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Description
We hosted a meeting on June 2, 2022 to share updates about the Lower South Street and Vicinity Slow Streets project. We shared an overview of the street design changes proposed in the draft plan and how the plan has evolved in response to resident feedback and support.
About the project:
Neighborhood Slow Streets is the City of Boston’s approach to prioritizing and delivering small-scale safety improvement. The Lower South Street & Vicinity Neighborhood Slow Streets zone is one of 15 current Neighborhood Slow Streets projects. Learn more about what we are proposing by viewing the draft plan at boston.gov/slow-streets/lower-south
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A
A
A
We
started
kicked
off
this
project
in
a
way
in
september,
2020
with
a
pop-up
event
in
healey
field,
we
shared
multiple
information
in
multiple
languages
and
then
introduced.
Our
district
design
tools
talked
through
those
many
of
you,
but
the
goal
of
this
was
really
just
to
meet
you
and
talk
about
your
safety
concerns
and
hear
your
safety
concerns.
A
So
a
very
summary
timeline
so
far
is
2020.
We
started
by
just
talk
listening
to
your
safety
concerns
and
then
in
march
2021
we
came
back
with
initial
ideas
for
how
to
address
some
those
safety
concerns,
and
then,
in
november
2021
we
presented
initial
design
concepts
and
we've
come
back
in
other
meetings.
For
example,
in
april
we've
refined
based
on
feedback
we've
received,
but
so
far
nothing
has
been
final.
A
A
So
this
is
this
image
here
with
the
signage
and
the
20
mile
per
hour
markings
on
the
on
the
road,
that's
what
we
call
gateway
signs
and
markings,
and
so
they
let
people
know
they.
Let
drivers
know
when
they're
entering
on
the
street
that
this
is
a
20
mile
per
hour
street.
So
it's
changed
from
25
to
20
mile
per
hour
and
lets.
People
also
know
that
this
is
a
neighborhood
street
and
you
should
be
more
conscious
of
that.
A
A
A
A
So
this
is
a
map
of
where,
where
the
streets
that
we
determined
were
able
to
install
speed,
humps
and
something
that
we're
going
to
show
you
tonight
are
these
exact
locations.
So
one
we
went
back
so
one
of
key
part
of
the
design
process
is
evaluating
a
location
and
making
sure
that
you
know
we're
avoiding
driveways
utility
holes
and
finding
as
close
to
a
standard
spacing
as
possible.
A
A
Okay,
so
clear
corners
is
the
term
that
we
use
to
talk
about
improved
visibility
at
intersections
and
at
crosswalks.
So
it's
currently
not
allowed
to
part
for
anyone
to
park
within
20
feet
of
an
intersection
or
a
crosswalk,
and
the
reason
you
don't
want
to
do.
That
is
because
you
can
block
sight
lines
of
people
about
to
cross
the
street.
A
So
I'm
going
to
do
the
same
thing
where
I'm
going
to
go
through
different
sections
of
the
neighborhood
and
just
show
where
you'd
expect
to
see
these
on
your
street
and
also
it
wasn't
clear.
What
we
install
are
these
flex
posts
and
pavement
markings
like
clear
corner
boxes
to
prevent
parking
too
close
to
the
intersections.
A
Okay
and
that's
it
as
far
as
general
in
general
treatments
across
the
zone
and
now
we're
going
to
go
into
specific
focus
area.
So
these
are
locations
where
it
took
a
little
bit
more
time
to
customize
a
design
response
and
we're
focused
on
using
additional
tools
to
slow
speeds
and
make
crosswalks
safer.
B
A
D
D
D
D
If
you're
driving
cars
parked
on
the
side
of
the
street
can
make
it
harder
to
see
what's
coming
ahead,
you
might
not
see
important
things
like
jerry
as
he
approaches
the
crosswalk
curb
extensions
push
parking
away
from
the
crosswalk
or
intersection
as
a
driver.
You
will
be
able
to
spot
people
crossing
from
farther
away
and
will
be
better
prepared
to
slow
down
and
stop
curb
extensions
shorten
the
distance
from
one
side
of
the
street
to
the
other.
D
D
A
raised
crosswalk
is
at
the
same
height
as
the
sidewalk
raised.
Crosswalks
are
like
a
speed.
Hump
and
a
crosswalk
in
one
drivers
have
to
slow
down
to
go
over
a
raised
crosswalk,
and
it's
an
extra
reminder
that
drivers
must
yield
to
people
crossing
raised.
Crosswalks,
improve
accessibility
for
everybody
who
travels
around
boston.
D
D
D
E
C
C
To
finish
this
response
to
lori
all
right,
so
you
know
this
intersection
has
come
up
a
lot
over
the
years
well
before
the
neighborhood.
Slow
streets
program
existed
and
has
continued
to
come
up
as
we
have
been
engaging
with
residents.
So
these
are
just
a
couple
of
responses
that
we
have
gotten
from
people
who
live
in
the
neighborhood.
C
F
C
C
C
We
came
back
in
november
and
presented
this
concept
that
was
adjusted
based
on
feedback
that
we
heard
some
additional
concerns
and
when
we
shared
this,
we
also,
we
heard
from
folks
that
they
were
very
excited
about
making
this
intersection
work
better.
But
we
also
heard
from
folks
who
felt
that
the
impacts
of
this
design
would
be
too
much
for
the
neighborhood
to
absorb.
