REMARKS
Jennifer Gutiérrez on Traffic Safety Challenges and the Need for Systemic Solutions on Broadway
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Jennifer Gutiérrez discusses the recent traffic fatality on Broadway, stressing the preventable nature of such incidents and the need for comprehensive solutions.
- Expresses condolences for the recent tragic loss due to traffic violence on Broadway.
- Criticizes the inefficiency of current safety measures on Broadway, a major artery in Brooklyn, which is a designated Vision Zero priority corridor.
- Highlights the diverse use of Broadway by pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, stating it fails to serve any group adequately.
- Advocates for a holistic approach to address traffic safety, beyond 'Band-Aid' fixes, involving collaboration with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and city administration.
- Thanks colleagues for their engagement and calls for urgent, collaborative efforts to prevent further tragedies and improve safety on Broadway.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
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Thank you, majority leader.
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I'd like to just extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of the man tragically killed yesterday.
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In traffic violence amidst the chaos of Broadway in both mine and council member, Westerstrict.
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Yesterday was another difficult day for me as every traffic death.
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Knowing is just knowing how preventable this loss of life was.
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Broadway is a designated vision 0 priority quarter, stands as a symbolic artery.
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Coursing through the heart of Brooklyn, but it is notoriously unforgiving.
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The jmz line runs above while below is a major commercial corridor for pedestrians and drivers.
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It's a main pathway from East New York to Williamsburg and the city on the other side.
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It's a truck route.
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It's the fastest way to travel by bike.
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It's used by everyone but works for no one.
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Band Aid fixes, the well intention fail.
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In comparison to the holistic approach needed to stop the tragedies that keep happening.
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To truly honor those who have fallen victim to this lack of action, we must confront the systemic challenges head on.
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Acknowledging the complexity of its network and the diverse array of users it accommodates.
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Only through a concerted effort to address its multifaceted challenges can we hope to transform Broadway.
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I'm thankful to my colleagues, council member, wrestler, nurse, Jose and Mealy, who have all been engaged in this much needed action and employer DOT and this administration to work collaboratively and urgently to save lives.
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Thank you.