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From YouTube: A Street Sidewalk Widening Meeting - June 5, 2023
Description
The Boston Public Works and Transportation Departments hosted a virtual meeting on June 5, 2023 to review options for wider sidewalks on A Street in the Fort Point neighborhood. A Street's sidewalks will be widened as part of an expanded scope for the Congress Street reconstruction project. The presentation covered existing conditions, planning context, and design options for A Street between Melcher Street and Congress Street. For more information about the project, visit boston.gov/congress-street-fort-point.
A
A
If
something
is
urgent,
you
know
you
can
raise
your
hand
if
you're
on
the
phone,
you
can
star
six
to
unmute,
but
you
know
when
the
when
the
Q
a
comment
period
begins
just
unmute
yourself,
and
this
use
the
reaction
button
down
on
the
bottom
of
the
screen
to
raise
hand,
is
a
good,
orderly
way
to
do
things
and
and
take
turns
and
keep
everything
moving
and
in
the
chat
is
always
a
great
way
to
communicate.
So.
A
This
this
section
of
a
street,
as
many
of
you
know,
has
been
a
bit
of
a
bone
of
contention
in
terms
of
accessibility
and
the
existing
condition
with
this
narrow
sidewalk,
and
not
only
that,
but
further
obstacles
with
street
lights.
The
fire
hydrants
just
Street
Furniture.
That
also
presents
a
challenge
for
those
trying
to
navigate
this.
A
This
section
of
a
street
underneath
Viaduct
so
also
for
accessibility,
as
I
mentioned
very,
very
important
that
we
resolve
this
situation.
That
has
gone
on
for
much
too
long,
where
we
have
an
inadequate
clearance
around
the
staircase
for
those
that
may
be
disabled
and
in
a
wheelchair,
for
instance,
what
they
would
not
be
able
to
pass
this
the
steel
case.
So
this
is
really
an
urgent
thing
that
again
has
been
in
existing
condition
for
much
too
long,
and
we
thought
it
made
a
lot
of
sense
to
add
this
to
our
Congress
Tree
project.
A
A
A
It's
interesting
that
the
city
has
decided
to
take
on
agreed
to
take
on
this
piece
to
improve
a
between
Congress
and
melcha.
Prior
to
that,
however,
we
did
have
a
commitment
that
we
worked
out
for
financial
contributions
from
the
developers
so
we'll
just
what
we
could
do
is
maybe
reallocate
that
somewhere
else.
Maybe
it's
on
Melcher
Street
to
be
determined,
but
since
we're
taking
this
on
that
commitments,
I
imagine
we
could
use
elsewhere
where
it's
needed.
So
sorry
Stephanie.
B
A
B
B
However,
we
do
have
funding
for
new
shuttle
service
that
will
serve
for
Point,
the
seaport
and
Beyond.
One
of
the
new
routes
will
be
serving
a
street
in
both
directions,
so
Northbound
and
southbound
it
will
sort
of
loop
around
in
the
Seaport
area
and
come
back
via
Summer
Street
milchers
Southbound
on
a
we
will
also
have
another
route
that
is
likely
to
be
along
D
Street
that
will
connect
Nubian
square
and
the
Marine
Park.
B
C
B
Numbers
were
looking
like
for
us
about
230
Vehicles
Northbound,
slightly
more
taking
a
left
from
a
street
onto
Congress,
then
taking
a
right
onto
Congress,
and
then
we
also
have
traffic
coming
on
to
a
street
from
Congress
and
of
that
slightly
more
is
coming
from
Congress
to
the
east.
So
taking
that
left
onto
a
street,
everyone
is
in
from
the
waiting
room
Sarah.
But
thank
you
for
the
the
reminder
and
yes
Tom.
B
This
is
the
first
public
meeting
about
the
shuttle,
but
it
did
confirm
that
some
people
would
you
already
know
about
it.
There
will
be
more
details
as
soon
as
the
BPD
and
the
transit
team
have
everything
together,
and
this
is
hourly
volumes
in
the
morning.
So
the
am
Peak.
And
then
this
is
what
things
like
in
the
PM
Peak
again
we're
looking
at
kind
of
an
even
split
of
people
using
a
street
going
left
right
and
coming
on
to
a
street.
B
B
There's
a
street
D,
Street
and
then
dot
Street
to
the
West
First
Papa's
way.
So
Papa's
way
is
a
private
way
right
now,
and
it
would
require
some
setbacks
to
achieve
the
widths
that
we
need
within
the
right-of-way.
