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A
Afternoon,
yes
good
afternoon,
everyone
I
will
I
want
to
invite
the
counselor
up
here
as
well.
A
B
B
B
A
Okay,
so
thank
you
so
much
to
all
of
our
partners.
For
being
here,
you
will
hear
from
some
of
the
key
leaders
in
on
the
city
Administration
and
in
community
and
in
our
in
in
Community
advocacy,
who
have
been
fighting
for
Safe
Streets
for
a
very
long
time.
A
Our
streets
team
has
developed
a
plan
to
roll
out
speed
humps
through
a
new
zone-based
approach
with
neighborhood
speed
humps
in
the
past,
when
there
have
been
speed,
humps
kind
of
sparingly
installed
they've
been
on
just
one
street
at
a
time
with
a
process
for
community
members
and
residents
to
petition
and
talk
about
that
one
street.
But
then
what
we
find
is
that
drivers
will
often
just
go
to
the
next
street
over
or
a
parallel
one,
and
that
just
pushes
the
speeding
car
somewhere
else.
A
I
have
spent
a
lot
of
time
in
in
all
of
our
neighborhoods
and
and
parks,
and
particular
in
this
area
and
in
surrounding
areas
knocked
on
a
whole
lot
of
doors
and
what
I
hear
from
residents
is
that
previously,
when
they
first
moved
into
their
homes
and
wanted
that
front
yard
to
be
a
place
where
their
kids
could
play
and
they
could
raise
a
family
or
they
anticipated
being
able
to
age
in
place
and
be
able
to
get
around
walking
to
what
they
needed
to
get
to
that
as
more
and
more
speeding,
cars
are
cutting
through
our
residential
side
streets
even
front
yards
on
a
supposed
previously
quiet,
neighborhood
residential
street
are
now
quite
scary
for
parents
and
in
many
cases
kids
are
no
longer
able
to
play
outside
in
the
front
yard.
A
Our
transportation
department
has
also
been
hard
at
work.
Updating
our
traffic
signal
guidelines.
This
will
make
sure
that
pedestrian
safety
is
prioritized.
It'll
reduce
the
risk
of
turning
collisions
for
making
it
clearer
for
drivers
when
a
turn
is
allowed
and
safe
and
giving
pedestrians
more
time
to
cross
before
the
lights
along
a
parallel,
Street
turn
green
and
traffic.
A
The
cars
come
this
way
along
with
these
safety
surge
initiatives,
we're
working
to
improve
safety
along
major
corridors
from
Cummins
Highway
in
Mattapan,
where
we've
already
heard
loud
and
clear
Community
priorities
around
safety
to
Tremont
Street
in
the
South
End,
where
construction's
already
underway.
We've
also
launched
the
public
process
to
improve
safety
along
Blue,
Hill
Ave
and
will
soon
be
begin.
Engaging
the
West,
Roxbury
Community
on
Center
Street.
A
But
we
want
to
be
proactive,
preventative
and
really
work
with
communities
at
a
much
broader
scale
and
much
more
accelerated
Pace.
To
make
this
happen.
So
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
residents
across
each
and
every
neighborhood
for
your
advocacy
and
looking
forward
to
continuing
that
with
the
specific
changes
that
we'll
be
making
in
in
the
weeks
to
come.
So
next
up
I'm
going
to
invite
up
Chief,
Yasha,
Franklin,
Hodge.
C
Thank
you
mayor,
so
I'm
Joshua,
Franklin,
Hodge,
chief
of
streets
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
I'm
grateful
to
have
the
chance
to
be
here
today
to
talk
about
Street
safety,
more
than
3
000
times
per
year.
C
It's
the
senior
citizen
who
no
longer
feels
safe
crossing
the
busy
street
in
their
neighborhood
or
the
father
I
talked
to
who
said
you
know
every
time
I
walk
down
my
block
with
my
kids
I
remember
the
day
we
walked
out
of
our
house
and
there
was
a
car
overturned
on
that
sidewalk
right
here.
