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From YouTube: Boston Municipal Research Bureau Annual Meeting 2019
Description
Mayor Walsh delivers the keynote speech at the Boston Municipal Research Bureau Annual Luncheon, located at the Seaport Hotel. The Research Bureau is an independent, member-supported, non-partisan research organization, established in 1932 to provide objective and impartial research and policy analysis in order to promote more efficient, effective and responsible government for the City of Boston.
A
A
B
B
All
right
folks,
that
wasn't
me,
but
thank
you
good
afternoon,
everyone
to
kind
of
the
first
big
spring
event
of
the
year
kind
of
hard
to
consider
it
that
with
the
snow
on
the
ground
outside
16
degree
weather
this
morning.
But
we
welcome
you
on
behalf
of
the
directors
and
the
staff,
welcome
to
the
87th
annual
meeting
of
the
research
Bureau.
We
are
very
pleased
to
have
you
here:
I'm
tom
sama
luck,
I'm
with
John
Hancock
and
I'm,
the
outgoing
chair
of
the
board
of
the
Research
Bureau.
B
As
of
about
a
half
hour
ago,
you'll
hear
from
my
successor,
but
I've
learned
quickly
when
you're
out
you're
out,
but
I
do
have
a
couple
of
last
tasks
before
I
turn
things
over
to
my
successor,
Marty
Jones
and
our
new
president.
As
of
a
half-hour
ago,
the
new
president
of
the
Research
Bureau
Pam
Coker,
so
you'll
be
hearing
from
both
of
them.
B
This
annual
meeting
is
always
an
exciting
time.
We
have.
We
have
the
mayor
here
who
is
always
at
this
event
and
always
at
the
Shattuck
Awards,
which
many
of
you
attend
to
reward
and
honor
some
of
the
great
employees
of
the
city
of
Boston.
So
we
get
to
hear
from
the
mayor
today
we
have
a
great
mix
of
business
government,
political
and
institutional
leaders
who
attend
and
I'd
like
to
specifically
acknowledge
a
few
individuals
who
are
here
with
us.
Today
we
counted
how
many
representatives
from
the
mayor's
administration
are
here.
B
It
was
47,
it's
too
many
to
mention
individually,
but
we
do
want
to
recognize
the
mayor's
senior
team
in
a
pendens.
Today
they
are
cabinet
officers,
department,
heads
and
other
senior
officials
from
the
city
and
the
schools,
and
we
welcome
and
thank
if
I
could
ask
if
you
are
in
part
of
the
mayor's
administration.
If
you
could
stand
up,
and
so
we
can
give
you
a
round
of
applause,
please
stand.
B
They
truly
work
tirelessly
with
the
mayor
for
the
citizens
of
the
great
city
of
Boston.
I
also
want
to
welcome
members
of
the
Boston
City
Council,
who
are
equally
dedicated
to
working
with
the
Research
Bureau,
and
we
look
forward
in
2019
to
that.
Continuing
City,
Council
President,
Andrea
Campbell
is
here
and
is
the
city
council
president
over
there.
B
Council
Lydia
Edwards,
also
here
Thank
You
counselor
I,
saw
a
counselor
Michael
Flaherty
earlier
he's
over
there.
That's
a
that's
the
table,
that's
a
very
heavy
table
over
there.
Councillor
Edie
Flynn
is
also
with
us.
Thank
You
councillor
council,
Matt,
O'malley,
Thank,
You,
councillor
and
I
saw
counsel
of
Josh's
ate
them
earlier.
He
is
also
with
us.
Thank
you
and
we're
equally
pleased
to
also
recognize
and
thank
representative
from
the
third
Suffolk
District
Representative
Michael
wits
is
with
us
today
round
of
applause
for
him.
B
And
representative
Dave
Rodgers
from
the
24th
Middlesex
District,
is
also
here,
representative
round
of
applause
for
representative
straight
seat.
Back
and
I
am
pleased
to
also
welcome
Laurie
Higgins,
who
joins
us
again,
who
I
have
the
pleasure
of
sitting
next
to
for
the
fourth
year
in
a
row?
I
think
glad
to
have
were
here.
B
And
I
also
want
to
thank
all
of
you
who
support
the
Research
Bureau,
those
of
you
who
are
members
and
contribute
your
dues
to
support
the
the
work
that
the
Research
Bureau
does
and
all
of
you,
others
in
the
room
who
support
this
event
and
help
the
Research
Bureau
do
the
great
work
day
in
and
day
out.
So
thank
you
to
help
by
making
the
research
bureau
successful
now
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
particularly
thank
all
of
the
sponsors
of
today's
event.
B
And
a
big
round
of
applause
for
the
reception
sponsor,
which
is
P&G
Gillette.
Thank
you
again.
Thank
You,
Kara
and
I
should
note
that
there
are
many
other
sponsors
too
too
many
to
mention,
but
we
thank
them
and
they
are
also
listed
in
your
program
for
today.
At
this
time,
we
get
to
take
a
break.
You
can
enjoy
your
lunch.