There
is
sort
of
like
a
path
along
the
reserves,
Channel
that
isn't
quite
open
enough
for
like
comfortable
sharing
between
bikes
and
pedestrians
and
so
we'd
like
to
wherever
possible
and
keep
bikes
and
people
walking
and
rolling
sort
of
separate.
B
However,
the
added
volume
of
buses
on
D
Street
means
that
it's
unlikely
to
be
a
high
Comfort
by
Connection.
In
the
future,
so
it's
not
really
kind
of
in
the
cards
for
separated
bike
lanes
and
such
and
on
a
street.
We
are
sort
of
piece
by
piece
getting
to
a
high
Comfort
like
connection
from
at
least
from
Broadway
to
Necco,
through
several
development
projects
and
the
witch
Pat
already
mentioned,
and
the
resurfacing
of
a
street
that
vicinity
energy
is
supposed
to
be
doing
any
day
now.
B
This
is
going
to
be
a
lot
of
information,
so
we
very
much
want
to
have
a
discussion
and
answer
questions
so
I
think,
based
on
what
we
know
about
a
street
and
some
of
this
context
that
we
just
shared.
We
know
that
as
a
general
design
goal,
the
first
thing
that
we
have
to
do
is
provide
wider
sidewalks,
so
we
want
at
least
seven
feet
wherever
we
can
as
our
minimum.
B
So
that
gives
us
five
feet
of
clear
space
for
people
to
walk
and
roll
through,
while
also
leaving
us
a
bit
of
space
for
Furnishings,
so
that
they're,
not
literally
in
the
way
as
people
are
walking
down
the
street.
So
that's
the
two
feet
for
street
lights
and
signs
and
the
hydrant
and
other
things
like
that.
B
We
also
want
to
make
meaningful
connections
and
our
high
comfort
bike
Network
in
the
neighborhood,
and
we
know
from
previous
presentations
and
materials
from
the
Fort
Point
neighborhood,
who
have
been
advocating
for
this
sidewalk
widening
for
so
many
years
that
parking
loss
could
be
acceptable
if
we
reallocate
space
for
parking
on
other
nearby
streets,
whether
that
is
the
metered
parking
to
resident
parking
or
some
other
situation
that
it
could
be
acceptable.
So
with
those
sort
of
ground
rules
laid
here
is
what
we're
looking
at.
B
So
the
right-of-way
is
essentially
the
same
width
at
Congress
Street
and
at
Summer
Street,
but
the
sidewalks
are
pretty
significantly
different,
which
you
can
feel
if
you've
ever
walked
here.
So
on
our
Northern
end
at
Congress
Street,
we
have
those
super
narrow,
sidewalks.
We
have
parking
along
the
one
side,
southbound
travel,
Lane
and
two
Northbound
Lanes
to
serve
the
left
and
the
right
turning
vehicles.
B
B
B
So
first,
in
all
options
we
are
widening
the
sidewalks
on
both
sides
of
the
street
to
that
minimum
of
five
plus
two
and
on
in
our
first
option,
we're
keeping
the
same
number
of
travel
Lanes,
so
one
southbound
to
Northbound,
but
because
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
space
left
over.
So
we
can't
keep
parking.
B
B
So
we
were
playing
with
the
idea
of
okay.
Well,
how
can
we
best
optimize
the
intersection
at
Congress
for
minimizing
delay
for
everyone,
making
sure
that
everyone
keeps
moving
through
that
intersection
without
waiting
a
really
long
time
so
again,
I'll
widening
the
sidewalks.
Both
of
them
here
are
seven
feet,
because
the
five
plus
two
two
separated
bike,
Lanes
again,
six
foot
bike
Lanes
with
a
two
foot
puffer,
so
that
we
can
do
the
street
sweeping
and
snow
plowing
that
we
would
need
to
be
doing
all
year.
B
B
B
What
we
can
do
here
is
we
can
keep
one
traveling
in
each
Direction.
We
can
provide
standard
bike
Lanes
so
not
protect
it.
Just
five
foot
bike
Lanes
in
each
Direction
and
again
without
the
parking
in
this
area
under
the
bridge,
we
could
also
have
one
travel
in
each
Direction
and
that
southbound
travel
Lane
could
be
separated
bike
lane
coming
through
here.
B
This
would
only
get
us
to
about
Melcher
Street
for
bike
Lanes
at
transystems
to
a
shared
Lane
condition
after
that,
but
under
the
bridge,
this
is
what
we
could
accomplish
for
bikes
or
in
the
option
where
we
have
a
one-way
Northbound.
We
can
have
a
generous
northbound
lane
and
separated
by
claims
in
both
directions.
B
Again
here
the
bike
links
are
six
and
two,
but
that
one
travel
Lane
is
is
a
bit
wider
and
the
other
options.