C
C
So
you
know
we,
we
really
listened.
People
were
really
concerned
that
we
had
gone
too
far
with
this
design
that
we
hadn't
listened
to
what
is
needed
by
the
neighborhood.
So
we
collected
more
information
about
how
people
were
using
the
space,
including
driver
speeds,
on
both
sides
of
the
intersection.
As
they're
approaching
it.
C
C
I'm
going
to
answer
all
of
these
questions.
I'm
not
done
with
that
slide.
Hannah
I'll,
tell
you
when
I'm
ready
and
then
we
also
went
through
all
of
the
comments
that
we
had
received
from
residents
and
spent
time
thinking
about
each
of
them.
So
next
one
okay,
so
to
do
a
parking
occupancy
study.
What
this
means
is
that
we
look
to
see
what
percentage
of
available
parking
spaces
on
every
block
is
being
is
used
at
any
given
time.
Given
that
you
know
the
concerns
were
very
specific
to
this
intersection.
C
We
looked
at
parking
along
archdale,
leisure,
moss,
grove,
south
and
the
neighborhood
side
of
washington
street.
So
we
did
not
consider
parking
on
the
opposite
side
of
washington
street
since
that
isn't
necessarily
where
people
who
live
over
here
would
be
comfortable
parking
to
begin
the
study.
We
have
two
people
who
go
out
one,
not
together
but
sort
of
separately,
to
make
sure
that
the
data
is
accurate,
that
we
have
collected.
C
So
we
geo
code,
all
of
the
information
that's
out
there
on
the
street,
every
single
driveway,
all
of
the
parking
restrictions
that
exist
today,
hydrants
crosswalks,
anything
that
is
on
the
street
that
could
impact
how
people
park
we
collect,
and
then
we
scheduled
teams
of
people
to
go
out
to
do
the
study.
So
we
went
out
on
a
regular
weekday
evening
so
a
tuesday
evening.
C
This
is
not
a
trash
night,
so
we
felt
comfortable
that
people
would
want
to
park
there
and
stay
there
overnight,
and
then
we
also
came
out
on
a
regular
saturday.
So
no
special
events
in
the
arboretum,
no
special
events
anywhere
in
the
neighborhood
just
a
normal
saturday
to
see
how
people
were
parking.
C
Next
slide,
so
very
specifically,
we
had
two
loops
that
people
walked,
that
we
walked
every
30
minutes,
so
the
first
loop
started
at
washington
and
archdale.
That's
the
pink
lines
in
your
upper
right.
Sorry
for
folks
who
are
colorblind,
I
realize
that
these
aren't
enough
contrast
for
you,
but
the
upright
image
is
the
loop
one.
So
if
you
are
assigned
to
loop
one,
you
would
start
at
that
location
and
follow
basically
these
arrows.
C
If
you
were
assigned
to
loop
two,
you
started
at
the
bridge
and
went
down
south
street
and
then
moss
grove
back
and
up
south
street
each
loop.
The
first
time
that
you
do
it
takes
a
little
over
20
minutes,
but
as
you
get
faster,
it's
closer
to
like
15
minutes,
but
we
went
through
every
half
an
hour.
I've
already
explained
that
I
we
went
out
on
a
tuesday
and
a
saturday.
C
C
C
C
C
on
saturday,
we
were
out
there
from
9
00
a.m
until
5
00
pm
sort
of
thinking
you
know,
maybe
people
are
coming
to
the
arboretum
and
they're
parking
here,
and
so
what
we
found
then
was
that
actually
first
thing
in
the
morning
before
people
get
out
for
their
saturday
is
really
when
the
peak
usage
is
happening.
And
again
this
doesn't
mean
that
there
weren't
times
of
day
where
parking
was
more
used
or
less
used
on
different
blocks,
but
just
overall
for
the
whole
parking
study
area.
C
We
also
measured
driver
seats.
So
we
collected
data
in
three
locations,
one
that
was
further
up
south
street
one
that
was
right
before
the
bridge
and
one
on
archdale
road.
We
have
to
know
how
fast
drivers
are
going
in
order
to
understand
if
a
crosswalk
can
be
placed
in
a
location
where
drivers
have
enough
time
to
slow
down
and
stop
before
the
crosswalk.
C
C
However,
we
were
already
planning
for
speed
humps
to
slow
things
down
on
archdale,
so
we
feel
more
confident
that
actually
a
driver
who
is
even
closer
to
that
intersection
would
be
able
to
see
the
crosswalk
sooner
next
slide
on
on
south
street,
because
we're
looking
at
you
know
what
the
stopping
site
distance
would
need
to
be.
We
actually
averaged
the
two
locations
that
we
collected
and
there
the
85th
percentile
speed,
is
actually
only
slightly
faster
than
it
is
on
archdale
road.
C
However,
because
of
the
curvature
in
the
street,
it's
really
hard
to
get
that
204
feet,
that
we
need
for
a
stopping
sight
distance,
because
what
we
actually
have
available
is
only
about
190
and
that's
tough,
because
it's
only
15
feet.
But
we
say
that
and
it
could
be,
you
know
someone's
life
that
is
at
risk,
so
we're
very
cautious
about
where
we
put
crosswalks.
C
C
The
other
thing
that
I
want
to
note
is
that
you
know
we
are
limited
in
how
many
raised
elements
we
can
put
on
any
one
street.
