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The Joint Committees on Streets & Services and Public Safety of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Monday, May 14, 2018 to hear testimony on the following item:
170224 Resolution authorizing the Joint Committees on Streets and Services and Public Safety to hold hearings on the implementation of traffic calming plans around Philadelphia's schools and child care centers.
Committee on Public Safety
Chair: Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. (4th District)
Vice Chair: Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District)
Committee on Streets and Services
Chair: Councilman Mark Squilla (1st District)
Vice Chair: Councilwoman Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez (7th District)
A
Good
morning,
still
everyone
for
those
who
are
round
for
the
first
airing.
Thank
you
for
staying
and,
as
we
start
our
second
part
of
these
public
hearings,
we're
going
to
now
call
this
public
hearing
to
order.
This
is
a
joint
City,
Council
Committee
on
streets
and
services
and
public
safety.
The
purpose
of
this
public
hearing
is
to
hear
testimony
on
resolution
number
one:
seven
zero
to
two
for
miss
Williams.
B
C
C
I
know
it
can
be
challenging
to
schedule
joint
committee
hearings,
especially
at
this
time
of
year,
when
we're
all
trying
to
squeeze
in
so
much
so
I'm
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
come
together
and
discuss
a
really
important
issue
that
we're
dealing
with
not
only
in
the
8th
district
but
throughout
the
city
which
is
creating
safe
traffic
environments
for
our
children
as
they
walk
to
and
from
school.
In
the
8th
district
there
are
33
public
and
charter
schools
with
a
total
enrollment
of
nearly
22,000
students.
In
addition,
we
have
over
300
child
care
facilities.
C
All
of
these
factors
contribute
to
a
situation
where
a
tragedy
can
occur
in
an
instant
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
Commissioner
Carlton
Williams
on
numerous
occasions
held
neighborhood
walkthroughs
at
particularly
dangerous
locations
in
my
district
and
worked
alongside
the
streets
department
on
developing
Traffic
Safety
improvement
plans
when
it
comes
to
looking
at
schools
and
childcare.
Centers
I
want
to
know
what
improvements
we
can
make
as
a
city
to
make
our
children
safer.
C
According
to
an
October
2016
report
by
Safe,
Kids
worldwide
title
alarming
dangers
in
school
zones,
which
observed
nearly
a
hundred
thousand
student
and
driver
behaviors
in
school
zones
and
15
states.
It
was
found
that
17%
of
middle
school
students
and
27%
of
high
school
students
were
distracted
by
by
mobile
devices.
Cell
phones.
C
Crossing
guards
were
present
at
3
out
of
10
middle
schools
and
only
1
out
of
10
high
schools.
In
addition,
the
city's
own
vision,
zero
traffic
state
safety
survey,
found
that
53
percent
of
respondents
do
not
feel
that
children
can
walk
safely
to
school
or
parks
in
their
neighborhood.
Of
these
79
percent
reported
fear
of
traffic.
To
be
the
reason,
we
are
also
facing
a
real
problem
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
with
meeting
the
need
for
available
crossing
guards.
C
So,
with
all
of
this
in
mind,
I
hope
that
what
we
can
accomplish
today
is
to
get
a
better
sense
of
the
scope
of
the
problem,
look
at
some
potential
solution
and
move
towards
some
specific
and
tangible
strategies
to
creating
safer
traffic
conditions
for
our
city's
children
and
families,
and
once
again,
I
want
to
thank
councilman,
Jones
and
all
of
my
colleagues
for
being
here
today.
Thank
you
very
much
and,
of
course,
for
everyone
who
came
down
to
testify.
Thank
you.
A
A
Some
of
the
schools
took
it
on
unto
themselves
to
provide
staffing.
Some
of
them
could
not
get
crossing
guards
because
they
are
charter
schools
and
they
don't
allow
for
that
and
some
of
the
parents
in
an
effort
to
try
to
hurry
up,
get
to
where
they're
going.
Don't
take
the
time
to
consider
safety,
and
you
know
so
I'm
glad
you're
doing
this.
You
know
I'm
gonna
pay
particular
attention.
Miss
Williams,.
B
D
Zero
is
saving
lives,
first
adopted
as
a
national
policy
in
Sweden
in
1997
vision,
zero
as
a
strategy
to
eliminate
all
traffic
related
deaths
and
serious
injuries,
while
increasing
health,
safety
and
mobility
for
all
vision,
zero
focuses
on
how
people
naturally
behave.
People
make
mistakes,
people
make
mistakes
every
day,
kids
run
out
into
the
streets,
but
these
mistakes
should
not
be
fatal.
We
may
never
be
able
to
prevent
all
crashes,
but
we
can
put
people
first
and
prevent
the
most
serious
and
fatal
crashes.
The
airline
industry
and
railroads
have
a
zero
tolerance
policy.
D
Zero
tolerance
for
traffic
deaths
is
next
vision,
zero
prioritizes
human
life
and
seeks
to
eliminate
the
prevailing
sentiment
that
traffic
crashes
are
inevitable
accidents.
We
don't
believe
that
successful
vision.
Zero
programs
recognizes
that
there
are
safety
in
numbers
that
increasing
numbers
of,
but
walking
and
biking
make
these
activities
safer,
as
well
as
improve
the
health
of
our
city
vision.
Zero
focuses
attention
on
the
shortcomings
of
the
transportation
system
itself.
D
Rather
than
changing
people's
behavior
through
road
design,
education
and
traffic
safety
enforcement,
we
can
eliminate
traffic
related
deaths,
vision,
zero
works
after
sustained
efforts
for
traffic
safety.
In
New,
York
City,
New
York
last
year
had
the
fewest
number
of
fatal
traffic
fatalities
on
record,
since
they
first
started
keeping
track
of
them
in
1910
traffic
calming
is
a
collection
of
techniques
designed
to
slow
vehicle
speeds,
whereas
in
the
past
traffic
engineers
and
planners
thought
that
designing
a
street
for
traffic
faster
than
the
speed
limit
would
make
it
safe.
D
We
now
know
that
this
method
only
encourages
excessive
speeding.
We
also
know
now
that
streets
should
be
designed
with
cues
that
instruct
drivers
to
drive
at
a
speed
that
is
both
comfortable
and
safe.
This
is
the
essence
of
traffic
calming.
We
know
that
speed
kills
I've
got
this
chart
beside
me
to
illustrate
this.
A
pedestrian
struck
at
20
miles
an
hour
has
a
ninety
percent
chance
of
surviving
that
crash
of
while
one
struck
at
forty
miles
an
hour
only
has
a
ten
percent
chance
of
surviving
speed.
D
D
We've
recently
worked
with
several
council
people,
including
councilman
Jones
and
the
council
president
on
traffic
calming
projects
on
Parkside,
Avenue,
JFK
market
ray
Street
and
Chestnut
Street,
and
we're
working
currently
on
safety
improvements
on
North
Broad
Street.
In
addition,
the
streets
department
deploys
traffic
calming
devices
such
as
speed
cushions
at
the
request
of
neighbors
and
any
group
of
neighbors
can
acts
the
streets
department
to
install
speed
cushion
on
their
Street.
D
D
We
have
appreciated
the
partnership
with
Council
on
these
projects
that
are
ongoing,
and
we
look
forward
to
cooperation
with
you
on
these
and
future
projects
to
keep
all
of
our
residents
safe,
especially
those
who
are
most
vulnerable.
Only
by
working
together
can
we
achieve
the
goal
of
zero
traffic
deaths
and
serious
injuries
by
2030.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
testify
today
and
mr.
