream
version
of
this
corridor
would
have
like
spectacular,
protected
bike
lanes
on
both
sides
of
the
street
as
well,
and
you
know
we
do
sincerely
want
to
very
quickly
and
and
effectively
address
the
concerns
for
for
safe
biking.
A
E
That
I
can
okay,
I
can
answer
that-
one
william,
so
yeah
eric
berkman
and
I'm
director
of
transit
priority
for
mbta.
So
we
don't
currently
have
any
plans
to
use
articulated
buses
on
this
corridor.
But
we've
designed
the
station
stops
to
accommodate
two
unarticulated
buses.
So
that's
two
40-foot
buses.
So
if
we
were
to
eventually
change
articulated
buses,
we
would
still
be
able
to
accommodate
them
at
the
at
the
station
stops.
E
One
other
thing
I
want
to
mention
that
I'm
not
sure
if
this
was
brought
up
is
that
these
are
nine
inch
high
boarding
platforms.
A
typical
curb
is
about
five
inches,
four
to
five
inches,
so
it's
not
exactly
level
boarding
which
would
be
10
to
11
inches,
but
at
nine
inches
it's
going
to
feel
a
lot
more
comfortable
for
you
to
step
onto
the
bus,
because
it
is
what
we
are
calling
near
level
boarding
about
twice
as
high
as
a
typical
curb
at
the
platform,
so
yeah
yeah.
A
Yeah
and
again,
if
you
know
we'll,
be
presenting
exactly
the
same
information
later
today.
So
if
you
come
up
with
a
question-
and
you
want
to
sign
on
towards
you-
know,
6,
30
or
so
and
and
hop
on
for
the
for
the
q,
a
section
of
the
evening
meeting
you're
welcome
to
join
that
as
well.
If
you
just
can't
get
enough
of
a
columbus
ave.
A
Okay,
well,
I
think
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
folks
have
signed
off
at
this
point
or
or
are
signing
off
actively.
So
it
sounds
like
you've
had
enough
of
me
but
yeah.
I
suppose
we
can.
We
can
resume
now.
Thank
you
again
so
much
for
joining
us.
You
know
we
really
appreciate
the
feedback
and
you
know
working
through
the
neighborhood
with
the
neighborhood.
I
think
we're
going
to
deliver
a
much
better
project
so
truly
sincerely.
Thank
you
for
for
joining
us.