The
travel
lanes
are
all
10
feet
in
this.
One
I
think
we're
looking
at
more
like
13
feet,
which
is
fine
for
for
buses.
I
know
that
the
bus
folks
will
not
appreciate
10
foot
travelings,
but
that's
what
we
have
space
for.
So
these
are
the
the
options
for
south
of
these.
B
You
would
have
to
either
begin
in
the
Seaport
area
by
taking
D
Street
to
summer
or
if
you
are
downtown,
you
would
take
dot
Ave
to
Summer
Street,
to
melt
your
ticket
to
E
Street,
so
preferred
design
option
is
actually
the
Northbound
only
a
street
facility
from
Melcher
Street
to
Congress,
so
it
would
still
be
two-way
from
Melcher
Street
South
again.
This
would
provide
separated
by
claims
in
each
Direction
simplify
intersection
operations
on
the
slide.
B
B
Northbound
bus
or
shuttle
route
with
this
option
and
have
enough
space
to
be
able
to
have
better
stops
once
that
shuttle
service
has
been
planned
in
a
little
bit
more
detail,
and
this
better
connects
the
bike
Network,
making
it
easier
for
families
to
get
around
in
the
area
to
travel,
to
and
from
destinations
in
the
seaport
and
Fort
Point
to
elsewhere
in
the
city.
So
those
are
all
of
the
the
slides
that
I
have
I
know
that
there
are
a
lot
of
comments
and
we
would
be
yeah.
B
B
D
A
E
E
E
You
know
that
part
of
the
neighborhood
Congress
Street
Seaport
Boulevard
any
you
know
anybody
coming
from
the
north
to
the
South,
so
some
of
us
kind
of
commute
from
the
north
to
the
South.
Some
come
from
a
part
of
the
city,
there's
a
lot
of
different
reasons.
Why
would
be
coming
from
that
way
down
onto
a
street?
E
You
know
how
workable
that
solution
would
be
so
can
I
assume
Stephanie
when
you
add
that
as
a
proposal,
you
guys
have
done
all
of
the
counts
at
all
of
the
associated
intersections,
so
that
this
actually
doesn't
create
a
problem.
It's
a
summer
in
Melcher
or
Dorchester
Ave
in
summer
or
or
or
or
right,
all
the
oars,
I
kind
of
can
visualize
how
this
might
happen,
but
anyway.
So
that's
my
first
question
or
comment
on
the
second
is:
it
relates
to
cars
going
north
on
a
street.
E
E
You
guys
didn't
necessarily
part
of
the
presentation
talk
to
us
about
how
the
current
15
24-hour
residential
spots
that
exist
along
that
stretch
of
a
street
from
Congress
to
Melcher
how
those
are
going
to
be
what
the
solution
options
are
for
those
there's,
a
number
of
metered
spots,
there's
a
number
of
frankly
spots
along
Melcher
in
front
of
30
melter,
the
spin
ping
pong
and
restaurant
establishment
that
are
no
longer
loading
docks
that
could
be
reclaimed.
There's
a
number
of
options,
yeah,
I,
I,
just
I,
wasn't
sure
where
you
would
settle.
B
B
B
If
we
were
to
remove
the
left
from
Congress
onto
a
street,
would
simplify
a
lot
of
of
our
phasing
and
timing
for
that
intersection,
which
would
result
in
again
less
delay
for
everyone
at
that
intersection,
particularly
all
of
the
pedestrians
who
are
trying
to
cross
the
street
there.
We
are
providing
that
extra
Crossing
today
on
on
sport
in
terms
of
parking.
That's
my
fault:
there
was
a
slide
that
was
like.
B
We
are
looking
at
different
options,
but
I
saw
a
lot
of
comments
of
people
who
were
very
wanted
to
talk
more
about
the
street
Direction
on
a
street,
so
yeah
I,
actually
I
took
a
bunch
of
pictures
on
Military
Street
the
other
day
and
had
a
conversation
with
Pat
and
others
about
like
what
is
that?
What
these
spaces
could?
Some
of
these
be
our
reallocated
species
from
a
street?
So
again
with
that
with
this
project
and
with
the
sidewalk
widening
it,
and
what's
what
we
can
do
between
the
sidewalks
on
E
Street?
B
E
I
I
just
don't
know
how
a
street
one
way
is,
is
feasible
made.
Perhaps
when
there's
a
connection
from
a
street
over
to
the
West
Service
Road
in
you
know
the
far
distant
future
when
the
when
the
postal
service
redevelops
and
perhaps
that
yeah
there's
an
actual
Road
right,
they
implement
the
Hundred
Acres
Road
grid.