Holly
and
I
are
glad
to
answer
your
questions.
A
D
C
So
I
just
had
a
couple
of
questions,
so
the
first
is
that
when
it
comes
to
a
new
school
or
a
new
daycare
opening,
does
the
city
require
at
this
time
any
sort
of
strategic
planning
around
traffic
calming
or
you
know,
just
how
will
kids
get
from
one
side
of
the
street
to
the
other?
How
will
they
you
know,
navigate
traffic?
Will
they
you
know
any
of
the
traffic
lights
that
need
to
go
in
the
flashing
lights?
Do
we
do
any
of
that
right
now
when
a
school
or
a
daycare
opens?
E
Again,
customer
Lisa
acting
chief
traffic
engineer.
Yes
to
answer
your
question:
a
Councilwoman.
We
have
a
process
in
place
where
once
a
school
comes
in
and
we
define
school
as
K
through
12,
they
requests,
they
send
an
application
in
requesting
appropriate
signage
and
school
flashers
and
what
we
do
is
basically,
we
put
them
on
a
ranking
list
as
they
come
in
and
every
time
most
of
the
time.
Every
year
we
have
a
contract
out
or
a
project
which
basically
installs
all
the
school
flashes
across
the
city.
Okay,.
E
E
E
Some
charter
schools
have
kind
of
come
into
existence
and
who
you
are
not
aware
of
them
so
now
that
we
are-
and
we
tell
them
that
they
need
to
send
us
a
request
for
school
signage
and
school
flasher
and
we
just
send
them
the
application
once
the
application
comes
in,
that
school
gets
on
the
list.
Also,
okay,.
C
C
Me
ask
because
and
I'm
gonna
bring
a
specific
school
that
comes
to
mind,
I'm,
going
to
bring
them
into
the
conversation,
which
is
the
Witek
and
charter
school,
which
was
open
at
the
intersection
of
two
and
Washington
Lane
and
is
a
very
dangerous
intersection.
It's
you
know
this
constant
constant.
You
know
a
heavy
flow
of
traffic,
some
people
who
are
driving
at
regular
speeds
and
some
people
who
are
speeding.
C
There
are
a
number
of
bus
routes
that
travel
through
that
intersection,
and
so
it
makes
for
with
the
addition
of
the
school
and
the
existing
commerce
that
happens.
There's
a
supermarket
in
the
area
there's
a
sort
of
like
a
mini-mart
in
the
area,
there's
a
gas
station
on
another
corner,
so
it
makes
for
a
very
busy
intersection
and
when
the
Witek
and
charter
school
went
into
that
location
several
years
ago
there
was
no
traffic
calming
anything
involved
included.
You
know
at
all,
we've
been
trying
to
work
to
find
the
appropriate
remedies
other
than
you
know.
C
They
are
interested
in
having
a
crosswalk.
We
have
some
concerns
about
the
safety
of
the
children,
because
crosswalks
only
work
if
people
respect
them.
If
the
driver
respects
them-
and
it's
been
my
experience-
that
people
respect
a
traffic,
a
stoplight
more
than
a
crosswalk
for
whatever
reason-
and
so
my
question
is:
how
is
it
that
we
were
able
to
have
this
school
go
in
without
that
sort
of
a
traffic
plan
in
terms
of
how
the
young
people
were
going
to
be
able
to
cross
from
one
area
to
another?.
C
C
E
A
lot
of
time
they
just
come
in
and
we
know
it's
a
dangerous
area
because
a
lot
of
times
there
are
streets,
major
arterial
streets,
as
we
call
it
where
there's
significant
traffic
and
it
as
speeding
issues
associated
with
that.
Just
a
step
back
a
lot
of
streets
which
are
state
routes.
A
state
specifically
says
that
we
cannot
install
any
kind
of
traffic
calming
measures,
especially
the
vertical
deflections,
like
speed,
harms
or
speed
cushions
or
that
kind
of
stuff
and
and
the
manual
or
traffic
calming
specifically
says
that
it.
C
So,
just
so
I'm
clear,
so
the
state
law
is
that
the
city
cannot
put
down
a
speed
bump
or
speed
hump,
whatever
you
want
to
call
it.
What
a
state
highway.
Yes
right,
what
and
and
the
state
is
responsible
for
if
there
were
to
be
such
a
you
know,
an
issue
with
speeding.
The
state
will
be
responsible
for
addressing
the
traffic
calming
measures
on
a
state
highway.
Yes,.
D
Correct
okay,
I'll
just
add
to
that
councilman
bass
that
rich
mountain
as
the
deputy
director
for
transportation
of
streets
is
working
with
PennDOT
to
try
to
fix
some
of
these
issues
that
they
were
the
current
regulations.
The
current
state
law,
the
publication's
do
prevent
the
installation
of
traffic
calming
on
state
routes.
We
are
working
with
PennDOT
right
now
to
change
some
of
the
regulations
and
Councilwoman
Jones
will
remember
from
the
project
on
Allegheny
Avenue,
where
he
was
fighting
for
safety
for
kids.
D
In
that
neighborhood
there
was
some
prohibitions
that
prevented
the
installation
of
traffic
calming
devices
on
that
corridor.
I
think
that
that
that
and
several
other
situations
really
highlighted
some
of
the
the
deficiencies
and
the
current
state
regulations
and
we've
been
critical
and
we've
been
partnering
with
Pittsburgh
and
other
cities
to
get
PennDOT.
To
take
a
look,
these
regulations
and
say
we
can't
have
one-size-fit-all
for
the
whole
state.
We've
got.
G
D
Unique
situation
here
in
our
urban
areas-
that
maybe
you
know
maybe
maybe
they're
not
right
for
rural
areas
or
maybe
they
are.
But
we
know
we
got
a
need
here
and
we
would
like
you
to
change
that
and
we
have
gotten
some
receptive
audiences
at
PennDOT
and
you
know
these
processes
don't
change
overnight,
but
we
are
working
on
them.
I'm.
C
Glad
to
hear
we're
working
with
PennDOT
and
the
Commonwealth.
As
you
know
there
are.
You
know,
a
significant
number
of
state
highways
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
so
but
just
going
back
to
the
streets
that
the
city
is
responsible
for
when
we
look
at
those
streets.
What
kind
of
measures
do
we
put
in
place?
Let's
say,
for
example,
if
a
new
daycare
was
to
open
in
my
district,
I
would
say
that
one
of
the
the
largest
group
of
new
businesses
are
daycares.
C
You
know
childcare
facilities
and
they're
on
every
commercial
corridor.
You
know
and
nearby,
because
as
people
are,
you
know
going
to
work
coming
from
work,
you
know
stop
in
exchanging
buses,
you
know
whatever
they're
doing
you
know
it's
a
one
of
the
factors
is
convenience
as
well,
as
you
know,
quality
of
care
in
those
sorts
of
things,
but
convenience
matters
as
well.
E
First
yeah:
there
are
no
provision
such
provisions
in
place
and
I,
don't
think,
there's
any
mechanism
for
them
to
inform
us
in
advance,
because
we
are
not
aware
of
these
daycares.
We
only
are
made
aware
after
the
fact.
So,
if
we
are
made
aware
in
advance,
we
can
look
at
the
type
of
street.
It
is
falling
on
where
the
main
entrance
or
main
loading
unloading
of
kids
is
going
to
take
place,
and
we
could
take
some
action
to
it.
A
E
Need
some
kind
of
traffic
safety,
so
that
would
be
a
good
start.