B
The
company
at
your
tables,
okay,
as
we
continue
the
program
I,
wanted
to
take
a
few
minutes
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
research
bureau
as
I
come
to
the
close
of
my
term
as
chairman
of
the
bureau.
I
look
back
and
see
an
organization
that
is
completely
dedicated
to
its
mission
of
87
years,
one
that
works
tirelessly
to
improve
our
great
city,
an
organization
that
is
fair
and
factual.
B
That
cares
about
the
future
of
the
city
and
will
always
advocate
for
what
is
good
for
the
entire
city,
regardless
of
the
sometimes
difficult
positions
that
must
be
taken
in
the
short
term.
I.
Look
back
and
I
see
an
organization
made
up
of
members
and
directors
who
are
constant
in
pushing
the
research
bureau
forward
and
who
never
tire
of
that
responsibility.
I
see
a
staff
that
is
tremendously
dedicated
and
always
passionate
about
their
work.
B
In
looking
back
I
like
what
I
see
and
I'm
happy
to
report
that
as
I
leave
my
role
as
chair
that
the
research
Bureau
is
well-positioned
for
the
future
and
fully
committed
to
its
mission.
Now
last
year
our
research
involvement
covered
a
wide
range
of
City
issues
that
benefited
from
the
expert,
research
and
insights
of
the
Research
Bureau.
B
That
means
he's
gonna
get
two
applauses
because,
but
everyone
jumped
in
that
was
very
nice.
As
you
all
know,
Sam
has
announced
his
retirement,
and
this
became
official
at
our
board
meeting
earlier
today,
under
Sam's
leadership.
The
research
Bureau
has
played
a
dominant
role
in
promoting
responsible
and
efficient
government
for
Boston
and
being
a
catalyst
for
needed
change.
The
research
Bureau
in
the
city
of
Boston
have
benefited
greatly
from
Sam's
leadership
and
dogged
advocacy
over
the
past
46
years,
for
which
we
are
most
grateful.
Please
join
me
again
in
thanking
Sam
for
all.
B
B
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you're
all
aware
that
stay
tuned
for
a
spring
tribute
to
Sam.
We
thought
about
doing
a
lot
of
things
at
this
meeting,
but
we
said,
let's
have
a
party
for
Sam:
let's
make
it
all
about
Sam
and
he
fought
us
and
fought
us,
but
he
we
finally
got
him
to
say
that
he
would
show
up
on
the
right
date
when
we
announced
that.
B
So
we
look
we're
looking
forward
to
that
and
hope
that
all
of
you
can
attend
at
our
board
meeting
we
elected
a
new
chair
for
2019
Marti
Jones
and
a
new
president
of
the
Research
Bureau
Pam
Coker
Pam
was
appointed
vice
president
of
policy
and
research
in
March
of
2017
two
years
ago.
As
part
of
our
strategic
plan.
She
was
and
brings
to
the
bureau
extensive
professional
experience
working
with
cities
and
towns
across
Massachusetts,
including
Boston,
on
a
wide
range
of
local
and
state
government
policy
and
finance
matters,
with
a
focus
on
best
practices.
B
Pam
provided
state
fiscal
and
management
oversight
of
the
city
of
Lawrence
for
both
the
Baker
and
Patrick
administrations.
She
served
as
director
of
local
policy
in
government,
governor
Patrick's
executive
office
of
administration
in
finance
and
as
senior
research
analysts
for
the
Massachusetts
Municipal
Association.
She
is
indeed
a
resident
of
Boston.
She
holds
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
in
urban
studies
from
Connecticut
College
and
a
master's
of
Public
Health
from
Boston
University.
Please
join
me
in
welcoming
the
new
president
of
the
research
Bureau
Pam
Coker.
C
Thank
you
and
good
afternoon.
Thank
you,
Tom
for
your
leadership
and
support
as
board
chair
for
the
past
two
years.
I
am
deeply
honored
to
succeed
our
longtime
president
Sam
Tyler,
who
institutionalized
the
research
bureau's
role
as
an
objective,
fact-based
voice
of
reason,
with
four
mayoral
administrations
and
many
City
Council's.
C
Thank
you
Sam
for
that
enduring
legacy
of
ongoing
impact.
That's
seriously
big
shoes
to
fill
folks
and
I'm
up
to
the
challenge.
My
grandparents
grew
up
in
Boston's
Jamaica,
Plain
neighborhood
and
went
to
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
as
Tom
alluded
to
today.
I
am
proud
to
be
a
city
resident
to
be
combining
my
personal
stake
in
love
for
this
city.
C
With
my
new
professional
leadership
role,
mayor
Walsh,
I,
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
your
team
in
my
new
role
to
our
City
counselors
I,
look
forward
to
continued
conversations
with
you
and
to
our
state
officials
serving
in
the
legislature
and
the
Baker
administration.
I,
look
forward
to
engaging
with
you
as
well.
As
you
know,
the
research
Brio
brings
expert
research,
independent
analysis
and
trusted
insights
to
city
finances
and
essential
services
and
to
new
challenges
in
our
changing
city.
We
do
this
with
data
and
sometimes
tough
love.