There
Stephanie
yeah.
F
I
did
like
the
option
with
two
bike:
two
bike:
Lanes
bi-directional
bike
lanes
and
two
travel
Lanes
rather
than
three
on
a
street
and
I
will
I
will
state
that,
on
on
May
20th
I
was
cycling
on
Atlantic
Ave
in
an
unprotected
cycle,
Lane
took
a
fall
and
I'm
now
recovering
from
a
reverse
arthroplasty
surgery,
because
the
car
was
parked
in
the
bike
lane.
So
as
a
regular
cyclist
I'll
be
off
my
bike
for
about
six
months
now
we
need
much
better
attention
to
protected
cycle
Lanes.
As
far
as
recommendations
go
further.
F
I
like
the
work
I
think
that,
in
support
of
reducing
the
conflicts
at
that
Congress
tree
and
a
Street
intersection,
maybe
you
could
consider
just
eliminating
the
left
turn
onto
a
street
from
Congress
Street
for
people
going
toward
downtown
Boston
on
Congress
Street.
Eliminating
a
left
turn
just
saying
no
left
turn
and
anyone
that
wants
to
do
that.
They
could
turn
left
at
that
service.
Road
run
down
the
hall
Road
and
get
down
wherever
they
need
to
go.
F
They
could
go
on
to
Richard
Street
or
they
could
continue
on
the
bypass
road
or
whatever
else
they
need
to
do,
but
that
elimination
of
that
left
turn
onto
a
street
might
solve
a
lot
of
those
conflicts
with
pedestrians
and
so
on.
Anyways,
so
I
support
the
two-lane
a
street
with
two
cycle
Lanes
in
both
directions.
One
other
optional,
throw
at
you
might
be
having
one
cycle
Lane
with
two
two
directions
in
the
same
cycle:
Lane,
and
that
way
you
could
get
a
little
more
width
out
there
for
whatever
use
as
possible.
D
G
G
These
are
the
options
that
would
get
us
that
and
also
dramatically
improve
The
Pedestrian
experience
at
a
and
Congress
One.
Way,
obviously,
does
that
the
best
at
the
expense
of
vehicles
going
Southbound,
but
it
does
make
it
much
easier
for
vehicles
going
northbound
doesn't
mean
it's
the
right
option,
but
that
is
the
option
that
is
best
for
the
pedestrians
and
cyclists
and
Northbound
vehicles.
B
H
This
informative
meeting,
yeah
I,
would
have
to
say
just
just
spending
a
lot
of
time
down
there
trying
to
get
in
and
out
of
there
it's
it's
crazy
enough
as
it
is,
but
I
would
say
at
least
you'd
have
to
have
the
two-way
traffic
at
Congress
and
and
a
street
I
know
what
you're
saying
Dan.
As
far
as
you
know,
safety
absolutely
but
I-
think
the
traffic
or,
if
you
even
had
one
lane,
making
a
left
or
right
onto
Congress
Street.
H
It's
it's
just
gonna
back
up
that
a
street
some
days
or
just
they're,
backed
up
forever
I,
know,
there's
a
we
got
to
try
to
find
a
happy
medium
and
as
far
as
the
additional
private
parking
I'm
sure
you
all
are
aware
of
the
the
parking
garage
on
Farnsworth
street
is
is
going
by
the
wayside.
That's
going
to
be
a
light.
Science
building
and
zero
parking
over
there.
So
I
think
there's
like
450
spots.
H
There
that
are
are
going
to
be
lost,
and
you
know
some
of
those
or
probably
I.
Don't
know
the
exact
number,
but
a
lot
of
those
are.
You
know
people
in
the
neighborhood
that
rented
you
know
for
their
residents,
but
you
have
a
tough
job
ahead,
really
do
it's.
Is
there
a
perfect
option?
Probably
not
so
I
think
we
just
you
know
whatever
you
guys
decide
and
we'll
just
have
to
live
with
it.
You
know,
but
thank
you.
I
All
right,
hi
thanks
thanks
for
having
the
meeting
I
I've
I
live
in
in
Southie
I
have
a
business
in
the
seaport
and
we
have
another
business.
That's
about
to
open
up
in
Fort
Point
I've
been
driving
biking,
walking
all
around
Boston
for
the
last
17
years,
and
you
know
to
to
Echo
what
what
a
few
people
have
said.
I
I
As
you
pointed
out
earlier,
it's
like
the
only
streets
that
really
get
all
the
way
across
town
is
a
street
D
Street
and
then
that
combination
of
Dorchester
Street
to
you
know
to
you,
know
back
by
the
harbor,
so
I
think
losing
losing
a
direction
to
pass
through
there.