I
have
some
kind
of
legislation
in
place
that
they
have
to
inform
us
in
advance
and
ask
us
on
the
flip
side,
like
I
said
earlier,
the
state
does
require
a
safety
study
which
9
out
of
10
I
can
tell
you.
I
will
be
here
for
a
while,
don't
do
it
and
then
the
pressure
is
on
us
and
that
what
happens
is
we?
Try
and
kind
of
you
know,
do
things
which
may
or
may
not
work
very
effectively.
So.
C
C
C
A
E
Me
counselor,
yes,
add
a
little
thing
whenever
there's
a
part
of
monies
reapplying
for
grant
a
lot
of
times,
it's
school
related,
so
once
we
are
working
on
that
school
related
grant.
What
we
do
is
we
kind
of
evaluate
which
are
the
most
vulnerable
schools
which
schools
are
we
can
identify
where
most
of
the
crashes
are
occurring
during
school
hours.
You
know
under
certain
age,
then
what
we
do
is
we
rank
them,
and
then
we
basically
put
those
school's
names
in
the
request
for
that
assistance
or
funding.
Okay,.
B
C
And
do
we
have
an
idea
of
how
much
we
budget
right
now
for
safety
and
traffic
calming
around
schools
and
daycares
versus
you
know
other
traffic
calming
measures
like
one
residential
streets
or
bike
lanes
or
in
either
like
any
other?
Do
we
have
any
sort
of
like
there's
a
city
of
a
strategy,
for
you
know
how
we're
addressing
all
these
different
issues
and
a.
D
Budget
that
matches
it
yeah,
we
do
have
a
strategy.
We
have
a
safe
routes
to
school
program.
We
got
a
safe
routes
to
school
grant,
but
we
are
awarded
and
we're
currently
working
to
get
under
contract,
and
we
this
year
hired
a
safe
routes
coordinator
who's
going
to
be
rolling
out
education
programs
at
25,
different
schools
that
are
high
crash
corridors,
as
defined
by
the
high
injury
network.
That
is
in
our
vision.
0
through
your
action
plan.
I
can
give
you
some
grant
award
amounts
for
some
recent
grants
that
we've
we've
won.
D
There
was
a
2015
PennDOT,
multimodal
grant.
That
was
eight
hundred
eleven
thousand
dollars.
There's
was
a
second
one
in
2016
that
was
nine
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars.
We
were
just
recently
awarded
improvements
for
cramp
Elementary,
that
was
nine
hundred
ninety
five
thousand
dollars
and
a
grant
vision,
zero,
safer
streets,
around
schools
for
half
a
million
dollars
and
we're
continuing
whenever
there's
a
grant
round
coming
up
from
the
state,
we're
applying
for
grant
funds
and
I
yeah
I
can't
remember
the
name
of
it.
D
We
with
there
was
one
that
we
have
recently
applied
for
it
and
didn't
get,
but
we're
gonna
keep
put
again.
We
do
have
a
list
of
safety
studies,
walkability
audits,
etc
that
we're
done
around
schools.
So
we
have
some
idea
of
the
improvements
that
we're
needed
and
then
we're
we're
prioritizing
them
on
high
crash
locations
and
other
equity
measures
to
prioritize
them
to
submit
for
grants
to
the
state.
D
C
D
D
It
can
be,
it
can
be
about
for
some
of
the
recent
ones
that
looks
about
four
or
five
years
between
there's
no
grant
awarded,
but
that's
just
something.
You
know
that
the
was
put
out
as
on
board.
It
usually
takes
six
months
to
a
year
to
get
that
grant
even
under
contract
sure,
so
we
can
start
working
on
it
and
then
we've
got
to
go
through
all
the
design,
and
you
know
final
engineering
steps
and
the
community
outreach
around
that.
D
So
it
is,
it
is
a
several
year
process
with
the
resources
that
we
currently
have
in
the
streets.
Department
and
the
streets
department
is
currently
managing
about
five
times
the
number
of
grants
that
they
had
ten
years
ago.
So
there
has
been,
we
have
been
successful.
That's
a
that's!
A
good
news
story
been
successful,
I'm,
getting
a
lot
of
funds
to
make
these
and
other
improvements,
but
that
just
speaks
to
a
large
volume
of
of
money
that
needs
to
be
managing
projects
that
need
to
be
managed
with
actually
less
than
they
had
10
years
ago.
D
C
H
C
People
and
everybody
in
between,
if
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
are
safe
crossing
streets
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
you
know
I,
think
that
we
have
to
figure
out
ways
to
prioritize
these
projects
it.
You
know
it
cannot
be
a
four
or
five
year
process.
If
we
know
we
apply
for
a
grant
to
fix
a
problem,
but
are
we
really
fixing
a
problem
if
we're
waiting
four
or
five
years,
because
by
then
the
problem
is
probably
different?
The
problems
probably
change.
C
C
You
try
to
make
sure
they're
doing
the
right
things
and
getting
in
the
car
in
an
orderly
fashion,
but
if
somebody
pulls
away
and
darts
across
the
street
because
they
see
something
or
something
else
happens,
you
know
it's
a
very,
very
dangerous
situation,
so
I
say
all
that
to
say
that
waiting
four
to
five
years,
because
that's
what
the
process
is
says
to
me
that
the
process
is
in
desperate
need
of
change.
So
yeah.
D
I
agree
and,
and
those
are
for
the
big,
difficult
capital
intensive
changes
such
as
moving
curb
lines,
putting
bump
outs.
But
you
know
we
don't
just
wait
to
happen.
The
streets
department
does
go
out
and,
like
Qasim
said,
put
put
flashers
or
making
sure
the
paints
crosswalks
are
in
good
condition
targeting
enforcement
efforts.
If
there's
a
problem
in
a
certain
location.
So
there's
the
we
do,
the
quick
things
that
we
can
do
right
away
and
then
we
apply
for
the
grants
for
the
longer
term,
capital,
intensive
measures,
okay,.
I
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
chair
and
thank
you
very
much
councilman
bass
for
pushing
on
this
important
issue.
I.
Think
we
you
and
I
mr.
Petrovsky
have
had
a
lot
of
conversations
about
the
importance
of
this
area,
so
I
appreciate
streets
departments
work
on
this.
We
had
a
earlier
hearing
that
you
are
at
in
which
it'll
require
the
reporting
out
of
dangerous
intersections
I.
Think
you
and
I
had
spoken
before
about
whether
we
can
do
that.
I
D
So
from
the
last
hearing,
we're
gonna
go
back
and
put
together
we're
gonna
put
together
a
list
of
the
ten
most
dangerous
intersections
in
the
city.
I
think
the
requests
from
the
previous
hearing
wasn't
specific
about
school,
but
if
you'd
like
that,
we
could
try
to
get
you
know
of
the
intersections
of
near
schools,
get
the
most
dangerous.
Yes,.
I
I
It
really
does
help
us
that
if
we
know
about
these
intersections,
we
can
inform
the
different
schools
and
the
other
communities
we
can
help
do
some
kind
of
training
or
whatever
that
we
need
to
alert
families
to,
but
because
the
previous
bill
doesn't
specifically
say
that
it
would
help
if
the
streets
department
could
send
over
to
the
to
chairs
of
the
committee
list
of
all
the
intersections
the
most
dangerous
intersections
within
that
quarter-mile
of
schools.
I.
I
Think
that's
one
of
the
areas
that
I
know
that
that
that
that
would
help
us
be
able
to
lift
up
some
of
our
priorities.
