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Description
City of Charleston Committee on Traffic and Transportation 5/12/2020
A
B
An
invocation
Thank
You
Lord
of
all,
we
ask
for
your
blessings
and
wisdom.
As
we
emerged
on
the
other
side
of
the
cove
at
nineteen
pandemic,
we
asked
for
your
wisdom
and
guidance
as
we
strive
to
provide
equity
and
freedom
of
mobility
for
all
of
your
children
residing
in
the
city
of
Charleston,
amen,
amen,.
A
A
D
D
If
you
know,
there's
intersection
at
Folly
in
our
model,
it's
it's
a
glaring
missing
piece
of
connectivity,
one
of
the
lessons
that
we
learned
in
working
with
the
cities
in
New,
York
and
Vancouver
for
the
Ashley
River
Crossing,
and
they
said
to
us
explicitly
if
folk
can't
get
safely
on
our
off
the
bridge.
There's
no
reason
to
build
a
bridge,
and
so,
though
this
might
seem
as
a
small
piece
of
project,
it's
an
important
aspect
of
connectivity
there
and
so
just
grateful
for
the
coordination
with
the
county
on
it.
D
A
E
A
G
We
just
wanted
to
come
to
you
to
the
committee
and
update
you
on
where
we
stand
with
the
new
towing
contract.
We
issued
a
bid
back
in
the
middle
of
February,
received
proposals
back
in
the
middle
of
March,
and
we
received
four
proposals.
We
went
out
towards
the
end
of
April,
April,
22nd,
I,
believe
Steve
and
Scott
Newsome
and
myself
went
out
and
inspected
the
four
sites
and
the
two
of
the
vendors
were
deemed
non-responsive
that
left
turkeys,
towing
and
Jennings
towing,
and
we
just
wanted
to
update
you
and
how
that
broke
out.
G
The
new
contracts
are
such
that
turkeys
will
be
have
the
contract
for
zones
two
and
four,
which
is
James
and
John's
Island
and
Daniel.
Holland
and
Jennings
will
have
the
contract
for
downtown
and
West
Ashley.
That's
a
one-year
contract
with
four
options
on
the
contract
was
put
in
place.
Last
Friday.
G
G
F
A
Hey
there
we're
glad
you're
here
so
far,
we've
had
a
Clements
Ferry
Road
phase,
two
maintenance
agreement
update
and
a
folly
album
all
maintenance
agreement
both
have
been
approved,
and
then
mr.
Cooper
just
gave
us
the
update
on
the
towing
contracts,
I'm
assuming
Gary,
that
the
towing
is
slow
at
this
point.
So
when
they
get
back
and
it'll
take
a
while
for
them
get
back
fatefully.
G
D
So
I'm
just
excited
about
getting
those
on
par.
I.
Think
I've
said
this
to
some
of
you,
but
knowing
the
tests
that
you
all
put
only
in
terms
of
the
organisation
of
the
department,
we
really
wanted
to
have
in
each
division
teams
really
kind
of
having
that
tandem
of
visionary
and
operations
functions
occurring,
and
so
we're
really
excited
about
that
actually
being
the
case
now
that,
within
our
parking
division
within
our
science
and
marketing
division
within
our
signals,
division
that
will
have
this
tandem
of
teams
working
together
to
really
make
those
divisions.
D
What
they're
supposed
to
be
so
I'm
just
offering
things
and
just
letting
you
know
that
we're
keeping
the
ball
moving
once
we
get
them
fully
on
board.
Definitely
we
love
to
bring
them
to
our
next
committee
meeting,
for
you
all
to
be
able
to
get
your
eyes
on
them
and
know
who
they
are.
Nobody
pick
up
the
phone
to
call
in
otherwise,
so
I'm
just
excited
about
that.
A
quick
thing,
obviously
we're
in
hurricane
preparedness
mode.
One
of
our
obligations
for
the
signal
maintenance
agreement
is
to
do
yearly
inspections
of
all
200-plus
signalized
intersections.