It's
the
business
owner
who
had
to
sweep
up
the
glass
and
the
merchandise
after
a
car
came
through
the
front
of
the
the
place
of
business
where
they
go
and
work.
C
Every
single
day
and
I
hear
from
people
in
every
neighborhood
about
these
experience
in
these
fears,
people
tell
me
about
the
cars
speeding
past
the
sidewalks
where
they
walk
and
their
kids
play.
You
know
they
talk
about
the
near
misses
at
an
intersection
where
just
a
few
feet
was
the
difference
between
something,
terrifying
and
something.
C
Far
far
worse
and
I
hear
the
frustration
in
the
voice
of
people
who
tell
me
that
they
are
tired,
they're,
tired
of
worrying
about
their
kids
bike
ride
to
school
or
their
parents,
trip
to
the
corner,
store
and
I
see
the
notifications
from
the
Boston
Police
Department.
You
know
we
got
one
this
morning,
you
know,
and
they
often
read
something
like
today's,
which
said
you
know:
pedestrians
struck
by
motor
vehicle
fatal
reconstruction
team
notified.
C
There
are
three
key
strategies
in
this
program,
as
the
mayor
talked
about
would
be
implementing
zones
of
simple
speed,
humps
in
eligible
neighborhood
streets.
We
will
retrofit
or
redesign
intersections
in
major
roadways
with
safety
features
and
we're
implementing
a
new
set
of
guidelines
for
the
city's
traffic
signals
to
talk
about
first,
the
speed
humps
you
know
in
the
past.
C
Whenever
it's
technically
appropriate
to
install
them,
we
will
make
the
effort
to
do
so,
and
we've
established
guidelines
on
how
they
can
be
placed
how
far
apart
on
what
types
of
streets
and
how
they
should
be
actually
physically
constructed,
and
by
creating
this
design
standard
we'll
make
the
implementation
process
quicker
and
therefore
be
able
to
deliver
more
speed.
Hunts
to
more
streets
in
the
city
you'll
be
able
to
see
a
map
on
boston.gov
to
look
up
any
Street
to
determine
if
it's
eligible
for
Speed
humps
and
if
so,
when
they
may
be
coming.
C
We've
scheduled
out
the
construction
of
10
zones
per
year
and
we'll
update
the
map
with
more
zones,
as
each
construction
phase
is
determined.
These
zones
are
selected
using
risk-based
prioritization
that
targets
areas
with
a
history
of
crashes
and
larger
numbers
of
people
at
the
highest
risk
of
death
or
injury.
C
So
each
year
we
will
Design
safer
intersections
using
Street
safety
tools
that
will
allow
for
better
sight
lines,
slower
speeds,
clear,
Crossings
and
defined
spaces
for
all
we'll
prioritize
25
to
30
non-signalized
intersections
based
on
safety.
History,
demographics,
including
higher
numbers
of
children,
older
adults
and
people
with
disabilities,
Community
concerns
and
whether
there
are
parks,
schools
or
community
centers
nearby.
C
We
want
intersections
that
not
only
help
people
on
foot
or
on
bike
feel
safe,
but
also
reduce,
stress
and
risk
for
drivers
by
improving
visibility,
better
separating
different
Road
users
and
simplifying
confusing
intersections
we've
updated
our
guidelines
for
traffic
signals
to
make
signalized
intersections
safer
for
people
walking,
biking
and
driving
the
new
guidelines.
Look
at
every
aspect
of
how
our
signals
are
timed
to
prioritize
safety,
while
still
maintaining
a
smooth
flow
of
vehicles.
C
Traffic
signals
are
complex
and
I'll
spare
everyone
on
sort
of
treaties
on
Signal
engineering,
but
here
are
a
few
of
the
changes
that
people
are
likely
to
notice
a
leading
pedestrian
interval
which
allows
Walkers
to
get
a
head
start
by
giving
people
a
walk
sign
a
few
seconds
before
drivers
get
a
green
light.
This
creates
more
visibility
for
pedestrians
and
reduces
conflicts
between
people
walking
and
turning
drivers.