It
would
be
a
lot
easier
if
you
had.
You
know
two
streets
right
next
to
each
other
that
you
could
make.
I
You
know
one
way
each,
but
you
just
don't
really
have
that
there
so
I
would
say
to
try
and
keep
it
two
ways,
but
the
the
option
that
you
had
with
the
protected
bike
Lanes
is
definitely
preferable
to
me
because
an
unprotected
bike
lane
it
just
becomes
a
bonus.
Parking
Lane
for
people
and
and
I
have
I've
had
my
own
run-ins
with
with
cars
as
a
as
a
cyclist,
so
I
would
I
would
definitely
advocate
for
protecting
the
bike
Lanes,
but
I.
I
You
know,
I
I
do
agree
also
that
this
is
a
really
tough
area
to
to
do
anything
in
and
but
I'm
I'm
glad
that
you're
doing
something
about
the
sidewalks
there
and
and
I
know
that
it's
it's
you
know,
you're,
never
gonna
make
everybody
happy,
but
I.
Think
airing
on
the
side
of
of
safety,
for
everyone
is,
is
a
good
thing
so
that
that's
what
I
had
to
say.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Yeah
it's
hard
and
I
guess
you
know
we're
it's
hard
to
also
be
the
neighborhood
that
has
to
bear.
You
know
what
decisions
can
or
can't
be
made
anywhere
else
in
the
city.
So
you
know
there
are
a
few
options
for
coming
through
and
basically
this
is
the
only
one
that's
possible
for
bikes
at
any
point
in
the
in
the
future.
So
all
right,
Tom
we'll
go
back
to
you
and
then
before.
G
We
before
we
go
there
there's
a
question
that
I
think
Jeff
could
probably
answer
quickly
in
the
chat
when
we
widen
the
sidewalks
on
a
streets
there's
currently
a
fire
hydrant,
that's
kind
of
would
end
up
located
right
in
the
middle
of
the
sidewalk.
Can
you
talk
more
about
if
we
would
adjust
the
location
of
the
fire
hydrant
towards
the
curb
away
from
the
curb
when
we,
when
we
redo
the
sidewalk.
J
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
yes,
ideally
whenever
we
reconstruct
this
a
sidewalk,
we
look
at
relocating
or
resetting
the
structures
that
are
within
the
sidewalk,
so
hydrants
the
fire
department
does
request
that
we
keep
them
I
believe
18
inches
off
the
center
off
from
the
front
of
the
curb.
So
that
is
something
that
we
will
take
a
look
at
relocating
or
resetting
closest
to
the
curb.
B
Back
to
Tom
and
then
we'll
again,
there
are
no
overhead
renderings
for
this
I'm
sorry,
but
we
don't
have
them
for
this
project
right
now.
It's
something
that
we
would
put
together
for
the
next
phase
of
design,
but
it's
not
available
today,
so
the
face
on
options
are
the
only
ones
that
I
have
to
show
you,
and
this
is
our
existing
on
the
screen
right
now,
Tom
back
to
you.
E
Thanks
Stephanie,
so
one
comment
and
one
question
so
for
just
so:
it's
clear
to
our
to
my
neighbors
South
Boston
limited
traffic
on
D
Street
as
you
as
it
enters
into
the
residential
portion
of
South
Boston.
So,
as
you
are
driving
on
Old
Colony,
when
you
go
up
to
the
gas
station,
you
cannot
take
a
right-hand
turn
on
D
Street.
You
have
to
continue
down
all
colony
and
come
in
to
downtown
Boston
or
the
seaport
staying
on
Old
Colony,
similarly
and
you're
going
south
on
D
Street
and
you
pass
new
Cipher.
E
You
can't
continue
straight.
You
have
to
take
a
left
and
go
around
D
Street,
so
those
type
of
circuit
breakers
have
been
used
in
the
neighborhood
before
I
guess.
My
comment,
Stephanie
was
I.
Just
don't
see
how
that
would
work
unless
we
limit
limited
it
on
both
ends.
Perhaps
that's
been
you
guys
were
considering
this.
You
thought
about.
How
do
you
get
commuter
traffic
off
of
a
street
that
that
would
be
something
that
would
be
perhaps
something
that
we
could
consider,
but
just
asking
it
to
be
rerouted
over
to
Melcher.
E
Just
for
this
purpose
and
I
just
don't
see
how
it
helps
us.
My
question
is
around
the
stairs
on
the
I.
Guess,
that's
the
western
side
of
a
street,
so
the
the
stairs
on
the
Eastern
side
were
replaced
within
the
last
five
or
seven
years,
the
ones
on
the
on
the
western
side.