D
D
So
hopefully
that
something
we
don't
have
to
use,
but
just
in
case
wanting
to
don't
be
ready
to
go
with
with
that
type
of
equipment
there
so
and
then
the
other
piece
is
just
some
quick
updates
about
sed
ot
coordination
efforts.
We've
now
done
with
a
CBO
t20
intersections
throughout
the
city
and
for
enhanced
pedestrian
safety
I'm
at
them.
D
So,
really
glad
about
that
partnership
and
wanting
to
enhance
that
sed
LT
will
be
with
us
at
our
next
team
meeting-
I'm,
hopefully
a
still
organized
in
schedules,
but
the
plan
is
for
them
to
be
there
for
two
topics:
one
to
give
you
an
update
on
the
first
two
of
the
four
road
safety
audits
that
were
conducted
by
FC
TLT
headquarters,
that
being
King
and
Meeting
Street,
and
then
also
to
give
you
a
heads
up
on
another
partnership.
We've
been
doing
with
them
with
the
improvements
of
folly
and
Formosa
engagements.
D
These
are
intersections
that
have
been
hot
topics
for
those
citizens
who
live
over
there.
It
came
up
on
the
list
for
a
complete
signal,
rebuilt
home
for
both
of
them,
and
so
si
BLT
is
front
to
bill
for
it
and
otherwise,
but
we're
going
to
be
our
staff
are
going
to
be
the
ones
who
are
going
to
be
actually
building
it
out
so
want
to
just
bring
those
updates
to
you
all
and
let
you
know
what's
going
on
with
those
so
we'll
take
whatever
questions
or
things
other
things
you
will
want
to
discuss.
C
Thank
you,
I
appreciate
it
I'm
sure
I'm,
not
the
only
one
who's
been
reading
a
lot
of
email
recently
that
I
consider
very
thoughtful
and
and
relevant
suggestions
about
you
know.
I
know:
we've
been
talking
about
looking
more
carefully
at
how
to
encourage
more
pedestrian
and
cycle
use
of
some
of
the
downtown
streets,
in
particular,
experimenting
with
Hampton,
Guardi
I.
Think
I
know
that
the
Public
Works
Committee
heard
that
the
mayor's
proposal
for
changing
that
schedule
again
so
I
think
we
should
put
that
on
the
record
for
this
meeting.
C
C
If
we
would
create
some
sort
of
study
task
group,
you
know
innovative
uses
of
our
city
streets,
we're
coming
out
of
that
of
the
recovery
and
helping
business
people
who
currently
drive
by
if
they
were
walking
by
and
bike
bike
by
cycling
by
I
just
feel
like
you
know,
we
are
really
hearing
the
energy
and
the
interest
from
our
citizens.
So
I
was
hoping:
maybe
we
could
somehow
organize
a
little
task
force
that
would
have
the
sponsorship
of
this
committee
and
participation
and
then
bring
some
citizens
together.
C
A
D
Yeah,
so
at
the
Recreation
Committee
meeting
yesterday
parks
and
recreation,
a
suggestion
of
new
closure
times
for
Hampton
Park
to
be
to
be
reviewed
by
the
full
council,
so
moving
away
from
the
10:00
a.m.
to
8:00
p.m.
to
basically
keeping
the
regular
weekend
times
as
they
currently
are
about
changing
the
weekday
times
to
4
to
8
for
review
in
otherwise
we
had
been
placing
counters
in
Hampton
Park.
D
We
placed
them
on
this
past
Thursday
just
to
get
some
baseline
of
data
to
see
how
many
people
were
using
it
and
otherwise
and
and
be,
quite
frankly,
it's
being
used
it's
being
used
in
a
significant
way,
even
when
you
take
a
margin
of
error
away,
and
so
just
just
thinking
about
that
process.
I
think
I
said
I.
Think
all
of
you
just
that
bad
data
both
of
the
non-motorized
traffic,
but
also
the
general
yearly
counts
of
vehicular
traffic.
Just
so
you
have
that
balance.
So
it
is
something
that's
being
used.
D
There's
a
lot
of
different
considerations
that
come
into
play
with
it
and
I
definitely
have
been
getting
the
emails
as
well.
I'll,
just
say
what
what
I
said.