As
I
mentioned
in
the
chat
earlier,
you
know
we
work
really
closely
with
our
ems
team
on
all
of
our
street
safety
projects.
You
know:
we've
been
very
careful
about
the
design
of
speed
humps
so
that
it
meets
their
needs
while
still
slowing
vehicles
and
overall,
our
ems
leadership
team
is
very
supportive
of
these
efforts.
C
So
long
as
they're
sort
of
you
know
in
this
middle
ground
of
we're
slowing
people
down,
but
we're
not
completely
stopping
emergency
responders
from
getting
through.
So
we
are
limited
in
how
many
devices
we
can
use
on
any
one
street,
and
so,
if
we
were
to
put
a
raised
crosswalk
here,
instead
of
just
a
regular
crosswalk,
we
would
have
to
change
how
many
and
the
locations
of
speed
humps
elsewhere
on
south
street
and
based
on
our
understanding
of
south
street
and
its
challenges.
C
C
Next,
we
were
also
asked
to
take
a
look
at
what
brookline
has
used
for
their
race
crosswalks
on
pawn
street,
so
in
the
city
of
boston,
we
actually
piloted
using
those
advanced
warning
markings,
but
ultimately
we
found
that
they
could
not
be
used
uniformly
across
our
neighborhood
streets.
There
is
a
required
minimum
amount
like
length
that
they
have
to
be
start
until
the
raised
device
and
on
most
of
our
streets.
You
know
that
gets
us
another
intersection
in
a
way.
C
That
means
that
only
some
locations
could
have
them
and
other
locations
couldn't
and
we
felt
like
that
would
actually
be
detrimental
to
understanding
how
to
behave
and
neighbor
on
neighborhood
streets.
So
you
know
the
science
markings
and
construction
methods
that
we
use
for
raised.
Crosswalks
and
speed.
Humps
are
consistent
with
national
guidance,
but
are
also
the
same
types
of
things
that
you
would
see
in
cambridge
and
summerville.
C
We
were
also
asked
to
take
a
look
at
you
know
what,
if
we
tried
to
narrow
south
street
from
busy
down
using
flex
posts
and
kind
of
delineating
a
space
for
pedestrians
and,
unfortunately,
that's
not
something
that
we
do
in
the
city
of
boston
as
a
regular
practice.
It
is,
it
is
an
unusual
thing
and
you
know,
per
our
requirements
for
americans
with
disabilities
act
and
the
public
right-of-way.
C
We
were
also
asked
to
take
a
look
at
adding
more
signs,
and
the
reality
in
boston,
frankly,
is
that
we
have
put
up
a
lot
of
drive,
slow
signs
and
they
have
done
nothing
to
encourage
people
to
drive
slower
on
a
consistent
basis.
So
we
do
provide
all
of
the
required
signage
for
our
crosswalks,
raise
crosswalks
and
speed
humps
across
the
city.
C
C
If
you
scroll
up
in
the
chat
and
then
we
were
also
asked
to
paint
the
bridge
to
say
like
thank
you
for
slowing
down
and
while,
like
that's
a
lovely
idea
and
like
we
would
definitely
support
anyone
who
wanted
to
create
a
mural
on
the
bridge
and
kind
of
enliven
that
space.
Frankly,
that's
you
know
not
something
that
this
program
can
do
it's
something
that
you
could
do
through
the
arts
commission,
in
partnership
with
the
mbta
who
owns
the
bridge
within
our
program.
C
C
So,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we've
gone
through
all
of
this,
and
what
we
have
been
working
on
now
is
sort
of
pushing
the
envelope
on
how
many
raised
devices
we
can
do
on
any
given
street
in
the
city,
and
we
are
trying
to
get
all
of
the
approvals
together
so
that
we
can
place
two
more
speed,
humps
outside
of
the
zone
in
the
arboretum
on
south
street,
to
slow
drivers
down
before
they
hit
that
curve.
If
we're
able
to
slow
them
down
closer
to
25
miles
an
hour.
C
That
does
mean
that
we
would
be
able
to
put
in
another
crosswalk.
However,
again
we
have
already
placed
the
maximum
number
of
raised
devices
on
a
single
route
that,
like
that,
we've
already
shown
you
in
the
speed
hump
plans.
So
this
is
really
like.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
we've
been
asking
everyone
to
confirm
like
that.
We
can
do
this
because
it
is
out
of
the
ordinary,
but
we
believe
that
this
is
an
important
location.
C
C
So
again,
if
we
are
able
to
add
those
speed,
humps
and
get
all
of
the
approvals
from
ems
from
fire
from
our
snow
plowing
team
from
our
engineering
team,
we
can
place
a
crosswalk
close
to
the
bridge.
This
crosswalk
would
not
be
a
raised
crosswalk.
It
would
just
be
a
regular
crosswalk
again
we're
already
pushing
the
envelope
on
the
total
number
of
raised
devices
that
is
possible
on
any
given
street.
So
it
would
just
be
a
regular
crosswalk.
C
C
I
know
that
there
are
strong
opinions
on
all
sides,
but
we
just
want
to
show
like
you
could
have
both
or
we
could
do
one.
We
have
also
spent
time
to
redesign
that
flush
island,
that's
in
the
middle
of
the
street,
to
help
guide
traffic
slowly
around
the
curve,
as
it's
coming
off
of
off
of
south
street
in
the
arboretum,
so
that
parking
can
be
retained
between
the
driveways
in
front
of
six
archdale
road.