C
Boston
is
joining
many
other
jurisdictions
in
the
region
and
around
the
country
by
prohibiting
right
turns
on
red
in
more
high-risk
locations.
Right
turn,
crashes
often
result
from
drivers
looking
left
to
find
an
opportunity
to
turn,
instead
of
looking
right
at
the
crosswalk
that
they
will
be
turning
into
the
new
guidelines,
identify
criteria
for
use
of
no
turn
on
red,
including
downtown
and
neighborhood
business
districts
and
near
schools,
senior
centers,
Parks,
libraries,
mass
transit
stations
and
hospitals.
C
Additional
use
of
what
we
call
Auto
recall,
which
gives
pedestrian
a
walk,
gives
pedestrians
a
walk
sign
without
having
to
push
a
button,
also
helps
improve
safety
and
convenience
for
people
on
foot,
and
there
are
many
other
more
technical
changes
from
left
turns
and
crossing
times
and
every
aspect
of
these
guidelines,
which
we
believe
will
help
keep
people
safe.
We
plan
to
update
50
intersections
a
year
using
using
these
new
guidelines
and
we'll
Implement
them
as
part
of
other
major
projects.
C
This
safety
surge
complements
the
many
Corridor
projects
underway,
as
the
mayor
listed,
some
of
them
Tremont
Street
in
the
South
End
Center
Street
in
West,
Roxbury,
Blue,
Hill,
Ave
and
Cummins
Highway
and
Mattapan.
Together.
These
projects
can
positively
transform
both
major
arteries
and
our
neighborhood
streets.
Mayor
Wu
has
put
more
than
12
million
dollars
in
new
funding
in
our
FY
24
budget
to
support
the
safety
surge
program
and
related
projects
and
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
her
support.
C
D
Hi
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
Fatima
Ali
Salam
I'm,
the
chair
for
the
greater
Mattapan
neighborhood
Council
I'd,
like
to
thank
mayor
woonhard
Administration
for
Forward
Thinking
and
providing
Safe
Streets
for
all
of
our
neighborhoods
Mattapan
is
one
of
the
neighborhoods
that
unfortunately
holds
a
high
number
of
crashes.
We
also
have
one
of
the
highest
numbers
of
teens
and
young
people
in
our
neighborhoods,
as
well
as
seniors
for
everyone
in
order
to
be
safe.
D
E
The
sharp
rise
in
fatal
crashes
is
extremely
troubling,
but
we're
grateful
that
mayor,
Wu
and
the
transportation
department
are
responding
today
with
urgency
in
the
city
of
Boston
speed.
Humps
were
first
introduced
as
a
tool
in
the
neighborhood,
slow
streets,
pilot
program
and
they've
been
so
popular
they're,
going
to
be
a
proactive
part
of
design
when
an
eligible
street
is
being
redone.
That
is
huge
like
not
having
to
go
through
multiple
public
meetings
for
just
a
few
speed
humps
we're
very
grateful.
E
That's
happening,
Boston's,
leading
on
making
Street
safer
for
everyone,
and
we
hope
other
communities
and
state
agencies
follow.
This
example.
Massdot
created
their
strategic
highway
safety
plan
earlier
this
at
the
end
of
December
we're
hopeful.
They
soon
issue
an
action
plan
to
implement
it,
because
many
streets
and
communities,
including
Boston,
are
controlled
by
massdot
as
well,
and
the
last
thing
I'll
say
is
the
reason
speed
hunts
are
so
important
is
in
a
20
mile
per
hour
crash.
E
F
Good
afternoon,
everyone
District
Four
Boston
City,
councilor,
Brian
Worrell
and
today
is
a
great
day
every
day
that
I
go
to
a
constituent
meeting
or
a
civic
association
meeting
or
knocking
on
doors
or
answering
emails.
F
We
hear
about
the
Need
for
Speed
bumps
and
tree
safety
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I,
just
want
to
thank
Chief,
Franklin,
Hodge,
the
whole
BTD
staff
and
mayor
Wu
for
being
intentional
and
prioritizing
data,
which
means
prioritizing
our
communities,
our
black
and
brown
communities
when
it
comes
to
Street
safety
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
being
very
proactive
on
creating
an
approach
that
is
clear
and
transparent
and
that's
not
a
cumbersome
approach
on
an
application
process.