D
C
C
C
All
of
us
in
this
room
today
are
here
together
because
of
our
shared
commitment
to
the
city
of
Boston
as
the
host
community
for
our
home
life
and/or,
our
work
life
commitment
to
good
impactful
government.
It's
a
team,
sport
and
I
am
so
excited
to
be
executing
the
research
bureaus
role
in
this
city
and
contribution
as
part
of
this
large
group.
Here
today,
it's
about
engaging
in
community
where
local
government
directly
impacts
those
who
live
and
work
in
a
community
on
a
very
tangible,
very
visible
day
to
day
basis.
C
A
city
is
a
dynamic
ecosystem,
where
many
things
need
to
work
well
together
and
they
need
to
work
together.
Well,
when
there's
always
a
challenge
to
tackle
a
puzzle
to
solve
and
a
need
to
figure
out
how
to
make
things
work
and
the
need
to
solve
it
together,
this
has
been
the
work
of
the
Research
Bureau
for
87
years
now.
Our
mission
is
timeless,
whether
it
is
legacy
issues
coming
to
the
forefront
yet
again
or
the
need
to
respond
to
the
impact
of
climate
change,
city,
population
growth
and
disruptive
technologies.
C
B
Thank
You
Pam,
the
Research
Bureau,
is
clearly
in
good
hands
and
well-positioned
to
carry
on
the
research
bureau's
mission.
Pam
is
ready,
as
I
mentioned
earlier.
We
also
elected
a
new
chair
of
the
research
Bureau
for
a
two-year
term.
Many
of
you
know:
Marty
Jones
and
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
her
the
last
couple
years
with
her
in
the
capacity
as
vice
chair,
and
she
too
is
ready
for
this
leadership
role
with
the
bureau.
So
it
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
Marty
Jones
of
MLJ
insights
as
the
next
chair
of
the
research
Bureau.
D
Good
afternoon,
everybody
I
am
truly
honored
to
serve
as
the
research
bureau's
chair
at
this
important
time
for
the
organization,
it's
a
time
of
transition
in
leadership,
but
it's
also
a
time
for
awesome
continuity
in
the
great
work
and
impact
the
Bureau
has
had
over
its
87
years.
I
do
need
to
take
a
few
minutes
right
now
to
thank
Tom
for
his
leadership
of
the
bureau
over
the
past
two
years.
D
We
are
lucky
to
live
in
a
thriving
city.
However,
with
growth
there
always
come
not
just
opportunities,
but
challenges
facing
the
city.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
our
new
president,
Pam
Coker,
the
Research
Bureau
Board
of
Directors,
our
outstanding
staff
and
the
mayor
and
council
to
meet
these
challenges
and
opportunities,
as
has
long
been
research
bureau
tradition.
This
is
also
the
time
the
mayor
presents
what
we
fondly
call
his
second
State
of
the
City
address.
E
Thank
You,
Marty
and
I
want
to
congratulate
you
on
ascending
to
the
chair
of
this
great
organization
and
we'll
have
many
great
conversations
and
and
work
together.
So
thank
you
for
that
to
Tom.
Congratulations,
I
want
to
thank
Tom
publicly
for
being
such
a
great
friend
to
the
city
of
Boston.
In
so
many
different
ways.
You
did
an
amazing
job
here
at
the
municipal
resource
bureau,
but
also
thank
you
for
all
the
other
things
that
people
don't
see
that
you
do,
and
you
were
a
great
chairman.
So
thank
you.
Tom.
E
When
I
announced
last
year
that
cm
talos
retiring
by
accident
from
this
podium
for
the
third
or
fourth
time,
I've
been
looking
forward
to
this
day
for
a
long
time,
not
cuz,
he's
retiring,
of
course,
but
I
thought
it
was
going
to
be
a
roast
and,
and
unfortunately
it's
not
a
roast.
We
have
to
wait
for
later
on
to
roast
them,
but
I
ate
a
conversation
last
night
with
Sam
and
Sam
I
just
want
to
say
on
behalf
of
for
me
personally,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
leadership
here
at
the
bureau.
E
I
didn't
quite
as
a
state
representative
prior
to
being
the
mayor,
didn't
quite
understand
the
importance
of
the
bureau's
involvement
in
the
city
of
Boston
until
I
actually
got
into
it.
After
a
couple
of
comments
in
the
paper
that
you
gave
that
I
yelled
at
you
about,
and
you
yelled
at
me
back
about
I
realized
that
the
importance
of
this
organization,
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
working
with
our
administration.
E
First,
as
a
young
administration
now
getting
into
our
I
guess:
MIT
we're
not
even
halfway
through
we're
I'm,
not
even
done
yet,
but
we're
gonna.
Keep
working
on
it
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
that
you've
done
all
you've
done
for
the
city
of
Boston.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
of
the
people
that
don't
understand
the
impact
you've
had
on
their
lives,
not
just
the
the
folks
that
work
for
the
city
of
Boston,
but
the
people
who
live
in
the
city
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
and
congratulations
on
your
retirement.