I
think
you
spoke
very
already
with
the
councilmember
about
you
know
the
different
grants
that
this
that
streets
department
is
already
participating
in
I
think
you've
covered.
You
know
we
recognize
that
there
are
some
traffic
calming
measures
that
we
can
certainly
engage
in,
there's
a
menu
of
options
that
the
city
can
choose
from,
depending
on
what
our
budget
is
or
the
extent
of
or
the
dangerous
nature
of
the
particular
intersection.
I
But
I
think
that
one
of
the
questions
that
has
been
raised
before
is
you
know
the
ways
in
which
again
we're
communicating
out
and
letting
people
know.
This
is
an
extremely
dangerous
place
and
I
think
if
you
could
just
you
know,
clarify
again
what
streets
department
is
doing
or
what
we
could
do
in
combination
with
streets
department.
She
just
let
communities
know
this
is
a
particularly
dangerous
area.
I
It
might
help
us
be
able
to
work
some
of
this
stuff
out
and
then
just
as
synote
Frankfort
Ave
is
just
a
disaster
for
a
really
long
time
and
the
communities
there
were
extremely
aggressive
about
demanding,
crosswalks
and
a
better
addressing
the
situation,
as
you
know,
was
extremely
complicated.
Crisscross
three
council
Matic
districts.
It
involved
removal
potentially
a
parking
spaces,
so
it
was
extremely
complicated
but
I
think
it
helped.
D
I
think
you
know
your
your
statement.
Just
found
does
speak
to
sometimes
the
all
the
different
constraints
in
solving
these
problems.
There
are
you
know,
financial
constraints,
just
the
resources
are
there
to
to
identify
the
places.
Do
the
initial
work
identify
the
improvements
apply
for
the
grants,
you
know
and
then
do
the
short
and
long
term
fixes
of
it
I
some
of
them
improve.
So
you
know,
for
example,
if
it
results
in
the
loss
of
a
parking
spots.
I
So
I
think
that,
because
one
that,
when
the
conversation
with
our
community
starts
with
safety
and
a
recognition
that
the
safety
is
not
just
perceived
but
is
backed
up
by
data,
which
is
partly
why
it's
so
important
to
have
the
most
dangerous
intersections
near
schools
with
children
involved
accidents
that
involve
children
in
particular,
those
things
help
us
accelerate.
That
conversation
a
lot
better
and
then
I.
Think
back
to
my
original
question,
though,
have
you
thought
about
other
ways
in
which
you
can
better
engage
communities?
D
Yes,
we
have
so
I
mentioned
it
briefly,
but
later
this
year
we're
gonna
roll
out
a
neighborhood,
slow
zones
program.
That's
and
that's
some
money,
we've
gotten
from
the
state
and
there's
two
basic
things:
we're
trying
to
accomplish
one
it
one
is
make
neighborhoods
safer,
and
that
includes
you
know
for
kids.
You
know
walking
to
school
or
daycare
or
wherever
they
happen
to
be
going,
but
the
other
way
is
to
really
pilot
new
ways
of
working
with
communities.
So
it's
not
us
coming.
You
know
landing
from
another
planet
and
telling
people.
D
This
is
the
improvement
you
need
to
make
in
your
community,
but
really
working
up
front
and
and
inviting
communities
into
the
process.
All
the
way
from
you
know
getting
applications
in
and
making
sure
that
communities
that
haven't
always
gotten
their
their
their
their
share.
Some
that
have
been
historically
disadvantaged,
making
sure
that
they
get
included
into
the
into
this
first
round
of
the
program
and
then
working
with
those
communities
to
you
know
bring
some
data
into
it.
D
A
D
I'll
speak
from
Otis's
perspective
and
then
in
the
kasam
can
from
the
streets
Department.
Now
that
we've
been
moving
to
local
control,
our
cooperation
with
the
school
district
has
really
been
increasing
and
that's
everything
from
you
know
stormwater
projects
that
also
have
a
safety
component
to
the
Community
Schools.
D
You
know
and
working
with
teachers
right
right
in
the
school
so
that
we
could
drive
home
some
of
these
messages,
whether
it's
ways
to
walk
safely,
making
sure
you're
not
distracted.
You
know
whatever.
Whatever
the
safety
measures
are
for
education
for
the
kids,
we
hope
to
continue
work
really
closely
with
the
school
district
there
just.
A
Went
on
a
record
make
sure
the
records
reflect
that
Councilwoman,
Maria
Sanchez
and
our
co-chair
asked
will
of
we're
here
and
probably
will
come
back
so
we're
looking
at
a
4.5
billion
dollar
infrastructure,
public
health
issue
within
our
schools.
We
want
these
kinds
of
considerations
considered
as
well,
because
getting
getting
hit
by
a
vehicle
can
be
hazardous
to
your
health,
just
like
bad
drinking
water.
So
we
want
to
kind
of
work
if
we're
talking
about
major
repairs
to
a
facility,
whether
it's
Wissahickon
or
berry
we
had
in
here
earlier.
A
A
The
school
district
and
reason
I
asked
this
question
earlier:
hires
the
crossing
guards
and
in
a
lot
of
cases
and
take
particular
intersections.
They
don't
fill
those
crossing
guards
in
a
timely
fashion.
So
we
want
to
push
them
to
make
sure.
Not
only
do
we
make
physical
improvements
of
whether
it's
lights
or
15,
mile
an
hour
hazard
lights,
but
how
many
of
those
dangerous
intersections
I
think
that
counts.
Woman
talked
about
half
crossing
guards,
it
seems
it
seems
to
me
if
you
deem
it
dangerous,
then
deem
it
to
have
a
crossing
guard.
A
I
might
be,
you
know
better
than
any
speed
bump
crossing
guard.
Holding
back
traffic
is
probably
the
preferred
option
and
then
finally
I
guess
what
we
want
to
do.
Make
sure
that
that
that
reporting
function
that
we
talked
about
in
earlier
piece
gets
to
the
Councilwoman
so
that
it
gives
her
a
heads
up
well
before
we
start
to
get
defective.
Maybe
Roosevelt
Boulevard
is
dangerous.
A
Well,
if
we
got
this
statistics
a
little
earlier,
because
we
don't
always
catch
the
news
every
instance,
but
if
we
got
those
reports
we
can
get
ahead
of
the
curve
if
you
would
and
then
finally
I
think
we
should
work
what's
separable,
because
some
of
these
schools
have
bus
stops
and
trolley
stops
that
are
cross.
I
know
what
comes
to
mind
is
a
global
leadership
down
at
Giraud,
and
always
our
roll
call
talks
about
how
people
are
totally
ignoring
the
traffic
laws
when
it
comes
to
born
around
trials
flowing
around
buses.
A
And
you
know,
young
people
are
taking
their
lives
in
their
hand.
All
people
are
taking
their
lives
in
their
hands.
So
if
all
of
these
things
I
think
the
spirit
of
what
Councilwoman
bast
is
talking
about
is
a
study
to
look
at
all
of
these
different
components,
and
they
will
tell
us
a
story
before
a
school
is
built
before
a
daycare
opens
and
I'm
just
thankful
to
you
for
bringing
this
thank.
C
B
B
We
met
with
dr.
heit
for
classes
at
least
school
that
are
in
this
phase:
Cayden
pre-k
grouping
of
special
classes,
but
I,
remember
when
Wilson
school
closed
at
46
in
Woodland,
and
we
had
children
that
had
to
cross
cross
Baltimore,
Avenue
and
Woodland
Chester
and
Baltimore,
and
it
was
just
a
horrendous,
so
was
not
only
when
school
is
open,
but
it's
before
schools
closed
we've
got
to
deal
with
that
as
well.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
C
You
I
just
wanted
to
mention
one
other
thing
and
I
was
just
glancing
at
a
chart:
I
had
it,
you
know
that
was
placed
in
front
of
me
and
it's
it's
titled
alarming
dangers
and
school
zone.