Jacob
and
I
were
talking
about
this
today.
I'll
say
what
I
said
last
week:
it's
it's
it's
something
that's
more
than
feasible,
it's
just
something
that
would
have
to
be
prioritized
by
number
of
departments.
It
would
not
be
something
that
would
sit
just
with
the
TNT
or
just
with
the
neighborhood
service
or
otherwise,
there's
design
considerations.
There's
maintenance
and
liability
considerations.
D
There's
traffic
management
considerations
as
well,
none
of
which
are
impossible
to
be
able
to
figure
out
it.
Just
it
just
means
it
would
be
something
that
would
have
to
be
a
priority
of
coordination
with
a
number
of
different
entities
to
make
happen.
So
that's
kind
of
where
that
possibility
stands.
It
is
something
that
has
been
introduced
by
a
number
of
cities
around
the
country,
both
the
National
Association
of
city,
transportation,
officials,
Smart,
Growth,
America
and
one
other
entity.
D
Some
of
the
pieces
and
ordinance
that
you
all
have
you
all
going
to
be
taking
up
today
regarding
sad
walking,
furniture
and
also
on
private
Lots,
comes
from
some
of
those
best
practices,
including
the
city
of
Tampa,
who
recently
introduced
a
14-day
block
time
of
street
closures
on
parklets
and
private
parking
amenities.
So
obviously
we
got
to
take
into
consideration
of
what
fits
for
Charleston.
D
We
also
have
to
take
in
consideration
that
were
not
fully
out
of
coab
in
19,
and
so,
but
also
the
fact
that
there
there's
an
opportunity
to
have
have
serious
discussion
about
what
transportation
looks
like
for
us.
What
safety
looks
like
what
congestion
mitigation
looks
like
what
access
looks
like
and
so
I
think,
all
those
things
kind
of
have
to
get
into
the
pot
of
the
gumbo
and
and
make
some
decisions
from
there.
So.
D
It's
my
I
don't
mind
assumption
the
the
baits
were
new
times
were
presented
at
the
Bayesian
committee.
I
think
they're
supposed
to
be
reported
out
from
there
I'm,
not
sure
I,
don't
I'm,
not
sure
if
that's
something
that
gets
voted
on
and
on
I,
don't
want
to
I.
Have
no
idea.
I
can't
speak
for
that
committee,
but
it
was
presented
to
that
committee
reported
out
to
that
committee
of
new
potential
jobs.
B
B
C
F
Man,
I
would
just
go
and
share
the
specifics.
If
you
would
like
to
know
when
this
being
Hampton
Park
ours
is
pretty
easy.
It's
four
hours
a
day,
four
to
8:00
Monday
through
Friday
every
afternoon.
Fourth,
through
eighth
on
the
weekdays
12:00
to
noon
on
Saturday
and
1:00
to
5:00
Sunday
afternoon.
So
what
our
normal
schedule
used
to
be
before
coronavirus
was
eight
hours
a
week,
and
this
this
will
be
twenty
eight
hours
a
week.
F
You
know
so
significantly
about
four
times
more
than
what
we
were
doing
before,
admittedly,
less
than
the
fifty
four
hours
a
week,
we
were
doing
right
when
we
turned
the
switch
a
week
or
so
ago,
but
we
did
run
into
difficulties
with
staffing
and
an
access
to
the
parking
lot,
and
you
know
some
other
issues
so
we're
finding
them
kind
of
the
middle
ground.
Here
can.
A
A
C
To
be
as
formal
as
a
motion
or
or
we
can
just
you
know,
have
an
agreement
that
I
think
that
counts.
Member
Brady
suggestion
that
it
go
to
the
Advisory
Committee
is
absolutely
the
right
one,
I
guess:
I,
don't
I've
only
attended
one
of
those
to
see
from
that
group
and
I
think
they
were
know
that
they're
transitioning
from
some
former
members
to
current
members,
but
even
I
mean
it's
a
great
group
and
if
they
don't
feel
like
they've
got
a
representation
from
a
broader
base
of
Suns
are
other
interested
parties.