E
E
Want
to
congratulate
you
p.m.
we've
already
had
one
meeting
the
other
day.
I
want
to
congratulate
you
and
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
that
tough
love
and
working
with
you
as
how
we
continue
to
move
this
great
city
of
Boston
forward.
The
Bureau
is
important
part
of
our
city
and
I
know
that
our
team-
that's
here
today,
many
of
the
folks
that
are
at
City
Hall
working,
looking
forward
to
continuing
a
great
relationship
with
the
bureau.
So
congratulations
to
you.
E
In
my
State
of
the
City
address
in
January,
I
reflected
on
our
progress
over
the
last
five
years,
we're
proud
of
the
achievements
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
but
I
also
said
that
day
we're
just
getting
started
so
today,
I'm
gonna
begin
by
talking
about
not
the
last
five
years.
I'm,
not
even
gonna
talk
about
over
the
last
year.
I
want
to
share
some
of
what
we've
done
in
just
the
first
nine
weeks
of
2019.
E
We
broke
ground
on
for
housing
renovations
in
Roxbury,
the
South
End
South
Boston,
those
those
developments
are
preserving
or
creating
more
than
900
deeply
affordable
units.
We
released
over
26
million
dollars
in
funds
to
create
another
500
homes
in
seven
different
neighborhoods,
all
around
the
city
of
Boston.
We
added
over
a
thousand
new
homes
to
the
development
pipeline.
We
recommended,
and
yesterday
the
City
Council
and
thank
you.
E
The
City
Council
approved
thirty
four
million
dollars
in
new
funding
for
the
Community
Preservation
Act
for
affordable
housing,
open
space
and
historic
preservation
in
56
projects
across
20,
different
neighborhoods.
In
our
city,
we
conducted
our
annual
homeless
census.
We
secured
a
twenty
six
million
dollar
grant
for
homeless
services
and
we
grew
the
Boston's
way
home
fund
getting
over
halfway
to
our
goal
of
ten
million
dollars
to
create
200
units
of
permanent,
supportive
housing
for
chronically
homeless
people.
We
launched
Boston's
first
economic
development
with
workshops
in
Mattapan
and
Roxbury
on.
E
These
workshops
are
on
city
contracting
and
owning
a
business,
and
we
graduated
the
first
class
of
City
Academy
to
train
local
residents
how
to
obtain
city
jobs.
I
went
to
the
US
Conference
to
Washington
for
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
to
discuss
infrastructure
in
the
needs
and
economic
strategies
in
American
cities.
We
took
action
to
defend
title
9
protection
survivors
of
sexual
assaults.
E
We
raised
awareness
of
commercial
sexual
exploitation
in
an
event
that
was
co-hosted
by
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
our
office
of
women's
advancement
and
advocates
I
signed
an
executive
order
to
ensure
racial
equity
in
city
government,
we're
gonna,
train
employees
on
how
to
design
policy
and
deliver
services
that
close
racial
gaps
from
public
health
to
business
ownership
and
we'll
measure
our
performances
against
equity
goals.
In
the
past
nine
weeks
we
extended
our
record
streak
of
triple-a
bond
rating.
E
For
six
consecutive
years
we
issued
a
building
permits
to
the
amazons
new
location
down
here
in
the
South
Boston
waterfront.
It
will
employ
over
2,000
workers
in
front
job
training
programs
for
our
residents.
We
permitted
700,000
square
feet
of
innovation
in
community
space
at
the
former
Boston
Globe
property
in
Dorchester
we
celebrated
the
50th
anniversary
of
City
Hall
and
previewed
on
next
steps
in
our
revitalization
of
City
Hall
plaza,
and
we
capped
it
off
with
a
trade
mission
to
Cape
Verde,
to
strengthen
cultural
connections
in
our
neighborhoods
and
open
up
transatlantic
opportunities
for
Boston
businesses.
E
We
are
working
hard
for
our
city
because
our
city
is
a
hard-working
City
and
much
of
this
time
the
federal
government
was
shut
down,
dysfunction,
ruled
and
people
suffered
we're
doing
things
very
differently
in
Boston
we
work
hard.
We
work
smart,
we
work
together
and
it's
our
work
that
defines
our
vision
for
Boston.
It's
a
city
of
growing
economic
opportunity.
It's
a
city
of
equity,
where
everyone
contributes
in
everyone
benefits
and
it's
a
city
of
resilience
committed
to
leaving
an
even
stronger
Boston
for
the
next
generation.
E
That's
why
we've
taken
on
tough
challenges,
a
housing
shortage
developed
over
many
years,
so
we
created
a
housing
plan
now
we're
building
enough
homes
and
affordable
homes
to
house
our
growing
population
and
to
preserve
our
existing
neighborhoods
community
police
relations
is
a
national
challenge,
so
we
developed
a
model
building
trust
in
reducing
crime.
Every
single
year,
Boston
school
buildings
suffered
decades
of
neglect
with
over
a
hundred
community
meetings
and
a
billion
dollar
investment
bill.
Bps
plan
is
creating
21st
century
schools.
E
In
each
of
these
areas,
long
term
issues
became
present-day
problems,
so
we
engaged
our
communities.