So
this
is
a
lot
more
efficient
way
on
rolling
out
speed,
humps
and
I.
G
Good
morning,
I'm
Russell
Holmes
I
have
the
honor
of
representing
parts
of
Mattapan
Dorchester,
High,
Park
and
Roslindale
at
the
State
House
I,
come
to
say
the
same.
I
come
to
say.
Thank
you
mayor.
Thank
you,
Chief.
Thank
you
to
the
entire
team,
because
the
old,
slow
Street
program
literally
used
to
pit
one
Community
against
the
next.
It
literally
used
to
say,
hey,
prove
how
horrible
your
streets
are,
and
let's
prove
that
this
is
more
horrible
than
this
one
and
then
okay,
you
win
you.
G
Your
streets,
have,
you
know,
have
more
crashes,
more
people
dying,
okay,
so
we're
going
to
give
you
a
speed,
hump
and
that
process
was
one.
That
is
just
unfortunate
that
you
literally
have
to
go
and
just
prove
that
you're,
the
worst
and
what
was
great
about
it,
though
at
least
you
could
see
what
the
process
was.
It
was
open.
It
was
transparent.
You
can
see
hey
here,
the
here's
why
we
made
these
choices,
and
so
what
was
also
clear
was
the
political
heft
that
came
with
it
like.
G
It
was
important
in
the
formal
process,
where
literally
it
would
be,
how
many
state
reps,
how
many
senators,
how
many
city
councilors
were
literally
a
part
of
the
recommendation
that
made
that
happen,
and
that
was
part
of
the
weight.
That's
an
unappropriate
inappropriate
way
to
make
these
choices,
and
so
I
was
talking
to
Chief
Hajj
a
moment
ago.
It
was
just
like
when
we
decided
about
Paving
streets.
G
We're
going
to
now
have
zones
and
very
much
to
what
the
mayor
said.
It
is
right!
You
move,
you
think
about
what
we
did
on
Milton.
They
just
folks
just
moved
to
the
next
street,
and
then
they
just
start
to
fly
down
the
next
street,
for
whatever
reason
no
one
wants
to
slow
down
in
the
city.
It
just
seems
like
no
one
will
slow
down
no
matter
what
we
do,
and
so
when
I
was
chair
of
go
Boston,
2030
I
would
say
to
Kenya
and
to
Fatima
and
others.
The
most
important
is
Barbara.
G
She
knows
the
most
important
streets
to
us
were
what
I
call
ABC
American
Legion
blue
Avenue,
Cummings
Highway
slow
those
streets
down.
Now
the
question
comes
when
we
actually
now
come
and
slow
them
down,
people
still
want
to
raise.
They
still
want
to
raise
down
American
Legion,
and
they
say
why
are
you
put
up
all
these
Flex
posts?
So
you
can
stop
killing
yourself.
That's
why
we're
putting
up
these
Flex
posts,
and
so
so
we're
hoping
that
this
new
process
now
is
much
more
apparent,
I'm,
a
transparent
one.
G
H
H
C
Yeah
I'm
happy
to
speak
to
that,
so
you
know
we
do
have.
In
addition
to
our
safety
programs,
we
have
programs
to
promote
Transit
and
cycling
safe
cycling
within
the
city
and
I.
Think
the
the
lane
you're
referring
to
is
part
of
the
announcement
that
the
mayor
and
the
team
made
last
year
about
an
additional
9.4
miles
of
bike
lane
to
be
constructed
this
year.
The
focus
of
that
program
is
about
creating
a
safe
connected
network
of
cycle
routes.
C
Today,
the
lane
on
Berkeley
Street
is
an
important
part
of
the
connection
that
allows
people
to
Traverse
from
connecting
all
the
way
from
the
south
and
into
the
lane
that's
on
Beacon
Street
and
over
to
the
Esplanade,
which
is
sort
of
something
of
a
highway
for
people
on
bikes,
and
so
it
complements
the
the
existing
bike
lane
on
Arlington
Street,
which
only
travels
in
One
Direction.