So
I'm
just
going
to
mention
a
few
facts
that
jumped
out
at
me
and
particularly
around
teen
pedestrians
and
there's
been
a
13%
increase
in
the
pedestrian
death
rate
for
12
to
19
year
olds,
since
2013
in
2015,
while
teens
aged
15
to
19
made
up
26%
of
all
children
aged
aged
0
to
19.
C
They
made
up
about
half
of
the
pedestrian
fatalities
and
there
are
five
teen
pedestrian
deaths
every
week
in
the
United
States
and
you
know
maybe
hard
to
fathom.
But
if
one
of
those
five
is
your
one
of
your
five
okay,
you
know
I
think
that
people
should
look
at
these
facts
and
take
them
very
seriously
and
I
mention
them
about
teenagers,
because
I'm
not
even
talking
about
the
little
ones.
C
You
know,
one
of
the
things
that
we
can
do
working
with
you
all
is
to
figure
out
okay.
Well,
do
we
need
to
put
in,
should
we
put
in,
you
know
no
parking
zones
between
these
hours?
You
know
school
dismissal
hours
and
school
arrival
hours
so
that
it's
easier
for
me
to
come
and
pick
up
my
child
dawn.
You
know
during
those
hours
and
so
that
I
can
get
in
I
can
get
out.
There's
a
traffic.
Are
there
a
crossing
guard
there
and
it's
a
much
smoother
flow
of
traffic.
Another
school
I.
C
Think
of
that
you
know,
makes
me
very
very
nervous.
Is
the
John
story
jinks
school,
which
is
located
up
the
Germantown
Avenue
in
Chestnut
Hill,
in
which
there's
a
lot
of
parents
who
are
dropping
off
their
children
and
as
they're
dropping
off
that
you
know
there
double
parking
they're
blocking
another
parents,
they're
blocking
in
you
know
other
cars
that
are
not
dropping
off
children
and
it's
quite
a
scene
I
think
that
they've
effectively
managed
chaos
I
think
that
they've
done
their
very
best
to
do
that.
C
B
F
B
A
A
F
Hello,
my
name
is
Bob
privity
good
good
afternoon
chairman
and
all
members
of
the
of
the
committees.
I
am
the
policy
coordinator
for
the
Bicycle
Coalition
of
Greater
Philadelphia
I'm,
here
to
comment
today
on
resolution
number
one:
seven:
zero,
two
two
four:
we
wish
her
to
offer
our
support
to
City
Council
for
this
resolution
and
encourage
that
its
objectives
are
considered
within
the
context
of
the
overall
vision,
zero
program
which
the
mayor
adopted
in
September
of
2016
when
he
is
signed
an
executive
order
as
part
of
the
executive
order.
F
A
F
F
12%
of
the
city
streets
make
up
half
of
all
fatal
crashes
in
the
city,
understanding
which
roads
are
the
most
dangerous
will
allow
the
city
to
focus
on
limited
resources
and
go
a
long
way
to
reducing
the
risk
our
children
face
every
day
throughout
the
city.
This
kind
of
systematic
approach
to
traffic
violence
is
something
we
need
to
encourage.
Lastly,
I
would
urge
Council
to
move
forward
on
holding
hearings
on
vision,
zero,
which
have
been
called
for
by
resolution,
one:
seven,
one:
zero:
five:
five
and
one
seven
zero.
F
Six,
five
six,
which
passed
in
June
and
November
of
2017
and
I,
have
talked
to
Julian
Thompson
about
scheduling
something
in
June
he's
hoping
to
schedule
something
in
June.
Both
the
public
and
council
would
benefit
from
learning
more
about
this
vision,
zero
programs
approaches
and
intentions
and
policies,
because
a
systematic
review
of
all
traffic
crashes,
kids,
kids,
travel
between
schools,
they
travel
to
rec
centers,
they
try
to
travel
to
libraries
and,
as
you'll
hear
later,
AARP
is
very
concerned
about
this
as
well,
not
just
for
the
50-plus
community,
but
their
livable
cities.
F
J
Councilwoman
Bay
excuse
me
for
initiating
this
hearing
and
so
the
important
issue
of
pedestrian
safety,
and
thank
you
for
inviting
me
to
speak.
My
name
is
Monique
Pines
and
I'm
here
in
multiple
capacities
representing
the
Germantown
Avenue
commercial
quarter,
including
owner
of
a
daycare
center
owner
of
our
art
studio,
the
president
of
the
6300
block,
Alliance
and
board
member
of
the
Mount
Airy
Business
Improvement
District,
as
well
as
a
resident.
J
The
Germantown
Avenue
commercial
corridor
is
heavily
trafficked
and
becoming
more
so
every
day
as
new
development
and
businesses
come
to
the
Avenue
in
Mount
Airy
in
Germantown.
However,
measures
to
ensure
pedestrian
safety
are
sorely
lacking
as
a
resident
and
a
business
owner.
I
have
long
been
aware
of
the
challenges
me
as
a
Dell
and
crossing
the
street.
It's
far
worse
for
schoolchildren,
seniors
families
escorting
their
children
to
daycares
like
mine,
the
Mount
Airy
Business,
Improvement
District
just
completed
a
survey
of
the
crosswalks
along
the
two-mile
stretch
and
Mount
Airy,
and
here's
what
we
discovered.
J
There
are
very
few
instances
intersections
with
traffic
lights
along
this
two-mile
stretch
with
the
exceptions
of
Duval
Street.
There
are
no
additional
crosswalks
that
may
might
signal
to
cars
that
they
should
consider
yielding
the
right
away
to
the
pedestrians
from
Washington
Lane.
So
the
next
traffic
light
at
Johnson
is
nearly
a
quarter
of
a
mile
and
from
up
Sol
Street.
J
So
the
next
traffic
light
at
Pelham
is
another
quarter
of
a
mile
and
from
Pelham
the
next
traffic
light
at
Sedgwick
Street
there's
nearly
a
half
of
a
mile
along
these
stretches
are
daycare,
centers
schools,
healthcare
providers,
food
establishments,
banks
and
professional
services.
Given
the
impact
ability
of
walking
to
a
traffic
lights
across
the
street,
people
of
all
ages
and
physical
abilities
are
crossing
the
street
unaided.
J
J
J
They
don't
yield
to
pedestrians
who
are
trying
to
navigate
the
same
area.
Lastly,
where
there
are,
there
are
existing
crosswalks
at
the
traffic
lights,
they
are
so
badly
faded
in
some
places
to
be
nearly
non-existent
again.
Crosswalks
are
a
critical
reminder
to
drivers
to
share
the
road
with
pedestrians.
Here
are
our
recommendations
for
steps
that
can
be
taken
to
protect
pedestrian
safety
post
in
the
speed
limit,
dedicate
periodic
policing
to
enforce
the
speed
limit.
J
Repaint
the
existing
crosswalks,
an
additional
cost
walks,
where
there
are
long
stretches
without
any
traffic
lights
and
place
some
traffic
calming
message.
Measures
such
as
to
the
yield
to
pedestrians
signs
at
those
crosswalks
to
remind
drivers
of
the
purpose
of
a
crosswalk
I
am
excited
to
witness
the
up
swinging
commercial
activity
on
the
Avenue,
which
benefits
the
neighborhood
and
the
city
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
Councilwoman
bast
and
the
City
Council
to
assure
the
safety
of
our
neighbors.