We
created
a
bold
plan
and
we
turn
the
trends
around
we're
improving
life
in
our
city
now
and
for
years
to
come,
and
today,
I
want
to
talk
about
three
issues
where
trends
are
coming
to
a
head
and
testing
on
capacity
for
collective
action,
their
transportation,
education
and
climate
change.
And
to
put
it
simply,
you
can't
grow
our
economy.
E
We've
taken
big
steps
forward
in
each
of
these
different
areas,
but
there's
more
work
to
be
done
and
the
stakes
are
high,
so
I'm
going
to
talk
about
the
plans
and
our
progress,
I'm
also
gonna
highlight
where
we
need
strong
partnerships
across
every
level
of
governments
in
the
private
sector.
If
we're
going
to
keep
thriving
as
a
city
in
as
a
region,
transportation
is
a
perfect
example.
Traffic
is
a
sign
of
our
success,
but
it's
also
a
threat
to
our
growth,
our
environment
and
our
quality
of
life.
E
That's
why
we
worked
with
the
public
to
create
a
transportation
plan
for
our
city.
It
was
called,
go
Boston,
2030.
We
are
implementing
key
recommendations
of
that
plan
and
they're
making
a
difference.
Last
year
we
installed
the
dedicated
bus
lane
and
Washington
Street
in
Rosendale
on
a
route
that
sees
19
thousand
bus
trips
every
single
day
it
cut
travel
times
on
that
Street
by
25%.
E
We
were
also
advocated
for
more
early
morning
bus
service
to
help
workers
on
the
third
shift,
the
T
piloted
this
service
and
made
it
permanent
to
improve
commutes
weary
time,
dozens
of
traffic
lights
and
now
we're
working
with
the
state
on
a
pilot
for
adaptive
traffic
signals
that
respond
to
real-time
conditions.
That
means
less
waiting
at
red
lights.
Two
years
ago
we
increase
parking
meter
rates
in
some
of
our
most
congested
neighborhoods.
E
As
a
result,
double
parking
violations
dropped
by
fourteen
percent
in
parking
in
loading
zones
fell
by
nearly
30
percent
to
improve
access
to
cycling.
We
built
protected
bike
lanes
on
Mass
Ave
summer
Street,
causeway,
Street
and
Commercial
Street.
With
more
to
come,
and
with
the
support
of
Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield's,
we
brought
bike
sharing
to
more
neighborhoods
across
our
city.
Last
year,
blue
bikes
use
was
up.
24
percent
to
a
record.
1.7
million
rides
in
the
city
of
Boston.
E
Last
month,
a
new
water
shadow
pilot
launched
connecting
North
Station
to
the
South
Boston
waterfront.
It
serves
over
700
day
and
cut
commutes
times
by
over
ten
minutes.
Most
important
we've
invested
in
safety
on
our
streets.
We're
redesigning
high-risk
intersections,
we
lowered
the
default
speed
limit
to
25
miles
per
hour
and
we've
seen
fatalities
on
our
roads,
go
down
from
21
and
2016
to
14
and
2017
to
10
last
year.
But
thank
you,
but
our
policy
is
called
vision,
zero.
E
In
something
that
we
have
to
do,
we're
gonna
develop
a
citywide
education
campaign
on
road
safety
for
everyone.
We
need
everyone
to
be
more
mindful
on
our
streets.
These
steps
and
many
others
are
working,
but
to
build
the
future
we
want.
We
have
to
do
more
than
transform
our
infrastructure,
not
just
as
a
city,
but
as
a
region
we
mean
that
streets
to
work
better
and
be
safer
for
everyone.
E
We
need
to
invest
in
more
frequent,
more
accessible
and
more
reliable
public
transit
across
our
region,
and
we
must
take
biking
and
walking
and
make
them
more
viable
options
for
more
people.
So
we're
asking
the
legislature
for
partnership.
We
have
a
bill
that
will
require
safeguards
and
trucks,
as
we
have
done
on
city
vehicles
to
protect
cyclists.
E
We
are
seeking
to
allow
photo
enforcement
to
prevent
vehicles
from
passing,
stopped
school
buses
and
endangering
our
kids
and
to
enforce
block
the
Box
violations
that
causes
gridlock
and
we
support
the
efforts
to
reduce
distracted
driving
by
allowing
hands-free
cell
phone
use.
We
also
have
proposed
legislation
to
manage
the
growth
of
rideshare
services.
E
Uber
and
lyft
have
changed
the
way
people
travel,
they've
provided
convenience,
but
with
35
million
trips
a
year
in
Boston
alone,
they've
also
increased
congestion
and
confusion,
especially
during
the
rush
hour.
We
need
to
find
ways
to
make
these
rideshares
work
better.
We're
taking
steps
at
the
city
level
this
month
we're
launching
a
pilot
program
in
the
Fenway
to
assign
uber
and
lyft
pickup
to
designated
areas.
E
Some
ballistic
app
stands
to
improve
traffic
flow,
but
we
need
to
go
further,
so
our
bill
would
update
the
surcharge
already
being
assessed
to
ride
shares
to
better
align
with
our
transportation
goals.