Frankly,
yeah
those
those
ugly
things,
I'm
surprised,
nobody's,
fallen
through
and
killed
themselves
right.
So
what
is
the
plan
for
those
stairs?
E
Do
they
have
to
actually
be
on
the
sidewalk
frankly
they're
very
difficult
to
go
up,
they're,
very
steep
and
they're
and
they're
challenging
for
anybody
that
happens
to
be
have
a
phobia
with
height,
it's
very
difficult
to
go
up
those
stairs
or
down
those
stairs?
Is
there
a
thought
or
a
plan
to
somehow
replace
them
with?
What's
what's
currently
in
place
on
the
Eastern
side
of
a
street?
Thank
you.
J
He
did
take
a
look
at
the
cost
to
make
repairs
to
the
stairs.
The
cost
was
significantly
more
than
than
what
it
actually
costed
to
build
the
stairs.
So
that
was
a
concern
that
they
had
also
there's.
There's
they'll
need
to
take
a
look
at
Ada
accessibility
as
well
as
you
guys
can
see.
These
stairs
aren't
accessible
according
to
at
Ada.
So
then
this
is
something
that
they're
they're
they're,
also
going
to
be
looking
at
in
the
future.
J
B
B
J
Or
an
elevator
which,
which
also
significantly
more
expensive
so
as
of
right
now,
no
plans,
we
do
plan
on
hiring
someone
to
take
care
of
our
stairs
and
footpaths
within
the
city
of
Boston.
If
you
know
Engineers,
you
may
tell
them
what
we're
hiring,
but
at
this
moment
we're
not
making.
There
are
any
plans
to
make
improvements
to
those
stairs.
K
Oops
hi
Christine
valencourt
from
300
Summer
Street,
the
artist
building
and
I
just
wanted
to
ask
if
those
black
stairs
could
be
removed
because
now
they're
damaged,
Beyond,
Beyond
safety
due
to
the
the
pigeon
feces
for
lack
of
better
word
to
say
and
I
was
also
wondering
if
the
structure
of
the
bridge
has
been
inspected
underneath
because
of
the
pigeons
living
there
for
so
many
years,
and
also
one
more
comment
about
the
parking
on
a
street
that
might
be
removed
for
residents.
My
building
is
right
there.
K
K
Street
I
was
wondering
if
some
of
those,
instead
of
them
being
the
the
parking
being
sent
elsewhere
if
they
could
be
added
as
resident
parking
on
Summer
Street,
and
the
other
comment
is
I'm,
hoping
that
after
there's
netting
put
up
for
the
pigeons
that
there'll
be
a
community
initiated
us,
a
sculpture,
com,
public
art
competition
to
help
light.
Besides
the
traditional
light,
posts
which
are
great
can
make
us
feel
safer
and
I'm
very
happy
that
the
parking
will
be
removed
and
I'm
very
happy
that
it'll
be
ADA
Compliant.
B
B
J
They're
they're,
looking
at
it,
but
as
I
mentioned,
there's
nothing
immediate
I,
don't
believe,
there's
any
any
desire
to
remove
them,
as
I
mean
they
do
still
provide
access
from
Summer,
Street
I
think,
ultimately,
what
what
what
we're
expecting
to
do
is
repair
them
at
a
future
day.
But
we
just
don't
know
when
it's
something
that
they
are
aware
of
are.
K
J
A
L
You
know
a
disaster
really
in
my
personal
opinion,
though
I
do
see
the
need
for
The
Pedestrian
safety
and
pedestrian
experience
and
for
bike
safety
I'm
just
wondering
if
we
can
keep
it
two-way
and
redirect
the
bike
route
onto
Melcher,
with
a
protected
Lane
on
Melcher
for
both
sides
that
being
a
pretty
wide
Street
and
bikes
could
be
redirected
down,
Dorchester,
Ave
or
in
front
of
or
behind
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
to
get
to
Congress
if
they
have
to
go
north
or
south
or
congress.
But
you
know
I
can't
see
that
working.
L
B
Some
point:
in
the
past
there
were
discussions
about
having
a
bike
facility
on
dot
Ave
between
summer
and
Congress
streets,
to
facilitate
that
connection,
unfortunately,
because
of
the
best
priority
around
Summer
Street,
a
lot
of
the
private
shuttles
and
pickup
drop-off
activities
have
been
redirected
from
Summer
Street
to
dot
Ave
and
without
a
significant
reconstruction
project.
It's
not
possible
to
add,
like
facilities
to
that
section
of
dot,
AV
right
now.