The
Berkeley
route
takes
you
in
the
Northbound
Direction
in
the
opposite,
we're
out.
C
We
are
working
with
the
neighborhood
and
some
of
the
key
institutions
along
that
Corridor
to
make
sure
that
we
are
designing
it
in
a
way
that
addresses
the
needs
of
the
neighborhood.
We
know
that
that's
already
a
very
congested
route
for
drivers,
and
so
we
believe
we
can
build
that
lane
without
reducing
the
capacity
of
the
road
at
all
to
serve
cars
that
are
headed
towards
Storrow
Drive.
The
design
process
is
ongoing.
I
For
you
so
we're
talking
about
the
the
speed
humps
here
and
also
the
the
traffic
lights
and
things
of
that
nature.
When
you're
talking
about
kind
of
those
four
main
thoroughfares
like
Tremont
Street,
what
did
some
of
the
infrastructure
that
would
make
people
or
cars
more
visible,
or
can
you
just
kind
of
give
us
an
idea
of
the
physical
things
that
are
going
to
change
as
a
part
of
that
second
prong
of
this
plant
yeah.
C
Absolutely
in
residential
neighborhoods,
the
changes
tend
to
be
fairly
small,
in
the
sense
that
there
might.
You
might
find
a
curb
extension
where
the
the
sidewalk
extends
out
into.
What's
now
the
travel
Lane
to
shorten
the
distance
people
have
to
cross.
Not
far
from
here,
we
had
a
intersection
where
two
streets
come
in
at
a
funny
angle.
We
actually
added
a
mini
roundabout
at
that
intersection,
so
instead
of
this
vast
expansive
asphalt
that
cars
speed
through
we've
just
organized
the
movement
of
traffic,
we
get
to
these
corridors.
C
Tremont
Street
in
the
South
End
is
a
great
example
of
this.
It's
a
street
that's
had
numerous
fatalities
for
pedestrians,
who
were
Crossing
four
lanes
of
traffic,
often
with
very
poor
visibility
and
we've
completely
reimagined
the
design
of
that
street
to
turn
it
into
primarily
a
two-lane
street
with
much
shorter
Crossing
distances
constructed
Islands
at
each
of
the
major
Crossings.
C
All
of
the
side
streets
now
feature
raised
crosswalks
so
that
people
who
are
walking
along
the
length
of
Tremont
Street
are
staying
at
sidewalk
level
throughout
their
trip
and
cars
that
are
coming
onto
Tremont
or
turning
off
of
Tremont
have
to
go
over
what
functions
as
a
speed
bump.
It's
also
the
crosswalk.
These
are
the
kinds
of
changes
that
we
make.
We
couple
that,
always
with
signal
changes.
C
H
C
We
always
want
to
hear
when
people
are
experiencing
safety
concerns
in
their
neighborhood
I
mean
that
is
an
invaluable
input
for
us,
as
we
plan
programs
and
and
projects
for
our
speed
humps
as
I
think
the
mayor
mentioned
and
I
mentioned
the
the
decision
about
which
zones
to
build
when
is
based
on
some
quantitative
analysis,
really
focusing
on
risk.
C
Who
is
most
at
risk
for
injury,
where
we
have
the
history
of
crashes
and
rather
than
you
know,
as
representative
Holmes
spoke
of
making
it
a
sort
of
who
has
the
loudest
voice,
we
are
going
to
build
those
speed
humps
in
the
places
where
they
can
have
the
biggest
impacts,
and
so
we
will
be
very
transparent.
We
have
a
map
that
we're
publishing
of
the
upcoming
zones
and
how
we're
doing
that
analysis,
but
it
is
helpful,
as
we
think
in
particular
about
what
intersections
to
rebuild,
to
hear
those
specific
concerns
from
communities.
C
We're
still
going
to
use
a
lot
of
data
to
help
us
make
decisions,
but
we
always
want
to
get
that
input.