We
charge
more
for
single
passenger
trips,
creating
an
incentive
that
will
cut
congestion
and
emissions
on
our
city,
streets
and,
finally,
I
want
to
discuss
public
transit,
great
public
transit
for
our
region
in
our
region,
for
it
to
thrive,
it
cuts
congestion,
it
reduces
emissions
and
expands
opportunity.
That's
why.
E
Last
month
we
launched
the
city's
first
transit
team,
a
staff
dedicated
to
working
with
the
MBTA
on
improving
service
building
on
for
the
success
of
the
bus
lanes
in
Rosendale
this
year.
We'll
pilot
new
bus
lanes
on
Brighton
Avenue
Alston
in
North
Washington
Street
in
downtown
Boston,
will
also
stop
community
outreach
on
how
to
deliver
better
bus
services
on
Blue
Hill
Ave.
Our
goal
is
to
expand
access
and
increase
equity.
That's
why,
starting
next
year,
we're
also
going
to
provide
free
MBTA
passes
to
every
student
7
to
12th
grade
in
our
city.
E
This
will
take
cars
off
the
road.
It
will
open
up
our
city
to
more
for
our
young
people
and
it
will
foster
a
new
generation
of
transit
riders
and
transit
advocates.
I
want
to
take
a
minute
to
thank
c-pop
tack,
the
new
general
manager
of
the
MBTA
first
partnership
and
Steve
is
here
today.
Thank
you,
Steve.
E
Yesterday
I
joined
Steve
and
the
governor
to
celebrate
the
new
Blue
Hill
Ave
station
on
the
Fairmont
line
in
Mattapan.
This
station
is
already
cutting
some
residents
commutes
by
20
minutes
to
get
access
into
Boston
in
access
to
jobs.
It's
a
good
example
of
why
we
welcome
the
MBTA's.
Eight
billion
dollar
invest
a
billion
dollar
investment
over
the
next
five
years.
I
also
understand
the
need,
there's
a
need
for
more
more
revenue.
E
I
have
long
called
for
more
investment
at
the
T
as
a
state
representative
in
as
mayor,
but
an
any
funding
plan
must
be
equitable,
transparent
and
strategic,
so
I
also
need
to
address
the
proposed
fare
increase.
I
have
concerns
about
the
impact
on
seniors
and
young
people,
our
most
transit
dependent
riders.
Furthermore,
if
you're
gonna
raise
fears,
you
have
to
explain
exactly
how
the
new
revenue
will
improve
service.
The
MBTA
must
show
that
the
benefits
to
riders
offset
the
negative
impacts
of
higher
fares.
E
That's
how
we've
approached
the
revenue
challenge
here.
In
Boston
we've
raised
parking
meter,
fines
and
fees.
These
aren't
usually
popular
moves,
but
we
took
them
because
they
moved
us
in
a
direction.
Our
residents
want
and
need
to
go
less
congestion,
new
investments
and
better
transportation,
and
we
told
them
all
along
the
case
why
we
were
raising
the
fees
and
where
they
were
going.
People
like
to
know
what
they're
getting
when
they
provide
more
revenue.
That's
why
we
support
legislation
to
enable
regional
ballot
initiatives
for
transportation.
E
This
is
a
tool
the
communities
can
choose
to
create
a
dedicated
source
of
revenue
to
invest
in
specific
projects.
This
proposal
has
been
used
successfully
across
the
country
to
bring
better
transit
to
cities
like
Denver
Indianapolis
in
a
whole
new
subway
line
to
Los
Angeles
I
also
look
forward
to
more
conversations
on
this
measure
and
other
strategies
for
updating
our
infrastructure
and
working
closely
with
the
state
and
the
federal
government
and
all
of
us
together
and
to
be
clear.
What
will
cost
us
the
most
is
doing
absolutely
nothing.
E
If
we
don't
act,
carbon
emissions
will
pose
a
threat
to
both
public
health
and
economic
growth.
The
good
news
is
that
we've
made
Boston
a
global
leader
on
climate
change
and
coastal
resilience
in
this
year.
We'll
have
extended
our
leadership
with
the
carbon
free
Boston
report.
It's
a
roadmap
to
our
goal
of
being
100%
carbon
neutral
City
for
the
year
2015.
The
report
shows
that,
in
order
to
reach
our
goals,
we
need
to
drive
less
and
use
more
public
transportation.
E
Investing
in
the
MBTA
is
not
a
choice.
It's
a
necessity.
We
need
to
transition
both
our
buildings
and
our
vehicles,
to
electric
energy
and
from
renewable
sources.
We
need
to
send
less
waste
to
incinerators
and
we
need
to
make
all
of
these
changes
in
ways
that
are
cost-effective
and
equitable.
These
are
certainly
ambitious
goals,
but
we
are
an
innovative
City
and
we
are
moving
forward
in
each
of
these
different
areas.