So
we
can
leave
that
the
way
it
is
keep
the
splitter
island
and
the
curb
extension.
C
Those
are
things
that
will
be
in
the
design,
no
matter
what,
but
we
are
we're
pushing
to
make
sure
that
we
can
have
a
crosswalk
at
the
bridge
and
again
we
would
leave
it
to
the
community
to
discuss
if
you
want
both
crosswalks
or
you
only
want
the
one
at
the
bridge
and
again
just
really
underscoring
that
we
do
not
yet
have
all
of
the
approvals.
This
is
again
like
pushing
the
envelope
on
the
total
number
of
raised
devices
that
we
can
do
on
any
given
street
in
the
city
on
any
given
route.
C
So
we
are
really
trying
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we're
providing
a
safe
crosswalk
where
tons
of
people
are
crossing
the
street
already
today.
But
I
cannot
promise
that
everyone
is
going
to
agree
that
this
is
the
best
idea.
So
we
are
really
trying-
and
I
hope
that
the
neighbors
who
have
raised
their
concerns
understand
that
we
have
taken
all
of
these
concerns
seriously.
C
A
All
right,
okay,
thank
you!
We
can
go
over
all
that
later,
but
just
going
to
talk
about
our
plans
for
florence
street
and
go
over
the
issue.
So
here
we
heard
that
there
are
no
crosswalks
across
lauren
street
between
the
blakemore
bridge
and
firth
road.
It's
a
very
long
stretch
of
street
and
cars
are
able
to
gain
speed
because
there's
no
stopping
points.
A
A
We
heard
feedback
that
we
wanted
to
consider
like
other
ways
for
slowing
the
speeds
around
marion
and
florence,
so
we
looked
into
adding
a
speed
hum
between
brookdale
and
marion
street
and
so
between
the
speed
hub
and
the
race
crosswalk
at
sycamore
florence.
That
will
work
to
slow
speeds
on
this
section
of
the
street,
and
so
this
is
our
proposed
design.
As
of
this
as
a
mate
that
we'd
like
to
move
forward.
G
A
You
can't
really
have
that
much
time
to
predict
when
a
car
is
going
to
approach
the
crosswalk,
so
drivers
gain
a
lot
of
speed
coming
around
the
curve,
and
sometimes
when
parked
cars
are
really
close
to
the
crosswalk.
It
obscures
views
of
people
trying
to
cross
the
street,
especially
if
you're
a
child
or
someone
in
a
wheelchair.
A
So
what
the
design
entails
is
a
curb
extension
repainting,
the
crosswalks
on
both
sides
and
adding
new
accessible
curb
ramps
and
the
the
curb
extension
will
help
to
push
parking
a
little
bit
further
from
the
crosswalk
so
better
protecting
that
crosswalk
from
parked
cars
on
top
of
it.
So
it's
just
so
that
people
drivers
have
better
sidelines
than
people
crossing
the
street.
A
And
then
the
last
focused
area
is
this
murray
hill
road
in
lindell
street,
and
I'm
just
going
to
spend
a
little
bit
of
time
here,
because
we
just
had
a
meeting
and
we'll
add
the
link
to
the
video
recording
for
that
in
the
chat.
So
you
can
re-watch
that,
but
definitely
did
want
to
go
over
the
safety
concerns.
A
We
heard
it's
just
speeding
sight
line
issues,
especially
during
very
busy
times
like
school
arrival
and
dismissal,
and
there's
a
lot
of
different
energy
around
that
there
are
school
buses,
people
dropping
off
students
and
our
design
approach
that
we
shared
in
the
last
meeting
was
to
install
clear
corner
boxes
and
which
would
reinforce
existing
parking
restrictions,
but
also
extend
some
of
the
parking
restrictions
that
are
already
there
to
enforce
that
20
mile
per
hour.
No,
I'm
sorry
20
feet
no
parking
zone
at
intersections
and
crosswalks.
A
So
on
this
map
you
see
the
speed
humps,
but
also
the
lines
indicate
the
parking
restrictions.
So
the
red
is
the
existing
parking
restrictions
just
with
signage.
The
blue
is
where
we
would
extend
those
parking
restrictions
to
20
feet
and
then
the
purple
line
is
a
proposed
temporary
parking
restriction
during
school
hours.
A
A
We'll
have
more
opportunities
to
talk
through
this
in
the
fall,
so
just
look
out
for
those
flyers
and
postcards
announcements
that
you've
probably
received
so
far,
and
I'm
just
going
to
pause
there,
because
I
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
different
issues
that
some
folks
reached
out
and
gonna
ping
it
to
stephanie
to
see
if
there's
any
anything
we
wanted
to.
She
seen
saw
in
the
chat
you
wanted
to
pull
out
first
and
talk
through
the
books.
C
C
So
you
can
raise
your
hand
it's
located
in
the
reactions
button
on
your
screen,
both
on
computer
and
mobile
devices.
If
you've
called
in
you
can
use
star
9
to
raise
your
hand,
we
know
that
this
was
a
lot
of
information
for
one
meeting
and
we
really
appreciate
you
sort
of
sticking
with
us
through
all
of
that
information.
C
C
So
tonight,
if
you
can,
please
keep
your
questions
brief,
so
that
everyone
who
wants
to
speak
up
has
the
opportunity
to
do
so.