Thank
you
thank.
G
Welcome
thank
you
hi
good
afternoon
Thank
You
councilman
bass
for
inviting
us
to
speak
in
response
to
resolution.
One
seven
zero.
Two
two
four,
my
name
is
Deb
Madoff,
E
and
I'm.
Here,
representing
Germantown
French
school
Germantown,
French
school
was
a
pre-k
through
12th
grade
private
Quaker
school
in
Northwest,
section
of
Philadelphia
I'm,
the
director
of
security
and
operation
and
said
I'm,
accompanied
by
my
colleague
colleague,
Nick
Dover,
al
ski,
who
is
our
director
of
buildings
and
grounds.
G
However,
even
with
the
traffic
signal,
it's
tricky
as
drivers
routinely
disregarded
they're
on
their
cell
phones,
they're
driving
at
high
rates
of
speed.
In
fact,
on
April
6,
there
are
two
auto
pedestrian
traffic
accidents
right
at
that
intersection
within
90
minutes
of
each
other.
The
first
one
was
a
parent
picking
up
her
child
pulling
a
wagon
with
her
toddler
in
the
back
of
the
wagon,
a
car
traveling
south
on
Germantown
Avenue,
disregarded
to
study
right
red
signal,
as
well
as
the
no
turn
on
red
sign
and
made
a
right-hand
turn
into
the
wagon.
G
Luckily,
the
toddler
was
fine,
but
obviously
shaken
as
well
as
the
parents
question.
Ninety
minutes
later
we
had
a
faculty
member
tossing
Germantown
Avenue
a
car
was
coming
out
of
the
East
Bloc
unit
block
of
Coulter,
making
a
left
hand
to
go
south
on
Germantown
Avenue
trying
to
beat
the
light
struck.
The
faculty
member
ended
up
with
a
broken
ankle
and
required
surgery
on
that
ankle.
That's
just
two
incidents.
G
Unfortunately,
they
disregard
their
directions.
They
routinely
I
hear
complaints
from
the
security
officers
out
there
that
you
know
they're
being
yelled
at
by
the
drivers
of
the
vehicles
and
they're
beings
or
they're
being
disregarded
and
high
rates
of
speed,
and
we
have
children
that
cross
during
the
day
because
we're
located
on
both
sides
of
the
street,
so
our
students
are
crossing
multiple
times
for
anything,
it's
just
a
very
dangerous
situation.
G
We
have
requested
speed
bumps
on
numerous
occasion.
They
can
speak
more
about
that
and
we
would
appreciate
any
support
and
we
would
support
any
recommendations
that
you
make
to
help
improve
the
traffic
flow
and
in
the
city
for
pedestrians.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
come
and
speak.
Thank.
C
A
B
H
You
for
the
opportunity
talking
I've
been
working
here
since
1980
I
started
there.
This
problems
been
going
on
since
80
on
I
applied
for
a
permit
in
1994
to
install
a
fifty-mile
flashing
light.
We
were
granted
the
apartment
I.
Actually
we
pre-ordered
all
the
equipment
and
the
installation
cost
was
on
the
school
to
do
and
I
have
correspondence
back
and
forth
with
the
streets
department
since
then,
and
the
last
one
was
2015.
H
They
were
supposed
to
do
a
study
out
there
and
then
report
back
to
me
on
his
study,
because
I
was
asking
to
have
them
put
in
speed,
bumps
just
to
slow
down
to
traffic
and
I've,
not
yet
heard
anything
back
from
the
streets,
department
and
I.
Just
don't
know
how
long
it
would
take
to
get
a
report
back
that
if
we
can't
install
speed
bumps
or
not.
A
G
A
Okay,
can
we
do
a
little
better
than
that,
while
we
complete
this
testimony,
can
you
call
back
to
your
office
and
get
us
a
update
on
where
they
are
because
every
day
that
a
kid
has
to
go
through
that
intersection,
they
they're
taking
their
lives
in
our
hands,
so
we'd
be
we'd,
be
glad
to
wait
for
you.
If
you
can
make
that
call.
C
Well,
I
just
wanted
to
wanted
to
thank
all
of
the
panelists
for
coming
down
today.
You
know
certainly
I
know
power
VD
from
years
and
years
of
work
on
this
issue
and
and
in
support
of
you
know
by
you,
know,
encouraging
bicycling
throughout
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
bike
lanes
and
all
that
sort
of
and
all
those
sorts
of
things.
C
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
being
here
for
being
an
advocate
for
safe
streets
and
for
our
neighborhoods
and,
of
course,
miss
pines
and
for
all
of
the
work
that
you're
doing
a
long-term
in
town
Avenue,
and
it's
interesting,
as
you
pointed
out
that
there's
quite
a
stretch
of
Germantown
Avenue
above
the
6300
block,
where
there
are
no
traffic
lights,
no
stop
signs,
no
cross,
crosswalks,
no
signals.
No,
you
know
no,
nothing
as
they
say,
and
so
you
know
crossing
the
street.
Is
you
know
it's
its
soil
like
a
game
of
Frogger?
C
You
know
to
some
degree.
I
remember
years
ago,
when
I
worked
at
the
office,
the
congressional
office
at
Germantown
and
Phil
alena,
we
had
the
traffic
light
installed
at
that
intersection.
When
the
bank
in
the
post
office
went
into
that
location
and
so
it
you
know,
it
went
from
being
a
very
sleepy
area
where
the
Philadelphia
Federal
Credit
Union
is
there's
a
post
office.
There's
you
know
a
little
breakfast
spot
and
you
know
a
bunch
of
businesses
that
went
in
and
it
went
from
being
a
very
sleepy
area
to
a
very
busy
area.
C
Overnight
and
again,
there
was
no
traffic
planning,
no
no
thought
process
behind
it,
because
it
was
only
after
you
know,
sitting
at
my
desk
and
having
a
clear
view
of
the
intersection
that
I
kept
seeing
cars
crashing
into
one
another,
and
that's
when
we
were
able
to
say
to
the
streets,
Department
hey.
We
need
you
to
come
on
out
here
and
to
address
this
issue
so
so
I.
Thank
you
for
again.
C
Bringing
that
issue
up,
thank
you
and
for
the
folks
from
GFS
and
of
course,
I'm
familiar
with
that
and
we've
had
numerous
conversations
with
the
neighbors
in
that
area
about
you
know,
ways
to
slow
traffic
down.
You
know
the
thing
about
speed:
bumps
is
or
speed
humps,
but
you
know
I
know
that
comes
our
humps.
C
Whichever
one
is
illegal,
but
you
know
speed
cushions,
we'll
call
it
so
you
know
everybody
wants
them
and
they
do
slow
traffic
town,
but
the
thing
about
it
is:
we
can't
speed
bump
the
whole
city,
but
I
do
think
in
some
areas
that
they
would
be
necessary
and
I.
Think
particularly
looking
at
where
schools
are.
That
should
probably
be
one
of
our
priorities
because
it
immediately
slows
cars
down.
Cars
may
not
respect
signs,
but
they
do.
You
know
drivers
respect
their
own
cars,
so
they
don't
want
to
tear
up
their
own
car.
C
So
that's
why,
when
they
see
a
speed
bump,
they
will
certainly
slow
down.
