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Description
Commissioners Corner introduces you to your city leaders, who will showcase their agencies and discuss information that is important to everyone in this great city. Host, Najya Mawasi, is joined by Chris Osgood, Chief of Streets, Transportation and Sanitation. It's not just about making sure the snow is off the roads. Whether it's by opening Newbury Street for pedestrians on Spring weekends, reducing traffic speed limits, or encouraging the growth of public art, the Public Works Department works hard to make sure that Boston a city for everyone.
A
Welcome
to
commissioner's
corner
I'm,
Nigel
Massey,
let's
think
about
something
Boston
our
city
is
growing.
Cranes
are
in
the
air.
New
buildings
are
going
up
every
day
and
big
companies
are
moving
here.
This
is
a
dynamic
time
in
Boston's
history,
Chris,
Osgood,
chief
of
streets,
transportation
and
sanitation
will
share
his
vision
with
us
on
how
Boston
is
changing.
We'll
talk
about
safety
transportation,
reliability
in
keeping
our
city
clean
chief
Osgood
such
a
pleasure.
A
Us
today,
there's
so
much
happening
in
the
city
of
Boston.
As
I
mentioned.
All
of
these
buildings
are
going
up
new
infrastructure,
the
streets,
the
streets
are
changing.
What
is
happening?
You
have
this
initiative.
This
comprehensive
plan
called
Boston,
go
Boston,
2030
yep,
it's
a
vision
to
an
action
plan
to
talk
to.
C
B
C
Plan
you
just
mentioned:
go
Boston
2030.
It
was
really
led
by
our
Transportation
Commissioner
Judith
E
andhaka,
and
she
and
her
team
did
a
fantastic
job
of
engaging
thousands
of
residents
to
basically
address
some
of
the
issues
that
you
raised
in
the
introduction.
We
know
that
Boston
is
growing.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
our
transportation
infrastructure
is
actually
helping
us
keep
all
of
our
neighborhoods
livable
and
connecting
all
of
us.
The
great
job
is
job
opportunities
and
cultural
opportunities
and
educational
opportunities
in
the
city.
C
We
know
that
as
we're
growing,
we
want
to
become
a
more
equitable
city.
We
want
to
do
a
better
job
of
connecting
those
folks
who
have
limited
access
to
good
transportation
opportunities
today
to
have
better
access
to
transportation
opportunities
in
the
future
and,
as
I
know,
that
you've
covered
in
some
of
your
your
past,
commissioner
corners.
We,
we
have
a
big
interest
in
the
city,
a
figure
out.
How
do
we
actually
reduce
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
make
sure
that
Boston
is
better
prepared
for
the
climate
change?
C
C
How
do
we
improve
resiliency
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
what
we
heard
from
our
residents
very
clearly
was
that
they
want
us
to
focus
on
a
set
of
really
core
initiatives,
things
that
make
our
streets
safer,
particularly
for
folks
who
are
walking
and
biking
things
that
make
our
city
more
liable
to
get
around,
particularly
if
you're
driving
a
car
or
you're
sitting
on
a
bus
and
things
that
make
good
transportation
choices
more
accessible
to
more
neighborhoods
across
the
city.
Whether
that's.
A
A
C
So
we
did
essentially
three
rounds
of
public
engagement
in
this
process.
The
first
round
was
really
almost
a
visioning
effort
with
our
residents.
We
literally
went
out
on
the
streets.
You
can't
play
on
the
streets
without
being
on
the
streets
about.
We
went
out
there
and
we
actually
just
started
talking
to
residents
and
trying
to
understand
what
are
the
things
that
they
really
most
want
us
to
achieve
in
our
city.
How
do
they
want
our
streets
to
feel
in
2030
and.
B
C
Out
of
those
conversations
with
about
5,000
residents
that
those
key
themes
of
safety,
reliability
and
accessibility
came
to
the
table
after
we
did
that
sort
of
first
round
of
engagement,
the
next
round
of
engagement
was
going
back
to
our
constituents.
It's
saying,
okay,
you
told
us.
These
are
the
big
things
you
want
us
to
accomplish.
What
are
some
of
the
specific
projects
and
policies
that
can
help
us
get
there?
C
So
we
went
back
out
and
we
got
about
3,000,
specific
ideas
from
residents
about
investments
we
could
make
or
policies
we
could
change
or
places
we
could
build.
That
would
improve
their
their
transportation
life
and
the
streets
in
our
city,
and
then
the
third
day
of
engagement
was
after
we
sort
of
looked
at
those
3,000
specific
policy
and
project
ideas.