We
also
really
encourage
you
to
focus
on
your
own
needs
and
use
words
like
I
and
me,
especially
because
I
know
that
there
are
some
tensions
and
differing
viewpoints.
I
really
want
you
to
focus
on
your
personal
viewpoint
and
not
on
your
neighbors.
H
So
those
buildings
are
going
to
add
close
to
50
families,
to
the
neighborhood,
with
not
only
their
own
vehicles,
but
the
vehicles
of
friends,
relatives
and
whatever
service
people,
whether
it's
nurses
or
doctors
or
maids
or
whatever,
will
come
with
it,
and
there
are
already
at
night
there
are
not
enough
spaces
on
the
street
for
everybody
to
park
or
barely
so.
If
you're
going
to
take
9
to
11
spaces
from
the
corner
of
south
and
archdale,
then
where
are
we
putting
the
car
already?
H
C
So
I'm
just
gonna
pause.
Sorry,
like
one
question,
gets
an
answer
and
then
you
can
ask
your
second
question,
but
we
do
make
sure
that
everyone
is
going
so
the
number
of
parking
spaces
that
would
be
impacted
by
the
previous
plan
that
just
had
the
raised
crosswalk
on
archdale
at
south
is
not
nine
to
eleven.
C
It
is
because
there
are
so
many
driveways
finding
a
space
for
the
crosswalk
requires
those
two
parking
spaces
and
then
on
the
south
side
of
the
street,
one
additional
space,
but
again
because
of
where
the
driveways
are
located.
There
is
a
little
bit
of
archdale
before
the
curb
that
is
kind
of
like
a
three-quarters
of
a
space
technically,
but
I
know
people
squeeze
in
it.
So
that's
what
the
parking
lot
looks
like.
C
C
You
would
be
able
to,
we
did
shift
it
so
that
it
was
closer
to
the
other
side
of
the
street.
The
triangle
is
flush
and
there
is
room
between
the
curb
and
that
flush
triangle
for
someone
to
pass
a
parked
vehicle.
If
someone
were
to
park
there,
so
we
did
work
really
hard
to
redesign
that
island
to
retain
as
much
of
the
curbside
space
on
the
north
side
as
possible,
while
still
providing
a
safe
crosswalk.
What.
B
C
On
the
south
side,
what
we
believe
and
which
we
confirmed
with
our
engineering
colleagues
in
the
fall
is
that
technically
there
should
not
be
parking
on
south
street
past
the
bridge.
There
is
a
sign
that
says
no
parking,
but
there
is
no
sign
that
ends
that
no
parking
that
sign
should
be
placed
approximately
where
there
is
a
non-compliant
curb
ramp
that
serves
no
crosswalks.
It
would
be
to
the
arboretum
side
of
that
and
then
parking
would
be
able
to
continue
on
the
other
side.
C
On
that
side,
we
estimate
about
one
and
a
half
spaces,
but
knowing
the
neighborhood
and
how
people
park
that
half
of
space
is
also
easily
found
just
by
smooshing
a
little
bit
further
in
the
other
direction.
So
our
redesign
really
is
trying
to
keep
the
parking
where
it
is.
We
know
that
it's
tight
again,
we
did
the
parking
study.
We
saw
100
occupancy
along
that
north
side
of
archdale.
C
So
we
understand
like
we
know
that
it's
tight
for
folks,
so
we
really
have
tried
to
make
sure
that
our
design
impacts
as
little
parking
as
possible,
while
still
achieving
our
goals
of
creating
an
intersection.
That
is
much
safer
for
the
people
who
are
using
it
on
a
regular
basis,
whether
they're
crossing
the
street
or
driving
or
riding
their
bike,
or
whatever
you're
doing,
and
whether
you
have
a
kid
with
you,
you're
an
elder
and
your
family.
C
We're
really
trying
to
balance
the
needs
here,
and
so
I
hope
you
understand
that
we
have
been
very
thoughtful
in
going
through
every
single
detail
to
figure
out
how
we
can
minimize
the
impact.
We
heard
you
and
your
neighbors
loud
and
clear.
You
do
not
want
that
level
of
impact,
and
we
have
worked
really
hard
to
lessen
that
with
our
design
that
we've
been
working
on
since
november.
I
do
want
to
go
to
the
next
person.
Oh.
C
H
C
H
H
C
H
Okay,
that's
true
the
the
second
question
is
we
from
what
we
understand
from
the
person
who
is
in
charge
of
the
archdale
roslindale
coalition
and
beverly
spence
is
on
this
call
with
us
there.
There
was
an
agreement
with
the
city
years
ago.
That
archdale
should
be
a
main,
is
a
main
artery
for
ambulances
to
come
down
washington
onto
archdale,
to
get
quickly
to
the
faulkner
hospital
and
putting
any
impediments
along
the
road
would
violate
that
agreement.
C
C
We
have
gone
through
many
years
of
working
with
them
on
speed,
hump
design,
including
by
piloting,
speed
moms
in
the
city
of
boston
through
the
start
of
this
program
back
in
2016..
So
what
we
did
then
was
we
came
to
some
agreements
about
the
design
we
talked
about
their
vehicle
needs.
We
talked
about
the
trade-offs
between
increased
crashes
and
the
potential
for
more
crashes,
as
people
are
going
at
speeds
that
can
kill
or
seriously
injure
people
30
miles
an
hour
is
really
fast
for
a
residential
street.