B
Similarly
someday
if
the
post
office,
the
Postal
Service,
leaves
its
facilities
by
South
Station,
there
were
discussions
of
having
you
know
a
bike
path
on
that
side
of
a
four-point
channel
as
well.
So
both
of
those
would
be
very
long
term
asks
for
the
bike.
Network
I
will
say
that
while
melster
Street
feels
wide,
it
is
not
consistent
with
and
would
be
hard
to
make
work
with
protected
bike
lanes
and
keeping
the
parking
on
Melcher
Street,
particularly
given
how
much
of
it
is.
B
One
side
is
entirely
resident
parking
and
we're
talking
about
trying
to
make
the
other
side
also
resident
parking
as
part
of
the
trade-offs
with
this
a
street
project.
So
not
that
they're,
not
good
ideas
or
they
don't
appreciate
you
bringing
them
up.
I
just
want
to
sort
of
make
sure
everyone
understands
that
we
have
spend
a
lot
of
time.
B
Thinking
about
what
is
possible
and
what's
not-
and
you
know
what
kinds
of
trade-offs
we'd
be
making
here
versus
elsewhere
and
we
are
doing
our
best
to
balance
everything
and
the
a
street
parking
has
to
be
eliminated.
In
order
for
us
to
have
the
wider
sidewalks,
there
isn't
a
way
around
that
so
we're
trying
to.
We
were
trying
to
think
of
ways
to
squeeze
some
bike
facilities
onto
a
street,
given
that
we
would
already
have
to
be
reallocating
those
parking
spaces
elsewhere.
A
Yeah
I
mean
I,
think
we've
been
either
answering
and
in
the
chat
itself
as
best
we
can,
or
you
know,
verbally,
where
some
of
them
have
kind
of
crossed
over
the
same
subject.
Just
like
the
it
sounds
like
the
you
know,
the
pigeon
issue
was
a
big
one
and
it
it
looks
like
you
know,
Sarah
was
able
to
mention
that
the
city
is
looking
to
address.
That
I
mean
there
were
a
lot
of
just
general
commentary
about
concerns
about
two-way
alternative.
G
B
B
D
E
B
J
J
J
Project
initially,
our
design
was
expected
to
be
completed
by
the
end
of
September.
Of
course,
we
have
been
pushed
back,
I
want
to
say
a
few
months.
Ideally
I,
don't
see
us
finishing
this
until
the
end
of
this
year
with
a
construction
start
date
in
the
spring,
hopefully
we'll
we're
still
waiting
on
an
updated
schedule
for
my
design
consultant,
but
that's
kind
of
where
we
are
right
now
and
that
would
Encompass
Congress
Street
a
street
as
well
as
sleeper
Street.
C
G
C
B
A
Yeah,
no
I'm,
not
clear
who's,
going
to
manage
those
little
I,
just
typed
in
but
I.
Think
I
sent
the
direct
message
and
said
it
to
everybody
that
SQL
TMA
yeah
I
mean
they.
You
know
it's
kind
of
their
whale
house,
but
we'll
we'll
see
down
the
road
I
mean
the
bcec
has
managed
the
shuttles.
You
know
in
this
consolidation
effort,
so
yeah
I
think
we'll
evolve.
B
This
isn't
really
a
question,
but
just
because
I
am
actually
also
in
charge
of
our
speed
humps
program,
those
Feed
House
program
in
terms
of
scale
and
cost
is
far
less
than
what
we
would
be
spending
on
the
sidewalks
here
on
a
street,
let
alone
the
full
reconstruction
of
Congress
and
sleeper.
So
we
are
trying
to
balance
our
investments
so
that
every
neighborhood
gets
some
improvements
for
safety,
where
we
can
do
it
quickly
with
speed
humps
we're
trying
to
and
where
we
are
spending
decades.
B
So
I
appreciate
the
concern
and
I
know
you
know.
Things
are
are
rough
and
they're,
there
are
needs
everywhere
and
we
do
want
to
make
every
street
safer
and
I
think
you
know
we
are.
We
have
changed
our
position
on
a
street,
whereas
previously
we
weren't
going
to
touch
the
sidewalks
at
all.
You
know
we
are
trying
to
do
our
best
to
invest
in
this
neighborhood
while
we're
here
and
make
some
positive
improvements
for
safety.
M
Some
of
us
have
been
in
this
neighborhood
long
enough
that
we
remember
Crossroads
and
how
much
effort
we
all
put
into
Crossroads
and
then
to
have
it
not
Crossroads
on
Congress
Street
and
have
it
not
happen
so
I
guess
I
want
to
express
my
concern
about
the
what
seems
to
be
slippage
of
schedule
and
kind
of
thinking
of
mayoral
terms,
and
you
know,
are
we
looking
at
this
not
happening?