Sometimes
people
experience
things
or
see
things
that
don't
show
up
on
the
data.
We
don't
want.
The
history
of
crashes:
we
don't
want
injuries
and
deaths
to
be
the
thing
that
gets
us
to
change
our
infrastructure.
That
has
to
happen
proactively.
That
has
to
happen
in
advance
of
problems,
and
that
is
what
the
community
input
can
be
so
valuable
in
helping
us
do.
J
And
this
neighborhood,
where
I
live,
one
of
the
main
problems
that
we're
having
are
people
going
against
the
roadway
where
he
says,
do
not
enter
whether
it
be
at
this
corner
here
or
whether
it
be
further
down
the
street?
What
does
the
city
have
in
plan
in
order
to
address
that
problem,
because
the
problem
of
the
speed
books,
people
flying
down
that's
part
of
the
problem?
J
C
I
I
mean
I,
appreciate
you
raising
you
telling
us
about
that.
I.
You
know
our
first
path.
When
there
are
safety
issues
in
the
community
is
always
to
start
with
design.
How
can
we
design
streets
that
encourage
safer
Behavior?
How
can
we
slow
down
speeds?
How
can
we
make
turns
safer,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
sometimes
enforcement
is
part
of
the
answer
to
this
right.
When
there
are
people
who
are
deliberately
choosing
to
you
know
violate
something.
That's
very
clearly
signed.
C
C
I
think
that
is
a
great
question.
I
mean
we.
Certainly
we
don't
design,
speed
humps
we
design,
speed
humps
so
that
for
whatever
vehicle,
you're
traveling
in
whether
it's
a
car,
a
bicycle,
a
scooter
that
is
comfortable
to
go
over
at
no
more
than
20
miles
an
hour
if
somebody
is
doing
it
for
the
Thrills
I
think
that's
a
that's
a
challenge.
I'm
not
sure
I
have
a
clear
answer
to,
but
it's
something
that
I'll
definitely
take
back
to
the
team
for
us
to
try
to
look
up.
C
Yeah
some
do
and
I
think
everyone,
no
matter
what
type
of
vehicle
they're
traveling
in
needs
to
follow
the
law
and
obey
traffic
signs
signals
our
Focus
tends
to
start
with
cars,
because
that
is
where
deaths
and
injuries
are
most
likely
to
happen.
You
know
when
we
look
at
the
statistics
of
how
people
are
injured
in
our
streets.
It
is
the
vast
vast
vast
majority
are
crashes
involving
cars,
but
we
certainly
want
to
build
infrastructure.
That's
designed
to
encourage
safe
Behavior
by
everyone.
There's
a
lot
of
research.
C
Now,
that's
shown
that
when
you
build
protected
bike
infrastructure,
when
you
place
bike
signals
to
guide
cyclists
about
what
they
should
do
in
a
given
location
that
you
start
to
see
more
compliance
with
traffic
regulations,
you
start
to
see
a
cultural
norm
develop
amongst
people
who
ride
bikes
that
it's
you
know
it's
it's
appropriate
to
stop
and
wait.
The
same
is
even
true
for
people
on
foot.
C
You
know
when,
when
you
see
signal
tools
that
are
timed
in
such
a
way
where
the
person
walking
is,
you
know,
asked
to
wait
two
or
three
minutes
to
cross
the
street
in
the
downtown
neighborhood.
That's
when
you
start
seeing
people
just
say:
you
know
what
I'm
not
gonna
wait
I'm
just
gonna
cross
against
the
light.
So
we
try
to
make
streets
designs
so
that
everyone
feels
included
in
the
design
of
the
street.
I
A
All
of
this
is
pretty
technical
right,
there's
lots
of
factors
with
Street
design
and
the
specific
makeup
of
each
intersection
and
each
Corridor.
A
But
what
I
want
everyone
to
hear
today
is
that
we're
really
announcing
that
we're
taking
a
new
approach,
instead
of
only
having
a
very
small
number
that
residents
and
different
neighborhoods
have
to
fight
for
by
getting
letters
of
recommendation
and
getting
everyone
to
call
who
they
know
to
call
who
they
know
inside
City
Hall
we're
really
focusing
on
where
this
is
needed
and,
of
course
it's
going
to
be
customized
to
that
specific
location.