C
Our
speed
limit
right
now
is
25
miles
an
hour
so
to
have
that
be
the
85th
percentile
on
archdale,
you
know
is
very
scary,
and
I
I
understand
that
you
live
there
and
this
doesn't
seem
to
be
a
concern
for
you,
but
I
have
heard
from
others
that
it
is
very
concerning
how
fast
people
are
coming
down.
The
street.
C
C
And
that's
why
we
have
guidance
on
how
many
total
raised
devices.
So
that's
speed,
humps,
race,
crosswalks,
race,
intersections
anything
that
an
ambulance
has
to
go
up
and
down
on
our
streets.
So
we
minimize,
we
found
a
a
place
in
the
middle
of
making
sure
that
people
are
driving
much
slower
and
causing
fewer
injuries
that
require
an
ems
response
and
between
them
being
able
to
get
through
the
like
to
the
hospital.
C
Without
a
lot
of
you
know,
issues
with
the
patient
in
the
back,
especially
if
it's
someone
who's
injured
and
they
have
an
iv
in
their
arm
going
over.
A
lot
of
bumps
could
be
very
painful
for
them
just
from
the
iv,
let
alone
any
other
injuries
that
they
have.
And
so
that's
why?
When
I'm
talking
about
south
street
in
the
arboretum,
is
just
way
too
fast.
C
I
Hi
thanks
very
much
you
can
hear
me:
okay,
hello,
yeah,
oh
okay,
I
wasn't
sure
I
had
technical
problems
earlier,
a
quick
two-part
question.
If
you
will
indulge
me
number
one,
I
noticed
mr
allen
posted
in
the
chat
room
that
he
did
not
get
notification
and
one
of
my
main
concerns
has
been
broad
participation
in
this
process.
I
Obviously
I
got
postcards
here's
mine.
In
fact,
I
got
three
of
them
here
at
my
address,
which
is
very
good,
but
I
can
only
reach
so
many
people
through
our
neighborhood
network.
So
mr
allen's
question
actually
in
the
chat
room,
raises
some
questions
as
to
where
were
these
postcards
distributed?
My
concern
is
that.
A
I
I
appreciate
that
hannah
very
much.
My
concern
here
is:
is
that
we're,
assuming
that
there
are
people
getting
some
kind
of
notification
through
word
of
mouth?
The
city
has
a
system
with
respect
to
property
development
that
allows
anyone
to
develop
a
property
list
of
addresses
within
a
certain
radius.
You
could
easily
generate
that
create
a
mailing
list
and
make
sure
that
people
who
have
not
been
engaged
in
this
process
would
be
connected.
My
concern
is,
is
that
there
are
people
likely
on
connecting
streets
such
as
sycamore
brookdale
sherwood,
that
would
have
input
in
this.
I
C
C
C
Like
it's
not
perfect
for
the
development
projects,
it's
not
perfect
for
parks
projects.
You
know
we
are
a
small
team.
We
are
literally
here.
It
is
hannah
me
and
dan.
This
is
one
of
many
projects
that
we're
working
on
and
we
are
doing
our
best
to
try
to
make
sure
that
as
much
information
gets
out
there
as
possible.
C
We
are
one
of
the
few
teams
in
the
city
that
sends
postcards
for
our
projects
and
we
take
a
lot
of
time
and
effort
to
make
sure
that
that
outreach
is
happening,
and
we
know
that
it's
not
perfect
and
we're
going
to
continue
doing
our
best
to
make
sure
that
people
know
about
the
project
and
can
engage.
So
I
just
want
to
move
on
to
the
next
question
because
it
is
7
45.,
all
right,
ben.
B
J
J
I
love
these
designs,
especially
the
archdale
self
intersection,
which
I
live
really
close
to
and
see
as
a
important
arboretum
access
point,
but
my
only
question
is
about
the
planned,
clear
corners
and
the
use
of
flex
posts
in
them.
I
just
wanted
to
know
the
rationale
of
using
those
you
know.
I
witnessed
the
the
flex
polish
clear
corners
in
adams
park
in
roslindale
in
front
of
the
citizens
bank.
Other
places
are
just
not
very
well
respected
by
drivers.
J
C
B
C
I
know
that
our
enforcement
team
is
not
everywhere
all
of
the
time
and
that's
something
that
you
know
we've
heard
repeatedly
throughout
this
process
and
in
other
neighborhoods
and
so
the
flex
posts
and
pavement
markings.
You
know
we
don't
expect
100
compliance,
and
I
don't
think
that
there's
really
anything
that
could
the
the
question
about
building
a
curb
extension
instead
is
frankly
a
monetary
one.
C
And
then
the
costs
of
granite
carbine
are
fairly
high
these
days,
and
so
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
find
sort
of
a
middle
ground
of
things
that
are
mostly
effective
and
and
help
they
don't
solve
the
problem,
but
they
help
and
places
where
we
have
to
spend
more
more
time
and
resources
to
get
a
safe
solution.
I
will.
B
C
That
even
building
a
curb
extension
isn't
gonna
be
the
be-all
end-all.
There
have
been
many
times
where
I've
been
walking
down
streets
in
our
residential
neighborhoods
and
cars
are
parked
halfway
on
the
sidewalk
or
completely
on
the
sidewalk,
which
is
a
serious
violation
of
our
accessibility
requirements.