C
We
did
some
data
analysis
to
figure
out,
which
ones
would
most
move
the
needle
on
the
things
that
residents
cared
most
about
and
we
went
back
out
to
the
public
with
a
ballot,
and
we
said:
okay,
here's
sort
of
a
consolidated
list
of
around
58
project
and
policy
ideas
that
we
can
start
in
on.
We
want
the
public
to
tell
us
where
we
should
start
so.
We
went
and
we
got
against
or
thousands
of
folks
to
to
vote
on
this
ballot,
which
is
really
giving
us
direction
as
we
think
about
how
we
build
our
budget.
A
C
25
miles
an
hour,
okay,
speed
limit.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we've
heard
in
every
single
neighborhood
is
a
big
desire
for
us
both
on
busy
quarters
and
on
residential
side
streets,
to
calm
speeds
and
to
reduce
crashes,
so
that
we
can
save
lives
and
make
our
streets
sort
of
more
friendly
places
to
live
on
or
to
was.
C
Very
much
so
so
I
would
say
that
of
all
of
the
the
key
areas
that
residents
flagged
for
us,
that
notion
of
making
our
streets
safer
for
everybody
on
the
streets,
whether
you're,
walking
or
biking
or
driving
or
taking
transit,
that
the
streets
have
an
opportunity
to
be
far
safer
for
all
of
our
road
users.
I'm
tragically
in
the
city
of
Boston,
we've
had
around
two
dozen
individuals
walking
biking
or
driving,
who
have
died
each
of
the
last
two
years
and
is
a
huge
priority
for
our
mayor
to
figure
out.
C
How
do
we
actually
reduce
the
number
of
serious
injuries
and
fatalities
on
our
streets
as
part
of
that
the
mayor?
Actually,
the
city
of
Boston,
joined
what
is
called
the
vision,
zero
initiative.
This
is
an
international
effort
to
eliminate
roadway
fatalities
from
from
streets
and,
as
part
of
that,
we've
got
a
whole
set
of
things,
some
of
which
you
touched
on.
So
the
mayor
was
able
to
work
with
our
colleagues
at
the
state
legislature
and
with
the
city
council
to
actually
be
able
to
lower
Boston's
default
speed
limit
to
25
miles
an
hour.
C
That
means
on
a
typical
unposted
street
in
the
city
of
Boston,
one
should
be
driving
25
miles
an
hour
and
the
the
research
behind
that
is
actually
really
clear.
If
folks
go
at
a
slower
speed,
they
are
less
likely
to
get
into
an
accident.
That
accident
is
less
likely
to
result
in
in
a
severe
injury
or
fatality
hand-in-hand
with
that,
the
mayor
put
money
in
the
Boston
Transportation
Department's
budget
to
make
the
sort
of
neighborhood
investments
that
our
residents
are
really
looking
for
and
that's
the
neighborhood
slow
streets
program
is.
B
A
C
Our
residents
has
been
has
been
terrific.
On
the
same
day,
we
cut
the
ribbon
there.
We
actually
broke
ground
on
our
next
neighborhood
slow,
Street
area,
which
is
the
Talbot
Norfolk
triangle
in
Dorchester,
and
we
have
five
more
neighborhoods
those
streets
that
we'll
be
planning
over
the
course
of
the
months
ahead.
B
A
A
C
We're
focused
on
and
if
anyone's
interested,
they
can
go
to
vision,
zero,
Boston,
org
and
learn
more
about
the
neighborhood
slow
streets
program
and
then
for
neighborhoods
that
are
not
currently
part
of
our
neighborhood
solicitor's
program.
We
know
there's
a
far
greater
demand
right
now
than
we
have
we've
been
able
to
meet
so
far
that
they're
able
to
apply
to
be
serve
in
our
next
round
of
sort
of
neighborhood
organizations
that
can
participate
in
the
program.
So.
A
B
These
outputs
over
to
reduce
speed
in
our
neighborhoods
and
enhance
safety
for
pedestrians
and
cyclists.
I
get
a
lot
of
the
credit
for
reducing
the
speed
limit,
but
actually
the
City
Council
did
it.
I
was
a
bill
they
filed
and
they
passed
in
this
in
this
council
and
we
worked
collectively
to
get
that
through
the
legislature
up
at
the
Statehouse
as
much.
C
As
today
is
really
about
the
impact
that
you're
trying
to
have
on
these
blocks,
it
is
really
about
a
change
across
the
city,
a
change
that
we're
looking
at
on
our
streets
everywhere.