So
we're
hopeful
that
we'll
be
able
to
get
you
that
information
today
before
you
leave
since
you've
been
waiting
for
quite
a
while
for
it,
and
you
know
if
we
can
get
you
know
bumps
out
there
or
speed
cushions
I,
think
that
that
would
be
a
great
thing.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
Thank
you.
I.
C
A
A
K
K
My
name
is
Pauline
hello,
I'm,
a
parent
leader
at
mastery
Cleveland
in
North,
Philadelphia
I
had
two
sons
at
the
school
wonder
since
second
grade
and
when
it's
in
fourth
grade
almost
two
years
ago,
myself,
along
with
other
Cleveland
parents,
are
our
children,
weren't
safe
walking
to
school.
We
needed
crossing
guards,
say
two
major
intersection.
The
first
intersection
was
it
17,
Pulaski
and
Butler.
A
five
point
intersection.
Where
is
where
there
was
no
crossing
guard
each
day,
I
was
afraid
that
a
child
would
be
hit
by
a
speeding
car.
K
The
second
intersection
was
at
19th
and
Butler.
We
needed
a
crossing
guard
to
guide
children
across
the
street.
After
some
research
parent
leaders
at
master
Reed
learned
day,
there
was
an
unwritten
policy
that
charter
schools
were
entitled
to
crossing
guards.
When
we
spoke
to
someone
in
the
crossing
guard
unit
about
our
concerns,
we
were
told
to
walk
our
children
to
school,
to
school
and
crossing
guards
won't
be
a
issue.
Many
of
you
know
not.
K
Every
parent
can
walk
their
child
a
child
to
school,
but
we
fought
for
those
rules
to
be
changed
and
we
won
more
than
20
Mary
parents
leaders
met
with
police
commissioner
Ross
and
we
got
we
got
rid
of
the
age-old
policy
and
empowerment
has
changed
today.
We
only
not
have
crossing
guards
on
both
corners
but
across
across
four
of
the
Mestre
charter.
Schools
at
the
7th
district
different
two
intersections,
the
commissioner
signed
chief
inspector
Larry
not've
to
address
our
concerns
and
he's
been
walking
with
us.
K
Children
rely
on
adults,
for
protection.
Is
the
city's
responsibility
to
see
that
every
child
has
a
great
education
and
every
child
who
is
going
to
school,
whether
they
are
with
a
parent
or
not,
is
safe
crossing
the
streets
and
Cleveland?
We
need
to
speak.
We
need
speed,
Christians,
more
signs
and
a
designated
school
zone
that
exceeds
1
block
I'm
here
today.
To
expect
you
work
with
the
mastery
charter,
schools
and
Councilwoman
woman
best
to
keep
our
children
safe
by
complete
completing
a
traffic
assessment
around
the
school,
so
cars
can
slow
too
make.
L
Thank
You
councilman
bears
Councilwoman
bench,
councilman,
Jones
and
Miss
Blackwell
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
Kelly
Jones
I
am
a
parent
of
two
students
attend
mastery
charter
school.
My
youngest
attends
Man,
three
climber
at
soif
in
Russia
and
my
oldest
we'll
be
graduating
next
month
from
mastery
charter
pick
it
in
Germantown.
I
am
here
today
to
talk
about
traffic
problems.
We
have
around
mastery
climber
and
the
need
for
a
safer
crossing
for
our
children.
L
Like
mastery
climber,
we
have
had
our
share
of
issues
with
crossing
guards
before
in
one
name,
we
fought
and
won
for
a
guard
at
13th
and
Somerset,
but
the
post,
but
this
post
is
empty.
The
guard
on
the
corner
was
Connick
chronically
late
or
often
absent.
She
recently
resigned
and
now
that
corner
is
vacant
and
it
has
remained
vacant
for
months,
we
have
been
told
that
they
are
working
on
getting
us
a
new
Goren.
The
part
that
part
of
the
problem.
L
There
is
so
much
red
tape
and
hurdles
to
jump
before
crossing
guards
or
assigned
to
corners.
It
took
us
a
year
to
get
the
one
and
we
may
not
get
another
girl,
and
so
the
next
school
year,
that's
almost
two
years
of
children
crossing
alone,
a
climber
of
the
streets
are
not
saved
driving
drivers,
speed
on
both
13th
Street
and
12th
Street
between
Somerset
and
Cambridge.
They
double
Park
on
Rush
Street
and
Williams
Avenue
they
park
on
the
sidewalk
for
some
children's
who
walk
into
the
streets.
L
Before
and
after
school
climate
parent
leaders
has
collected
more
than
500
500
signatures
of
parents,
staff
and
neighbors
who
want
to
keep
family
safe.
These
petitions
will
be
sent
to
councilman
Clark
for
approval
of
speed,
cushions
on
12th
Street
and
13th
Street.
We
need
clearly
marked
sidewalks
and
intersections
and
expect
to
expect
that
to
happen.
This
summer
we
need
Street
saved
and
clearly
marked
signs
around
the
school
to
let
drivers
know
our
school
is
here.
L
L
B
We
urge
the
council
to
include
provisions
to
require
public
input
and
engagement
to
them
to
the
move,
to
improve
hazardous
intersections
public
input
will
help
to
ensure
that
any
plan
of
action
is
equitable,
is
transparent
and
truly
addresses
the
needs
of
the
community.
Such
input
will
also
ensure
ongoing
accountability.
Thank
you
again
for
this
opportunity
to
testify
on
this
critical
manner.
Aarp
of
Pennsylvania
is
committed
to
liveable
and
age-friendly
communities
for
all,
and
thanks
again
for
having
me.
C
I
just
wanted
to
say
again
thank
you
for
being
here
today
for
taking
out
of
your
time
to
come
down
and
to
testify
and
talk
about
this
very
important
issue.
I'm,
certainly
familiar
with
Cleveland,
which
is
in
my
district
and
I
know.
You
know
it's
it's
it's
a
scary
proposition
trying
to
get
to
school
in
the
morning
for
a
lot
of
those
kids
and
again.
C
This
is
something
where,
before
we,
you
know,
think
about
or
put
it
this
way
as
we
prioritize
what
we're
going
to
do
in
terms
of
traffic
calming
and
in
what
areas
you
know,
this
should
be
a
priority.
Our
schools,
our
daycares,
you
know
and
and
where
our
seniors
are.
These
are
areas
that
should
be
a
priority.
I
was
just
sitting
here,
thinking,
as
you
all
were
speaking
about
a
hearing
with
the
Liquor
Control
Board,
that
we
have
a
stop-and-go
establishment
that
was
at
the
intersection
of
Germantown
and
Shelton
and
I.
C
Well,
why
don't
you
just
cross
him
in
the
middle
of
the
street?
Why
can't
you
cross
him?
You
know
or
something
to
that
effect?
Why
can't
you
cross
them
somewhere
else
on
the
block,
can't
they
cross
up
the
street?
And
you
know
you
know,
outside
of
a
crosswalk
a
stop
sign,
and
so
we
have
to
look
out
for
our
children.
C
These
are
our
children
and
our
neighborhoods,
and
we
have
to
advocate
on
their
behalf,
so
I
just
really
want
to
thank
you
all
for
coming
down
and
for
your
testimony
and
I'm
a
little
less
familiar
with
Clymer,
because
it's
not
in
my
district
but
I
know
the
area.
I
know
the
intersection,
and
you
said
you
also
have
a
child
at
picket,
which
is
also
another
very
busy
intersection
wayne
avenue,
shelton
and
Wayne.
C
C
L
C
I
hope
he's
in
good
health.
