REMARKS
Council Member Lincoln Restler remarks on street lighting and traffic safety
1:46:54
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Council Member Lincoln Restler expresses frustration that promised street lighting improvements have been delayed for over two years in some areas.
- Restler says the lack of adequate lighting on mixed-use corridors is a safety issue
- He notes NYPD testimony that pedestrian fatalities on NYC roads have increased substantially this year
- Restler implies poor lighting contributes to the rise in pedestrian deaths
Lincoln Restler
1:46:54
III appreciate you saying that.
1:46:55
I appreciate you recognizing that that the status quo is not working because, you know, we've gone on tours with DOT 2 and a half years ago where they recognized there was an lighting, it was approved that there would be more illumination, and we're still waiting.
1:47:07
And waiting through multiple winters is scary for people on dark mixed use corridors where they're not getting the lighting they deserve.
1:47:15
I just wanted to also ask this ask about this from kind of a traffic safety standpoint.
1:47:21
NYPD testified earlier this year earlier in the hearing that we saw a substantial increase in pedestrian.
1:47:27
We've experienced a substantial increase in pedestrian deaths.
1:47:31
Pedestrian fatalities on our roadways this year to date.