If,
if
you
continue
to
have
problems
with
completing
the
design,
it
feels
like
we've
been
down
this
road
before.
J
M
J
So
we
we
can
move
forward
in
terms
of
the
Congress
Street
project
in
in
regards
to
the
constructed
improvements,
a
street,
whether
it's
one
way,
whether
it's
two-way,
whether
we're
putting
a
bike
lane,
that's
just
all
payment
markings.
We
do
hope
that
we
can
incorporate
it
as
part
of
this
project,
but
it
won't
hold
up
the
Congress
Street
project
as
a
whole
as
a
whole.
We're
just
we're
having
this
meeting
today.
If
we
can
resolve
it,
then
we'll
move
forward.
J
K
J
L
J
M
J
I
mean
that's,
that's
our
that's
our
path
forward.
Our
design
consultant
on
this
on
this
project
actually
has
closed
up
shop,
the
the
lead,
so
she
I
mean
she's,
ready
to
finish
this
project,
as
as,
as
as
as
as
impatient
as
we
are
as
well.
So
we're
we're
on
the
same
page,
to
get
this
project
done,
we're
literally
after
this
meeting,
where
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
work
through
our
our
revised
scope
and
fee,
so
that
we
can
finish
this
design
so
like
we're
moving
forward.
B
Okay,
I
think,
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
make
a
decision
and
share
via
email,
Flyers
Etc
to
this
group,
as
well
as
to
the
broader
neighborhood.
As
Jeff
mentioned.
You
know,
the
the
main
civil
work
that
has
to
be
done
is
setting
up
the
sidewalks
and
the
drainage
for
those
of
the
stuff
that
we
mostly
spent
our
time
on
tonight
is
just
what
goes
between
the
curves
and
that's
something
that
will
keep
working
on
to
hit
the
schedule
that
Jeff
has
for
getting
us
out
to
to
bid.
C
K
Yes,
I
just
looking
at
this
picture,
it's
perfect
that
metal
beam
that
you
see
in
this
picture.
That's
the
corner
of
our
building
and
those
graded
windows
are
actually
residents
and
I
just
wanted
everybody
to
know
who's
in
this
meeting
in
our
neighborhood
that
this
is
our
building
300
Summer
Street
Although
our
entrance
is
on
Summer
Street.
This
is
where
a
lot
of
our
residents
park
right
here,
and
these
are
where
people
are
actually
living
inside
these
windows
here
and
the
second
floor
and
all
the
way
up.
E
Thanks
and
sorry
for
the
frustration
Stephanie
if
it's
coming
through
but
I'm
pretty
frustrated,
so
the
neighborhood
spent
considerable
amount
of
time
meeting
with
the
city
on
sleeper
Street
on
Congress,
Street
and
now
on
a
street.
We
still
don't
have
a
view
on
when
final
designs
are
going
to
be
done
when
construction
will
be
bid
and
started
and
how
it
all
will
be
coordinated.
So
the
entire
neighborhood,
which
is
a
concern
we've
continually
raised,
so
the
entire
neighborhood,
isn't
under
construction
at
the
same
time,
so
a
bad
bad
time
to
bring
this
up.
E
H
Thank
you,
Stephanie
just
is
I
know
everyone's
trying
to
do
their
best
and
I
definitely
feel
this.
The
frustration
do
they
anticipate
once
construction
begins,
I,
don't
know
how
everybody
feels
about
this.
Will
there
be
any
night
work
going
on
to
to
expedite
the
construction
process,
or
is
that
completely
off
the
table?
And
it's
just
during
the
the
daytime
hours.
G
J
J
J
I
mean
I'd;
ideally,
they
won't
be
closing
The,
Alley
or
access
to
the
alley
during
construction,
I
mean
technically
they're
supposed
to
leave
they're
supposed
to
provide
access
during
construction.
So
if
they're
either
poor
and
asphalt,
you
mean
that
that,
of
course,
that
I
mean
that
that
will
be
a
disruption
in
terms
of
access,
but
not
more
than
than
the
time
that
they're
actually
out
there.
B
Be
this
is
not
the
last
opportunity
to
wait
and
we
will
be
posting
everything
I'll
be
sending
an
email
out
to
everyone.
We'll
also
do
our
best,
but
I
think
we've
heard
a
lot
of
preferences
tonight
to
not
have
the
one-way
option.
So
if
that
is
your
concern
that
we
haven't
heard
that
loud
enough,
we've
definitely
hit
that
tonight.