Now,
yes,
good
good,
well,
I'm,
really,
sorry
to
hear
that.
But
again
it
speaks
to
you
know
the
statistics
that
I
read
earlier,
which
is
how
vulnerable,
even
our
older
young
people,
are
as
teens,
and
so
you
know
I
just
really
wanted
to
thank
you
all
for
for
being
here
and
for
your
testimony
and
really
speaking
up.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
A
C
To
thank
everyone
for
being
here
and,
as
I
said,
you
know
to
everyone
who
has
spoken
today.
This
is
a
very
important
issue:
people
in
Philadelphia
Drive
too
fast,
it's
as
simple
as
that
I
can't
think
of
a
day
that
goes
by
that
I.
Don't
get
a
request
for
a
speed
cushion
for
a
signage
for
a
crosswalk
for
flashing
lights,
no
matter
what
the
issue
is
on
a
daily
basis.
We
get
these
requests,
and
so
I'm
just
really
excited
that.
C
Not
only
were
you
here
today,
but
we're
going
to
take
your
comments
and
we
are
going
to
you
are
going
to
see
some
action
out
of
these
comments.
You
are
gonna,
see
I,
believe
some
really
good
and
hopefully
very
effective
legislation,
and
if
it's
not
as
effective
as
we
want
it
to
be,
we
can
always
come
back,
make
it
stronger,
tweak
it.
But
we
intend
to
try
to
get
this
right.
C
The
first
time,
because
we
realized
that
kids
are
getting
hit,
kids
are
getting
hurt,
seniors
are
getting
hit,
seniors
are
getting
hurt,
and
just
this
weekend
we
had
someone
who
was
hit
and
killed
on
a
bicycle
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
So
you
know
Bob,
Purvi
Diaz,
to
your
comments.
The
the
way
people
drive
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
is
completely
unacceptable
and
we
have
have
to
have
to
slow
down.
So
thank
you,
everyone
for
being
here
and
mr.
chairman.
We
have.
A
E
I
do
I
just
spoke
with
a
district
engineer
for
that
area,
and
he
informs
me
that
they
did
studies
twice.
They
went
out
there
with
the
radar
and
clocked
the
speeds,
and
both
times
it
was
a
20
miles
per
hour
on
Coulter
straight
and
right
now.
The
way
we
define
speeding
is
it
has
to
be
at
least
11
miles
or
10
miles
over
the
posted
speed
limit.
The
posted
speed
limit
over
there
is
25,
which
is,
which
is
the
lowest
we
can
post
as
for
state
statutes
during
school
hours.
E
It's
15
miles
per
hour
when
the
flashes
are
flashing,
so
I'm
not
sure
exactly
what
time
he
did,
which
I'm
going
to
go
back
and
look
at
the
whole
file
and
I
promised
the
school.
That
I
will
personally
go
there
and
have
meet
them
and
do
a
study
in
front
of
them
whenever
they,
whichever
time
their
pick,
is
the
worst
time
and
I
will
take
it
from
there.
So
I
can
exchange
my
card.
Okay,.
C
Well,
I,
thank
you,
for
you
know,
going
out
and
doing
the
study
with
them.
I
think
that
that's
probably
something
the
streets
department
should
probably
do
one
or
more
regular
basis
is
to
go
out
and
meet
with
the
community
as
you're
doing
your
speed
studies,
because
you
know
you'll
do
a
study,
there
won't
be
any
communication
and
people
don't
know
what
happened
to
it.
What's
going
on
with
it,
are
you
still
working
on
it?
As
an
example?
That's
just
you
know
the
gentleman
here
today
figure
it.
C
You
know
you
all
we're
still
working
on
it
or
you
know
just
didn't
know
what
happened
because
nobody
got
back
to
him.
But
if
we're
able
to
connect
those
dots
and
have
you
meet
out
when
you
do
the
study
that
way,
they
have
information
to
take
back
to
their
constituency
as
well
and
let
them
know
the
results
of
the
study.
Maybe
it
was
a
good
time.
Maybe
they
should
ask
you
to
come
back
at
a
you
know
during
rush
hour
you
know,
maybe
we
went
at
at
2:00
and
we
should
have
went
to
at
4:00.
C
You
know
those
are
the
kind
of
things
that
we
would
like
to
see,
I
think
from
the
streets
department,
but
overall
we
do
appreciate,
and
we
know
that
you
all
are
busy.
You
know
you
have
a
lot
on
your
plate
and
you
know
it's
it's.
You
know
you
get
blamed
for
all
that's
happening,
but
you
know
this
is
you
know
this
is
the
business
that
we
are
all
in,
which
is
public
service
and
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
address
what
the
public
need
actually
is.
C
So
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
with
GFS
and
with
all
the
other
requests
that
we
have
we
put
in
you
know
just
in
the
last
week,
mr.
chairman,
we
put
in
two
requests
for
addressing
ways
to
address
street
calming
whether
they
be
change
in
street
direction.
Because
again
everybody
wants
to
be
cushions
and
we
can't
put
them
all
throughout
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
but
we
can
do
other
things,
such
as
strength,
changing
street
direction.
C
You
know
in
some
places
adding
you
know
the
signage,
the
the
paint
painting
the
the
traffic
lines
to
sort
of
guide
the
traffic
where
traffic
may
flow
from
a
wide
street
and
all
of
a
sudden
become
a
narrow
street.
There
are
a
lot
of
things
that
can
be
done
and
we
would
really
like
to
work
with
the
streets
department
to
be
able
to
be
effective
in
this
matter,
because
it's
something
I
hear
about
from
our
constituents.
Every
single
thing,
you're.
E
Absolutely
on
the
money
I
apologize,
we
get
paid
for
this
and
we,
if
you
don't
respond,
how
are
people
gonna
know
what
we
found
out?
So
we
are
at
fault
over
here,
and
hopefully
it
won't
happen
again.
Can
I
take
two
minutes
of
your
time
and
give
you
a
little
bit
of
historical
perspective
on
yeah
two
minutes.
No.
E
I've
been
here
more
than
two
decades
and
the
Councilwoman
Blackwell
will
can
vouch
for
it.
I've
been
advocating
traffic
calming
since
many
many
moons
I'm,
the
one
responsible
for
the
first
speed
cushion
in
the
city,
freeze,
speed,
hump
the
lead
pair
interval,
as
we
call
it
when
the
signal
is
green
for
the
pedestrians
to
cross.
Whenever
you
call
the
traffic,
you
stop
race,
crosswalk,
you
name
it.
How
did
I
get
done?
This
lady,
a
young
lady
over
here
hoop,
said
that
on
Germantown
Avenue
only
do
well.
E
Street
has
those
flashing
lights
or
rectangular
rapid
flashing
beacons.
You
know
how
I
got
that
in
there
I
actually
asked
for
a
favor
to
one
of
the
suppliers
to
give
us
one
as
to
test
and
got
it
free
from
there,
because
we
didn't
have
the
funding
for
it.
So
I
tried
form
partnerships
with
and
Drexel
to
get
all
these
other
things
done.
Long
story
short.
C
I
know
that
the
Chairman
has
to
go,
but
I
just
want
to
say.
One
last
thing
to
close
this
out
is
that
in
2013
I
believe
we
all
passed
a
bill
that
we
put
forward
to
increase
monies
that
go
towards
traffic
calming
you
know,
remedies,
and
so
we
we
all
voted
affirmatively
for
that,
and
we
know
that
there
were
additional
monies
that
came
to
the
street
department
as
a
result
of
that.
So
I
don't
know
if
you
know
how
much
that
was.