A
change,
that's
really
being
led
by
the
mayor
and
led
by
the
Commissioner
to
figure
out
how
we
calm
speeds,
how
we
reduce
crashes,
how
we
save
lives,
how
we
make
our
streets
work
for
everybody,
so.
A
C
One
of
the
things
that
we
also
heard
loud
and
clear
in
the
public
process
is
that,
while
residents
care
deeply
about
using
our
streets
to
get
from
point
A
to
point
B,
they
also
want
our
streets
to
be
great
places
to
be,
and
I
really
feel
very
strongly.
That
underlying
all
great
cities
really
are
these
great
streets
places
where
residents
can
actually
come
together,
but
form
community
sort
of
celebrate
with
what
makes
Boston
great.
Actually
in
the
in
the
banner
behind
you,
there's
some
terrific
examples
of
exactly
that.
C
C
C
So
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
already
started
in
on
there's
been
a
series
of
efforts
that
have
been
called
open
streets,
so
we've
actually
closed
down
Newbury
Street,
both
last
year
and
a
couple
times
this
year
to
make
it
much
more
of
a
place
that
simply
for
pedestrians
or
for
cyclists
to
be
able
to
enjoy
to
be
able
to
come
together
to
be
able
to
enjoy
the
answer.
The
retail
experience
there.
C
B
C
C
Would
agree
with
you
on
that
we
there's
a
huge
amount
of
interest
and
we
we
were
able
to
support
some
resident
organizations
doing
some
basically
Street
murals
in
Roslindale
in
Allston.
It's
actually
been
community
organizations
who
have
been
working
with
the
mayor's
mural
crew
and
chief
Julie
burrows.
His
team
and
they've
done
an
amazing
job
of
figuring
out
ways
that
we
can
make
our
streets
or
these
these
beautiful,
canvases
and
and
create
these
community
moments
where
folks
can
come
together
and
actually
put
a
mural
in
a
place
that
has
great
meaning
to
them.
C
B
C
We've
done
a
number
of
things
to
try
to
make
parking
a
little
bit
more
convenient
a
little
bit
better
managed
and
also
in
some
places,
just
simply
less
needed.
So
in
the
more
convenient
side,
parking
meters
is
a
clear
part
of
that.
We've
replaced
every
single
old
parking
meter
in
the
city
that
used
to
just
take
quarters
with
meters
that
take
quarters
and
credit
cards,
which
basically
means
that
no
longer
do
you
have
to
hunt
for
quarters
and.
C
To
tell
you,
people
have
been
very
appreciative
of
that,
and
the
companion
piece
of
that
is
a
mobile
app
that
we
launched
called
Park
Boston
and
that
allows
people
to
be
able
to
pay
with
their
smartphone.
And
if
they
didn't
sort
of
pay
the
full
amount
when
they,
when
they
first
parked,
but
want
to
be
able
to
top
up
their
their
parking
meter.
Because
their.
A
A
A
C
A
C
Of
things
and
I
encourage
folks
who
have
an
interest
to
check
out
Boston
gov
slash
performance
parking
there.
They
will
see
a
new
initiative
that
we're
doing
with
South
Boston
waterfront
and
in
the
Back
Bay
to
think
about
how
we
can
adjust
the
pricing
of
parking
meters
to
be
able
to
ensure
that
there's
actually
more
available
parking
meters
for
folks
we're
looking
to
go
shopping.
A
C
B
C
C
Sure
so,
there's
a
whole
set
of
things
that
we're
doing
in
our
city
really
around
exactly
what
you're
saying
walking,
biking
transit
and
for
folks
who
are
driving
today
around
40%
of
the
folks
who
are
live
in
Boston,
commute
to
a
job
in
the
city
go
by
car
about
one
out
of
every
three
residents
takes
public
transit.
Yes,.
B
C
So
if
you
look
at
places
like
Mission,
Hill
or
Jamaica
Plain
places
that
have
access
to
something
like
the
Southwest
corridor,
you
actually
see
a
much
higher
percentage
of
people
who
are
biking
so
across
all
of
those
modes,
whether
you're
you're,
walking
or
you're
biking,
you're,
taking
transit
or
you're
driving.
We're
trying
to
figure
out
ways
to
make
that
experience
simply
better
for
you
and,
in
particular,
help
shift
people
towards
things
that
generate
less
congestion,
cost
less
and
generate
less
emissions.
I'm.
C
B
C
Well,
as
in
some
key
intersections,
like
Park
Drive
and
Beacon
Street,
now
in
the
Fenway
to
put
in
not
just
bike
lanes,
but
actually
bike
lanes
that
are
did
either
by
a
raised
curb
or
by
parked
cars
which
create
a
safer
experience
for
everybody
who's
on
the
road.