B
A
D
Technically
because
we
skipped
a
March
one
because
of
Co
vid,
we
made
in
April
and
by
ordinance
were
supposed
to
meet
every
other
month,
so
we
would
have
to
call
if
we
y'all
want
us
to
meet
immediately.
We
have
to
call
in
a
special
meeting
to
meet
in
May,
and
then
you
know
report
out
whenever,
whatever
whatever
timeline,
oh,
you
all
deem
necessary.
I.
A
C
That
they
meet
inmate
and
for
this
particular
purpose
of
studying
suggestions
and
making
and
making
recommendations
back
to
the
TNT,
and
then
the
full
council,
if
necessary,
on
how
to
enlarge
the
opportunities
for
bike
and
ped
uses
of
city
streets.
And
you
know
that
that
general,
because
they'll
come
back
with
specifics
for
us
act
on
and
I
would
hope
that.
Maybe
we
could
correspond
that
with
what
we're.
What
we're
hoping
is
gonna,
be
the
end
of
our
emergency
period
of
middle
of
July.
So
make
it
two
months
that
make
sense.
A
C
A
A
A
A
I
hear
her
laughing
so
she's
definitely
listening
anything
else
to
come
before
the
committee
I
know.
We've
got
a
very
busy
schedule
ahead
of
us
this
afternoon.
Let's
go
around
the
table.
Mr.
mayor,
when
you
have
any
questions
comments
for
the
committee
for
the
greater
good,
no
sir
I'm
good.
Thank
you
very
much
council
member
Brady
yeah.
B
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
a
Keith
for
the
responsiveness
that
his
department
continually
shows
whenever
constituent
concerns
or
comments
or
complaints
come
in,
they
always
handle
them
right
away
and
with
a
great
deal
of
professionalism.
So
I
want
to
thank
him
for
being
able
to
lead
the
department
in
that
manner.
A
C
D
So
I
don't
know,
but
I
can
find
out
when
they're
starting
on
different
parts,
they
usually
put
out
a
letting
and
let
the
particular
neighborhoods
know
that
they're
coming
through
are
as
a
reminder
and
I
am
on
resending
too.
So
please
pay
me
if
I
need
to
resend,
since
you
are
on
a
list
of
both
the
CTC
roads
that
are
on
the
resurfacing
list
for
this
year.
We
so
those
are
those
spaces.
There
are
staff
that
we
meet
with
regularly.
Who
can
definitely
give
us
the
projection,
updates,
obviously
coab.
C
Ping,
you
I
don't
know
if
I'm
the
only
one
but
I
sort
of
wanted
to
do
some
horse
trading
of
streets
that
were
in
in
my
district
that
I
don't
I
was
critical
as
some
other
streets
that
you
know
I've
been
hearing
about
so
I
know.
We
had
that
initial
conversation
when
mr.
Metzler
was
still
filling
in
for
director
O'brien
and
I
would
like
to
follow
up
on
that.
So
I
will
do
that
for
myself,
but
I
just
thought
in
general.
They
probably
were
behind.
So
thank
you
all.
E
Don't
have
anything
the
only
suggestion
and
I
do
have
is
for
that
Advisory
Committee,
to
keep
in
mind
that
a
lot
of
folks
can
only
get
downtown
with
a
car
if
I
want
to
go
anywhere
off
of
Daniel
Island.
My
only
choice
is
a
vehicle
and
it's
know
to
be
sensitive
to
some
of
those
things
and
also
to
folks
who
don't
have
the
ability
to
bike
ride
or
walk
any
links,
especially
you
know
long
distances
too
so
to
just
be
sensitive
to
those
parameters
as
they're
looking
into
various
alternatives
right.
A
D
A
A
Is
there
some
way
we
can
light
a
fire
under
them
and
please
get
them
going
and
that's
a
street
that
gets
all
sorts
of
bad
things
happening
to
it.
It
floods
like
crazy
and
it's
really
rough
up
there.
So
anyway,
the
extent
you
have
a
conversation
with
d-o-t
or
mayor.
We
get
something
done
up.
There
be
great.
It's
ruff
ruff
receive.