But
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
more
baked
in
safety
infrastructure
across
the
entire
city.
A
A
We
want
to
get
ahead
of
the
dangerous
incidents
that
hopefully
we
can
prevent
instead
of
chasing
after
them
once
it's
too
late
and
and
trying
to
prevent
the
next
horrible
thing.
Traffic
is
one
of
Boston's
biggest
concerns.
We're
building
housing,
we're
investing
in
our
schools,
we're
adding
new
jobs.
People
have
to
be
able
to
get
around
to
where
they
need
to
go
as
our
city
grows.
A
It
won't
work
if
the
only
way
you
can
get
around
is
driving
a
car.
So
we're
doing
everything,
as
you
heard,
to
make
other
options
possible
for
people
who
do
want
to
ride
a
bike
or
people
who
do
want
to
have
jobs
closer
in
their
neighborhood,
so
that
they
can
walk,
walk
and
access
everything
they
need.
As
a
pedestrian,
we
also
need
to
continue
the
pressure
on
the
MBTA.
A
That
is
the
number
one
stressor
when
it
comes
to
getting
around
and
affecting
traffic,
and
so
we're
monitoring
that
very
closely
working
with
the
the
T
and
the
state
there,
but
it
can't
be
in
either
or
a
conversation
about
whether
people
can
reliably
get
to
work
or
or
whether
they
can
be
protected
and
safe
as
they're
walking
around
their
communities.
We
need
to
do
both.
We
know
we
can
and
traffic
it
really
where
the
cars
are
driving
makes
a
big
difference.
A
It
should
not
be
that
residential
side
streets
kind
of
without
anyone
agreeing
to
it,
but
because
the
the
navigation
apps
push
traffic
that
way
that
those
all
of
a
sudden
become
the
new
American
Legion
or
the
or
the
new
high-speed
way
to
save
a
minute
or
two.
Our
residential
streets
are
for
neighbors
and
people
first
and
foremost,
and
we
will
find
ways
to
make
Transportation
accessible
in
every
other
way
across
the
city.
K
A
Yeah
well
one
and
we're
really
excited
about
how
this
new
Administration
is
shaping
up
at
the
state
level.
There's
been
great
communication
and
even
a
lot
of
I'm
trying
to
see
it
as
opportunities
for
those
who
have
moved
on
from
the
city
into
the
state
Administration
in
particular,
but
there's
a
lot
of
crossover
of
people
who
know
Boston
very
well,
who
are
now
in
roles
like
the
Secretary
of
Transportation,
like
many
of
her
key
staffers
at
all
levels
and
there's
even
new
departments
that
are
being
created
within
that
to
innovate.
A
That
are
very
tied
to
the
work
that
the
city
has
done
and
we're
proud
to
share
those
relationships
and
be
in
in
conversation.
We
know
that,
as
we
build
this
out,
it's
going
to
require
communication
at
all
levels.
Even
since
Yasha
has
become
our
chief
of
streets
on
again
I
keep
returning
to
snow
as
a
very
tangible
example
of
something
we
have
to
do
every
year.
A
C
The
only
thing
I'd
add
is
that
under
some
of
the
new
traffic
safety
rules
that
were
passed
by
the
state
legislature
at
the
end
of
the
last
session,
there
is
additional
opportunity
for
the
city
to
petition
with
state
agencies
that
control
roadways
to
lower
speed
limits,
and
so
we're
looking
at
those
locations
where
there
might
be
some
safety
benefit
to
dropping
the
speed
limit
on
its
state-owned
road
to
25
miles
an
hour
to
match
the
city.
Speed
limit.
I
It's
like:
could
the
state
find
out
that
there's
an
x
amount
of
traffic
accidents
because
you
guys
are
collecting
that
data
and
you
share
that
with
them
and
also
would
you
collect
like
constituent
complaints
and
then
forward
them
on
to
the
state
yeah.