E
On
building
retrofits,
we
have
created
renewed
Boston
trust,
a
financing
model
built
on
future
energy
savings,
we'll
be
using
it
to
fund
solar
panels,
LED
lights,
insulation
and
more
in
our
libraries,
community,
centers
police
stations
and
fire
houses.
We're
going
to
keep
growing
the
program
and
we'll
share
our
experience
for
private
property
owners
to
draw
on
as
well
we'll
be
launching
stronger
reporting
requirements
for
large
and
medium
sized
buildings.
E
This
spring
we'll
ask
for
action
plans,
as
well
as
energy
data
on
waste
reduction.
Last
year,
we
set
out
to
learn
how
we
can
reduce,
recycle
or
compost
90%
of
our
solid
waste
by
the
year
2015
this
month,
we'll
get
recommendations
from
our
zero-waste
Advisory
Committee
on
how
to
achieve
this
goal
in
time
to
inform
new
contracts
for
yard
waste
and
recycling
on
renewable
energy.
E
We
convene
the
community
conversation
to
begin
the
rollout
we're
also
supporting
the
growth
of
electric
vehicles,
we're
going
to
be
installing
electric
vehicle
charging
stations
in
municipal
Lots
available
to
the
public.
We're
gonna
make
sure
that
all
new
spaces
in
city
parking
garages
support
electric
vehicles
and
we're
going
to
be
requiring
that
all
new
private
garages
have
at
least
25%
of
their
spaces
in
100%
of
them
wide
for
future
capacity.
E
While
reducing
the
emissions
that
drive
climate
change,
we
must
also
protect
Boston
from
the
flood
risks
caused
by
climate
change.
Last
year
we
launched
resilient
Boston
outter.
It's
a
plan
for
open
space,
all
along
the
waterfront
to
protect
our
people,
our
homes
and
our
businesses
already
with
completed
resilient
plans,
free
sponson
and
Charlestown
in
South,
Boston
and
now
we're
planning
for
downtown
in
the
north
end
is
underway
with
the
first
community
meeting
happening
next.
E
Tuesday
in
this
summer
will
launch
climate
ready
Dorchester
when
this,
when
it's
complete,
we'll
have
detailed
resilient
plans
for
along
there,
almost
47
mile
coastline
in
the
city
of
Boston,
as
well
as
planning
that
we're
investing
in
the
2020
budget
will
mean
our
target
about
10
percent
of
all
capital
spending
going
to
resilient
projects
and
we're
moving
forward
with
implementation
at
key
flood
points
at
four
point
channel.
In
addition
to
city
investments,
we've
applied
to
for
a
ten
million
dollar
FEMA
funding.
E
I
want
to
thank
the
state
for
choosing
a
proposal
to
represent
Massachusetts
in
this
grant
process.
In
June
we're
going
to
be
opening
Martin's,
Park,
Boston's,
newest
public
playgrounds.
It
will
welcome
children
of
all
abilities
and
provide
the
highest
standards
of
flood
protection.
I'd
like
to
thank
the
mountain
Richard
foundation
and
our
funders
for
their
partnership.
Here.
E
This
month
will
present
the
multi-part
vision
plan
to
the
residents
of
South
Boston,
we'll
work
together
to
make
this
60
acre
waterfront
park.
A
welcoming
and
protective
community
asset.
Similar
upgrades
are
happening
in
Langham
park
and
Popolo
park
on
the
north
end.
They're
gonna
begin
this
spring
we're
moving
forward,
but
we
have
a
long
way
to
go
so
I
want
to
thank
the
governor
and
the
speaker
and
the
Senate
president
for
making
resilient
funding
a
priority.
E
E
Making
Boston
better
for
the
next
generation
is
what
it's
all
about.
So
I
need
to
conclude
today.
By
talking
about
education
funding
in
this
year's
budget,
we
proposed
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
invest
1.1
four
billion
dollars
in
Boston
Public
Schools,
the
most
in
our
city's
history.
The
new
investments
will
sustain
our
progress
towards
universal
pre-kindergarten,
grow
vocational
programs
and
support
at-risk
high
school
students,
expand
services
that
help
families
navigate.
E
This
move
will
increase
access
and
expand.
Opportunity
overall
will
proposing
26
million
dollar
increase
that
will
keep
us
at
the
forefront
of
student
spending,
both
statewide
and
nationally.
Since
2014,
our
investments
have
grown
by
25
percent
to
over
$20,000
per
student
with
lengthen
the
school
day.
We've
added
a
thousand
pre-kindergarten
seats
will
strengthen
our
curriculum.
We've
modernized
our
facilities.
These
investments
have
produced
results.
We
have
more
high-performing
schools
than
ever
before.
Our
graduation
rate
had
just
reached
a
new
record
high
and
we're
one
of
the
few
urban
districts
making
consistent
gains
on
national
tests.
E
But
progress
takes
more
than
investment.
It
takes
reform.
We've
spent
the
past
five
years,
untangling
decades
of
systemic
problems,
neglected
facilities
over
20,
different
grate
configurations,
redundant
programs
and
unaccountable
spending.
These
are
problems
that
prevent
some
of
our
students
from
getting
what
they
need.