So
we
recently
completed
some
new
parking
protected
bike
lanes
in
that
Audubon
Circle
area
in
the
in
the
Fenway
adjacent
to
the
Fenway.
C
We
just
have
been
wrapping
up
a
big
project
that
goes
through
the
north
end
and
into
the
west
end
connect
historic
Boston,
which
has
a
high
quality
cycle
track
that
goes
through
that
area
that
allows
folks
to
more
comfortably,
be
able
to
ride
in
that
corridor
and
there's
a
set
of
things
that
we're
doing
as
well,
not
just
to
improve
the
bike
infrastructure,
but
to
make
bikes
more
accessible.
We
are
residents.
C
Right
so
the
mayor
recently
announced
that
we
are
actually
increasing,
what's
called
hub
lane,
which
is
the
city's
bike
share
system
by
about
50%
over
the
next
two
years,
and
exactly
as
you
said,
we
have
residents
right
now
or
attending
community
meetings
for
helping
tell
us.
Where
is
it
that
we
should
be
putting
our
next
hub
Way
bike
share
stations
so
that
they
can
have
access
to
a
bike
that
they
can
easily
sort
of
check
in
and
check
out
at
their
convenience?
C
A
C
So
about
a
quarter
of
all
of
the
emissions
that
happen
in
Boston
actually
come
from
the
transportation
sector.
Okay,
so
things
that
we
can
do
exactly
to
your
point
that
encourage
more
walking
or
biking
or
public
transit
are
things
that
we
can
do.
That
also
will
will
lower
emissions
in
the
city
of
Boston.
So
we
have
a
great
partnership
with
mass
dot
and
with
the
MBTA
and
have
been
working
with
them
on
a
idea.
Things
are
gonna,
help
more
people
be
able
to
access
things
like
buses
or
trains
in
our
city.
C
C
B
C
Improve
signal
time
you
know
at
our
traffic
signals
if
we
can
think
about
places
we
can
put
in
a
dedicated
bus
lane,
as
we
have
currently
between
W
square
in
downtown
Boston
on
the
Silver
Line.
If
we
can
think
about
more
places,
that
may
mean
that
we
can
put
that
in.
We
will
actually
be
in
a
position
where
we
can
actually
improve
the
reliability
of
buses,
improve
people's
interests
in
actually
riding
them
and
consequently
be
able
to
shift
some
folks
out
of
cars
and
onto
buses
and
improve
the
overall
mobility
of
our
city.
C
C
Have
and
so
recently
the
the
MBTA
approved
something
called
the
sunrise
service,
which
essentially
will
be
starting
a
set
of
key
buses
an
hour
earlier
so
starting
route
rather
than
it.
You
know,
5:30
at
4:30
or
whatever
they
sort
of
the
appropriate
hours
they're.
Just
catching
more
of
those
individuals
who
are
either
commuting
home
late
at
night
are
going
to
work
for
an
early-morning
shift,
a.
B
B
C
Rely
on
getting
around
the
city
when
many
of
us
are
asleep,
and
so
we've
been
working
with
the
MBTA
to
improve
the
frequency
of
bus
service
during
those
hours,
and
the
next
piece
of
that
is
really
to
think
about
what
happens
between
the
hours.
Essentially
1:00
a.m.
and
around
4:00
a.m.
are
their
bus
routes
that
we
should
be
really
focused
on
to
help
more
people
get
around
during
those
hours.
As.
A
C
C
B
C
With
a
ten
minute
walk
of
a
bike
share
station
and
then
if
we
can
do
that,
we're
actually
giving
better
choice
to
all
of
our
neighborhoods,
so
our
goal
is
that
by
2030
we'll
be
there,
everybody
will
be
within
a
10-minute
walk
of
those
three
things
right
now
about
42%
of
all
of
our
residents
are
actually
within
a
10-minute
walk
of
those
three
things.
So
we've
got
a
ways
to
go.
Yes,.
B
C
Next,
several
years
we
started
the
process,
though
of
actually
expanding
good
opportunities
to
those
those
services,
both
through
the
hub
way,
expansion.
We've
got
going
on
over
the
next
two
years
and
through
a
program
called
Drive
Boston
with
Drive
Boston
we're
actually
allowing
car
share
providers
to
actually
have
a
vehicle
that
people
can
centrally
check
out
for
four
periods
of
time
that
are
located
either
on
street
or
in
municipal
Lots.
Would
you
give
people
distantly
another
choice
to
be
ale
to
get
around
the
city?
Let's.