C
A
A
We
can't
install
that
clear
cornish
treatment
on
washington
street
because
of
the
bus
lane
is
there
so
that
unless
dan
or
stephanie
do
you
have
anything
else
to
add
about
that
and
then
at
leisure
and
south.
We're
aware
that
there's
a
stop
sign.
That
is
not
typical
and
isn't
something.
It
isn't
a
tool
we'd
use
in
that
way.
A
So
we
don't
have
any
plans
to
take
direct
action
on
it
right
now,
but
we
are
trying
to
achieve
the
probable
goals
that
that
soft
sign
was
trying
to
achieve,
which
was
to
slow
speeds
and
create
a
safer
crossing
across
leisure.
So
we
are
going
to
be
installing
the
clear
corners
right
in
front
of
right
at
on
south
street
approaching
lusher
and
approaching
moscow
so
that
if
someone
is
crossing
the
street,
they
can
be
seen
by
a
driver.
B
K
Sir
judy
hi,
I
want
to
thank
you
first
off
for
all
the
amazing
work
that
you
have
done
on
this
you've
listened
to
us
and
I
personally
am
really
grateful.
So
I
have
two
quick
questions.
I
have
to
apologize
that
I've
been
driving
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
got
a
correct
little
piece
of
information.
I
live
on
florence
at
bexley,
a
place
where
it
feels
like
florence
has
been
like
a
speedway.
I
understand
that
going
up
the
hill
towards
murray
hill,
you
can't
put
a
speed
bump.
C
K
A
A
C
There
is
a
question:
that's
still
unanswered,
in
the
chat,
so
we
don't
just
like
get
a
million
dollars
per
zone.
What
we
get
is
an
annual
appropriation
through
the
capital
budget,
which
is
introduced
by
the
mayor's
office
and
then
goes
through
multiple
rounds
of
review
with
city
council,
including
public
hearings
and
testimony
and
then
gets
resubmitted
again
for
city
council
to
review.
C
We
have
a
line,
that's
called
vision,
zero,
neighborhood,
slow
streets
and
that
line
in
the
budget
funds
our
estimated
cost
for
design,
as
well
as
our
probable
costs
for
construction
and
definite
costs
for
construction.
That
would
be
happening
within
the
five-year
capital
period
that
the
budget
covers.
So
we
don't
know
actual
final
cost
of
our
construction
until
the
project
is
put
to
bid
and
a
contract
is
awarded.
C
But
we
do
use
past
contracts
to
create
the
probable
cost
for
our
zones
and
we
track
probable
cost
from
early
design
phase
through
final
design
and
make
adjustments
so
that
it
fits
within
the
budget.
Ask
that
we
requested,
as
well
as
within
the
overall
cabinet
of
projects.
So
even
though
I
think
everyone
thinks
that
their
street
is
the
most
important
we
do
have
over
800
miles
of
streets
in
the
city
that
we
own
and
that
we
maintain,
and
so
at
some
point
there
does
have
to
be
a
reckoning
between
you
know.
C
These
projects
typically
are
funded
through
city
capital,
largely
through
a
combination
actually
of
parking
meter,
revenue,
property,
tax
revenue
and
bonds,
and
the
city
of
boston
has
a
triple
a
bond
rating.
So
we
actually
like
to
use
bonds
for
capital
projects,
because
we
know
that
we'll
be
able
to
pay
them
off,
we'll
get
a
good
interest
rate,
and
we
know
that
these
are
projects
that
people
really
want.
So,
while
I
say
like
each
zone
is
about
a
million,
some
zones
are
a
little
bit
more.
Some
zones
are
a
little
bit
less.
C
It
depends
on
the
size
of
the
zone
and
any
unknowns
that
we
may
find.
So,
for
example,
we
have
a
zone
in
chinatown
where
we
are
also
planning
some
race.
Crosswalks
they've
actually
been
fully
designed,
and
then
we
found
out
that,
like
actually
boston
water,
sewer
sewers
coming
in
and
making
some
changes
before,
we
would
get
there,
and
so
now
we're
spending
more
money
on
a
new
redesign
so
that
we
can
better
match
what
boston,
water
and
sewer
is
doing.
C
So
it
always
changes
year
to
year,
there's
all
kinds
of
things
that
we
don't
realize
until
we
dig
a
hole
in
the
ground,
unfortunately,
so
that
isn't
just
a
guaranteed
pool
of
money,
but
it
is
something
that
we
advocate
for
within
our
own
departmental
submission
to
the
mayor's
office.
Every
year,
all
right,
lori,
you've
had
your
hand
up.
L
Thanks
yeah,
it's
interesting
the
budget.
I've
been
attending
a
lot
of
budget
meetings
and
there's
a
lot
of
completing
claims
for
dollars,
so
it
becomes
even
more
critical,
but
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
that.
I
just
want
to
say:
I
hope
that
you
can
read
the
email
summarizing.
The
conversation
I
have
with
your
team.
L
Are
there
answers
there?
There
are
questions
there.
They
haven't
been
answered.
I've
done
everything.
You
asked
I've
watched
tapes,
I've
looked
at
crash
data,
I've
done
the
whole
thing
and
I
think
it
would
really
help
if
you
could
just
answer
that
letter-
and
we
may
just
have
to
agree
that
I'm
not
getting
the
information
and,
let's
just
leave
it,
and
but
answering
that
letter
that
summarizes
the
conversation
would
be
super
helpful.
