Q&A
Addressing challenges with speed bump approvals and exploring alternatives
1:17:21
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Council Members and DOT officials discuss the challenges with speed bump approvals in certain districts and explore potential solutions for addressing community safety concerns.
- Council Member Nurse expresses frustration over repeated denials of speed bump requests in her district.
- DOT acknowledges the increased installation of speed humps citywide but recognizes the need for better communication when requests are denied.
- Suggestions are made to proactively offer alternative safety measures when speed bump studies fail.
- DOT agrees to have further discussions to address specific corridor concerns and explore other traffic calming options.
- The importance of considering residents' anecdotal experiences alongside technical criteria is emphasized.
Selvena Brooks-Powers
1:17:21
more I wanna I wanna take a moment to acknowledge the great work.
1:17:24
They have gotten a lot better because
Sandy Nurse
1:17:25
I haven't got a single speaker.
Selvena Brooks-Powers
1:17:26
When I got elected, they used to be a 5 year wait, and so we can work together to make sure yours is getting priority.
Sandy Nurse
1:17:32
Every time we ours get denied, and I'm just wondering how we can weave this more proactively into the planning process.
1:17:40
If you're already hitting the street, I understand those are different.
1:17:43
I'd love to learn more about those what the units being different, and how they could potentially talk to each other if not already in a very, like, structured way, because if you're already hitting a place, if not a speed bump, then here are the the speed bump study was failed.
1:17:59
Fine.
1:17:59
Here's 3 other options to reduce speed
Michael Capasso
1:18:02
Mhmm.
Sandy Nurse
1:18:02
Because what the frustration is that and I'm sure you hear this all the time, is just that they're constantly denied.
1:18:08
They're constantly denied, and and and, you know, it would be nice to get a single one.
1:18:13
My decision up and running.
Margaret Forgione
1:18:14
Then let's talk with you separately because if you give us corridors or areas that
Gale A. Brewer
1:18:18
We have.
Michael Capasso
1:18:19
Your
Sandy Nurse
1:18:19
But we Right.
1:18:19
Will talk to you directly about
Margaret Forgione
1:18:21
I would like to hear it myself because what we can do is rather sometimes the public, they they think this is the answer.
1:18:27
Maybe we can offer something else that can help address the problem.
1:18:30
So think it would
Sandy Nurse
1:18:31
be great for when a study fails that you all proactively offer those neighbors, to Okay.
1:18:37
It failed.
1:18:38
You're saying we can't do a study for x amount of years?
1:18:41
Fine.
1:18:41
Here's what we can do.
1:18:43
So that there's something that lets them know the safety of their you know, the people on the block is being, carefully considered, and that their anecdotal stories about their experience on those blocks are given more weight than necessarily some criteria, that is super technical.
Margaret Forgione
1:19:00
Understood.
Sandy Nurse
1:19:00
That they don't understand they're not they don't care about, you know.
1:19:03
Thank you.
1:19:04
Thank you.