C
There's
a
lot
of
that
kind
of
cross-collaboration.
The
state
has
its
own
Statewide
crash
tracking
system
that
looks
at
deaths
and
injuries
on
roadways,
both
state
controlled
and
local,
and
we
certainly
have
access
to
that
data
and
they
have
access
to
our
crash
information.
So
that's
definitely
part
of
the
collaboration
that
the
mayor
spoke
of.
E
Massdot
has
a
tool
called
their
impact
crash
portal,
where
they
collect
police
reports
from
crashes.
I
would
definitely
encourage
you
to
check
that
out.
They
have
different
Hot
Spot
areas
in
the
city
of
Boston
intersection
locations,
looking
at
multiple
years
of
Crash
data,
and
they
also
look
at
it
based
on
injury
severity.
So,
instead
of
just
there's
a
bunch
of
fender
benders
at
this
location,
this
is
actually
an
area
where
people
are
getting
injured
and
like
they.
They
rank
them
and
they
encourage
people
to
to
improve
those
intersections.
E
Boston
had
the
most
fatal
crashes,
but
it's
also
the
biggest
city,
so
Boston
had
12
on
all
roadways,
not
just
City
owned,
but
Worcester
had
eight
and
Chicopee
had
five
and
Chicopee
has
55
000
people.
So
once
again,
it's
roadways
that
are
fast-moving
vehicles
and
you
know
where
they're,
not
safety
additions
like
the
speed
humps
that
are
being
added
here.
K
Where
you
guys
have
put
up
like
American,
Legion
I'm,
a
grandmother,
there's
a
park
right
beside
in
Franklin
Park,
where
I
like
to
park
beside
the
park
and
go
in
and
I
think
that
when
you
guys
did
it
I,
don't
think
you
gave
any
thought
to
a
person
who
lives
in
like
Mattapan
coming
to
bring
their
child
to
their
favorite
park.
That's
in
Franklin,
Park
I
understand
I
can
go
inside
of
Franklin
Park
and
walk
that
quarter
mile
to
get
to
that
playground,
but
sometimes
I'm
lazy.
All.
K
G
Here's
the
here's,
the
challenge
with
that
Park,
the
challenge
with
that
Park
is
the
noise,
and
so,
as
you
can
remember
or
know,
it's
a
park
like
this
one,
it's
for
toddlers,
it's
for
children,
and
that
is
not
who
you
find
find
there
on
Friday
Saturday
night
right.
You
find
the
folks
with
all
of
the
the
machines
they
open
up
and
make
all
the
noise,
and
so
we
have.
G
We
did
leave
some
parking
there,
but
the
problem
has
just
been
with
trying
to
balance
Franklin
Hill
and
the
and
the
noise
that
comes
out
of
that
little
park
and
making
sure
you
can
take
your
granddaughter
grandson
over.
So
I
can
tell
you
we
thought
about
it
a
lot,
but
there
I
think
I
think
there
are
five
six
parking
spots
still
there
are
there
not
yeah
I.
K
G
So,
let's
see
if
we
can
figure
it
out,
but
that's
that's
primarily
what
that
was
about
it's
about
the
fact
that
Steven,
today,
all
of
them,
even
today
with
all
of
those
Flex
posts,
they're
still
200
people
there.
Sometimes
you
know-
and
so
that
is
the
problem,
that's
more
what
we're
trying
to
address
there
and,
of
course,
on
American
Legion.
G
It
was
truly
a
Raceway
where
people
flip
their
cars
over
and
yep.
Okay,
yes,.
K
G
Common
is
always
still
the
same.
I
can
tell
you
Fatima
and
I
were
trading
pictures
here
recently
about
just
how
another
accident
another
accident,
another
accident,
cars
flipping
over
and
so
I'm
just
asking
folks
to
continue
to
say,
slow
down.
Please
do
I
mean
that
is
really
I
mean
people
say.
Why
are
we
doing
this
and
I
only
can
answer
because
I'm
trying
to
stop
you
from
killing
yourself,
because
that's
exactly
what
we
want
to
do.