So
then,
putting
my
request
in
and
thank
you
very
much
and
thanks
for
the
presentation.
M
Hello,
I
had
posted
a
question
in
the
chat
about
the
florence
murray
hill
intersection
and
the
block
of
two-way
traffic
on
murray
hill
and
what
the
proposed
time
restrictions
are
on
that
I
know
at
an
earlier
meeting,
we
discussed
painting
the
double
yellow
line
in
that
two-way
traffic
portion,
and
I
just
struggled
to
see
how
the
street
could
be
wide
enough
to
park
on
both
sides
and
have
two-way
traffic.
So
I'm
curious
about
the
time
restrictions
on
the
parking,
or
you
know,
analysis
of
that
block.
G
Yes,
I
don't
have
the
parking
restriction
times
on
the
top
of
my
head,
but
I
can't
explain
how
the
block
works
now
the
block
is
about
24
feet,
maybe
25
feet
wide,
which
your
right
is
not
wide
enough
for
parking
on
both
sides
and
two-way
traffic.
At
the
same
time,
we
have
this
condition
in
a
lot
of
places.
It
forces
people
to
go
slow.
G
The
only
way
you
really
gonna
get
two-way
traffic
here
is,
if
you
go
to
parking
on
only
one
side.
If
you
have
noticed
anything
about
these
conversations,
people
are
very
protective
of
their
parking,
so
trying
to
have
time
restricted
is
basically
our
compromise
where
we
say
during
the
worst
part
of
the
day
where
we
really
need
the
space
for
two-way.
We
do
not
allow
parking
here
and
then,
when
residents
want
or
need
it
at
night,
they're
able
to
park
there
overnight
and
then
it
will
make
it
more
difficult.
G
You'll
have
to
go
slow
and
kind
of
pass
each
other
to
get
through
and
that's
kind
of
how
that
works
for
the
middle
portion.
When
there
is
parking,
because
you
are
right,
when
there
are
cars
parked
on
both
sides,
you
cannot
fit
two
cars
past
each
other
people
have
to
wiggle
around
in
driveways
or
wait.
C
So
I
just
want
to
lift
up
what
alexandra
put
in
the
chat,
so
our
current
proposed
parking
restriction
on
murray
hill
would
be
between
seven
and
six
on
school
days,
which
matches
the
restrictions
on
vasily.
The
charles
sumner
does
have
programs
that
start
early
and
quite
late,
so
we're
just
trying
to
keep
consistency
between
the
two
blocks.
C
N
N
C
C
We
will
be
sending
out
all
of
the
materials
we
will
be
sending
up
follow-up
mail.
We
heard
you
loud
and
clear
that
you
don't
think
that
we're
reaching
enough
people,
so
we
will
be
looking
into
what
else
we
can
possibly
do
to
make
sure
that
folks
know
it
will
say
that
word
of
mouth
is
really
helpful.
We
don't
know
everyone
in
your
neighborhood
and
I'm
sure
they're
all
great
people,
but
we
don't.
C
Even
if
we
went
door
to
door
knocking
on
doors,
it's
not
possible
that
we
would
actually
meet
with
everyone
and
be
able
to
talk
with
them
at
length.
So
we
will
do
our
best.
As
hannah
said,
we
are
going
to
have
some
additional
events
this
summer
in
person
to
try
to
catch
people
when
they're
out
at
the
park
or
walking
by
on
their
street
to
answer
questions
and
talk
to
them.
So
you
know
we
will
be
taking
iterative
feedback
and
you
know
still
working
through
those
internal
approvals
over
the
summer.
C
If
we
don't
have,
if
we
don't
feel
confident
that
the
community
is
behind
the
plan,
the
whole
thing
will
be
delayed
until
the
point
where
we
do
feel
confident.
I
will
say
that
it
usually
takes
us
about
two
years
between
final
design
and
shovels
in
the
ground.
Just
to
be
very
honest,
we
would
love
for
them
to
actually
be
out
next
summer,
but
I
I
can't.
I
can't
promise
that,
given
the
you
know
the
uncertainties
with
making
sure
that
everyone
is
on
board
with
the
plan.
C
M
A
Okay,
thank
you,
so
I'm
just
gonna
wrap
it
up
because
it
is
after
eight
it
is
after
eight
and
we
all
have
to
get
back
to
our
lives
and
our
dinners
and
such.
But
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody
who
has
showed
up
whether
you're
here
tonight
sent
us
an
email,
or
perhaps
we
saw
you
at
the
healey
field.
A
Pop-Up
and
you
have
been
signed
up
in
the
haven,
attended
a
meeting
since
we
collect
all
of
the
feedback
that
you
share,
so
whether
it's
by
email
or
this
chat,
and
we
look
through
it
and
review
it.
So
there's
some
stuff
that
we
may
take
us
a
little
bit
of
time
to
get
back
to
you
or
like
look
into
it.
A
So
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
know
that
not
everybody
can
come
to
a
meeting
like
this,
but
we
do
have
more
ways
const
to
be
able
to
be
constantly
engaged
with
us,
in
addition
to
trying
to
reach
out
to
people
through
postcards
and
firing
and
such.
But
so
our
website
is
boston.gov
slow,
dash
streets,
slash
lower
south.
If
you
want
to
send
us
an
email,
slow
streets
at
boston.gov.