A
C
So
a
big
part
of
what
we're
seeing
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
that
there's
immense
amount
of
growth
in
areas
that
are
are
slightly
outside
of
the
hub-and-spoke
transit
system
that
we
have
today.
If
you,
if
you
live
on
a
major
rail
line
and
you
work
downtown
you're
actually
fairly
well
served
by
transit.
C
Yes,
but
if
you
don't
live
on
a
major
rail
line
and
you're
commuting
to
a
job
that
is
off
of
sort
of
the
hub-and-spoke
network
that
we
have
there's
work
that
we
need
to
do
to
actually
form
some
new
connections
to
get
you
to
where
your
final
destination
is
and
really
actually
help.
You
be
able
to
actually
conveniently
apply
for
and
got
any
of
these
jobs
in
these
new
growth
areas.
So
there's
places
like
the
South
Boston
waterfront
today.
C
C
Process
with
our
partners
of
the
state
and
in
places
like
the
South
Boston
waterfront,
people
will
be
seeing
over
the
next
year
or
so
some
improved
ways
in
which
they're
gonna
be
able
to
get
around.
So
there's
gonna
be
some
more
number,
seven
and
number
nine
buses,
which
are
the
key
buses
that
run
through
that
area.
Some
improvements
to
Silver
Line
service,
a
new
service,
that's
gonna,
get
folks
by
ferry
from
North
Station
to
the
South
Boston
waterfront,
and
we'll
be
looking
to
rebuild
some
of
these
streets
in
that
area.
C
To
actually
make
them
better
for
cyclists,
there's
a
whole
set
of
things
that
are
really
about
ensuring
that
all
of
our
residents
in
our
city
have
great
access
to
these
new
job
centers
that
are
growing.
On
the
equity
side.
We
are
particularly
focused
on
those
places
that
we
have
high
numbers
of
residents
with
really
long
commutes
today,
so
in
the
city
of
Boston.
What
we?
C
We've
got
about
a
quarter
of
the
residents
who
have
a
one-way
commute,
that
is
about
an
hour
a
one-way
commute
to
their
job,
which
is
about
an
hour
which
really
means
that
you
know
it
is
that's
a
great
strain
on
just
their
day-to-day,
and
it
puts
a
make
some
jobs,
perhaps
less
accessible
or
once
they
would
be
interested
in
applying
for
and
consequently,
the
city
as
a
whole.
Is
this
thing
out
so
for
us?
B
C
Have
worse,
commutes
today
to
be
able
to
get
to
these
job
centers
that
either
exist
or
they're
gonna
be
built
out
of
a
future,
so
for
us
in
go
Boston
2030.
That
means
really
pushing
on
things
like
higher
frequency
on
the
Fairmount
Line,
which
is
a
commuter
rail
line
that
goes
essentially
from
Hyde
Park
to
South
Station
through
Madoff
Hannon
through
Dorchester
and
improving
things
like
bus
service
from
places
like
Matapan
square
up
to
the
medical
error.
These
are
some
of
the
key
initiatives
that
were
focused
on
over
the
next
couple
years.
C
C
C
Who
is
unable
to
do
it
for
themselves
for
anybody
in
the
city
who
wants
to
make
sure
that
their
their
block
is
clean,
that
they
see
a
pothole
that
they
see
graffiti.
They
see
a
tree,
a
streetlight
that
is
out.
They
see
litter
on
their
block,
I
highly,
encourage
them
to
either
call
through
on
one
or
use
our
three
on
one
mobile
app.
It's
the
best
way
to
connect
with
our
public
works
to
you.
A
C
A
C
C
Department,
the
Transportation
Department,
the
Public
Works
Department,
inspectional,
Services
Department
in
the
property
management
department
and
that
team
basically
looks
at
the
public
right-of-way
all
of
the
streets
and
sidewalks
in
the
city,
and
really
it
ensures
that
the
physical
changes
to
that
right-of-way
actually
work
for
everybody
who
is
for
all
the
users
in
the
street.
That
means
where
a
sidewalk
is
and
where,
where
Street
tree
is
going,
but
it
also
means
what
happens
below
the
asphalt
below
the
surface.
C
C
A
A
C
My
pleasure
to
be
here
I
would
say
that
the
person,
the
people
who
really
deserve
the
thanks
or
the
team
I
get
to
work
with
every
single
day.
I
have
a
really
fantastic
group
that
I
get
to
work
with
knowledgable
passionate
dedicated
public
servants
who
are
literally
24/7
doing
things
to
help
move
people
safely
in
our
city
make
sure
our
streets
are
clean,
make
sure.
C
A
Thank
you.
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you
are
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