So
we've
gone
out
of
these
issues
and,
to
be
perfectly
honest,
I'm
not
satisfied
with
the
progress
it's
been
strong
in
so
many
areas,
but
too
slow
and
too
many
others,
so
we're
gonna
keep
working
at
it.
E
Boston
serves
more
high-need
students
than
any
other
district
in
the
state,
twice
the
rate
of
economic
disadvantage
three
times
the
rate
of
English
language
learners
and
if
you
take
all
students
across
Massachusetts
who
have
multiple
challenges
who
face
poverty,
language,
barriers
and
disabilities
all
at
the
same
time,
the
Boston
Public
School
serves
43
percent
of
those
students
for
the
state
to
be
serious
about
closing
achievement
gaps.
Those
students
must
be
must
be
at
the
heart
of
the
conversation.
E
That's
why
this
year
we're
joining
mayor's
from
Greater,
Boston
and
all
over
and
a
hundred
legislators
from
across
the
state
to
advocate
for
a
solution,
a
solution
that
provides
funding
for
every
district
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
a
solution
that
is
affordable
and
does
not
require
one
cent
of
new
revenue,
a
most
important,
a
solution
that
would
finally
take
politics
out
of
the
conversation.
So
we
can
stop
pitting
city
against
town
and
district
against
chata
and
stop
meeting
all
of
the
needs
of
all
of
the
needs
of
our
students.
E
Let
me
put
it
this
way
to
you,
the
last
major
reformers
in
1993.
If
we're
gonna
do
this
every
26
years,
once
a
generation,
then
in
this
generation
we
cannot
leave
out
our
most
vulnerable
students,
whether
they're
in
Boston
or
Brockton,
med,
filament,
medford,
OR,
Melrose
or
anywhere
else.
Every
young
person
deserves
the
same
opportunity
to
learn
to
dream
in
to
thrive.
E
We
have
advanced
both
solutions
to
meet
the
biggest
challenges.
That's
what
it
means
for
a
city
to
work
in
the
21st
century,
and
we
need
every
level
of
government
every
industry
in
every
individual
in
our
region
to
move
forward
with
us.
That's
because
this
work
is
more
than
plans,
policies
and
investments.
They
are
all
essential.
We
need
to
do
the
work
that
we
do
to
create
opportunities
and
change
people's
lives.
We
work
to
be
that
City.
We're
a
kid
with
a
tough
challenge,
gets
a
real
chance.
E
We're
a
person
who
lived
on
the
streets,
finds
compassion
in
a
home
or
a
great
job
is
just
a
train
or
bus
ride
away
and
we're
hardworking
families
can
create
bright
futures
for
their
children
in
safe
and
healthy
neighborhoods.
That's
the
vision
that
calls
us
all
together.
That's
the
work
that
we
must
keep
doing
every
single
day.
I
want
to
thank
you.
When
I've
God
bless,
you
and
god
bless
the
City
of
Boston.
C
So
transportation
progress
can
be
made
regionally.
Education
talked
about
partnering
with
other
communities
that
are
challenged
by
the
state's
funding
formula,
and
we
know
also
there's
been
so
work
on
creating
more
housing
and
shared
goals
with
some
other
communities.
What
can
we
expect
from
that
as
it
progresses
as.
E
Last
night
I
went
to
an
event
with
the
mass
M
apcs
MAPC
Metropolitan
Planning
Council,
and
there
was
a
great
beginning
of
a
planning
study
that
they're
doing
in
the
in
the
in
the
Massachusetts
Greater
Boston
area
and
one
of
the
one
of
the
foundations
they're
building
enough
of
is
housing.
The
master
metro
mayor's
coalition
we
launched
last
year
that
we
were
going
to
create
185
thousand
new
homes
by
the
year.
2030
69
thousand
of
those
will
come
on
to
the
city
of
Boston
and
I.
E
Think
that
we're
seeing
real
partnerships
around
housing
or
on
economic
development,
around
transit,
education
and
I
think
there's
more
collaborating
going
on
now
with
the
different
agencies,
and
that
includes
legislators
as
well
having
us
all
come
together.
I
think
finding
solutions
and
regional
solutions
is
the
way
forward.
Boston
is
not
a
silo
when
we
think
about
the
MBTA.
We
need
to
work
with
Steve
Park
attack
and
the
MBTA,
because
what
they
do
in
Boston
affects
Somerville
and
affects
other
cities
and
towns.
C
C
C
E
E
You
come
to
the
breakfast
because
you're
asked
to
come
to
the
breakfast,
but
the
bureau
works
very
closely
with
us
on
on
trends
and
investments
and
and
how
we
do
contracting
and
how
we
do
budgeting
and
how
we
do
contract
negotiations
and
there's
a
lot
of
important
information
that
goes
back
and
forth.
So
when
I
think
about
the
city,
then
the
people
in
this
room,
including
the
bureau,
are
really
the
people
who
make
up
the
city.
So
again,
it's
a
Sam
Tyler,
congratulations,
Sam
on
your
retirement
and
to
Pam
welcome
and
good
luck
in
this.