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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Nicole Murray, Board Member of Brooklyn Community Board 2
5:19:37
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Nicole Murray, a member of Brooklyn Community Board 2, testifies in strong support of universal daylighting, emphasizing its life-saving potential for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. She cites a tragic incident where a child was killed due to poor visibility at an intersection.
- Urges City Council members to prioritize safety over parking concerns
- Highlights the widespread approval of daylighting once implemented
- Suggests cost-effective solutions like flex posts to address DOT's concerns about implementation costs
Nicole Murray
5:19:37
Hi.
5:19:37
My name is Nicole.
5:19:38
I live in Fort Greene.
5:19:40
I'm also on the community board as a member of the Transportation and Public Safety Committee, and we did release a resolution in support of universal daylighting.
5:19:48
Someone did mention, I think in this neighborhood, a child, Kamari Hughes, who was killed in a crosswalk by a driver, a tow truck.
5:19:56
I do wanna say that that driver said in their statement that they could not see Kamari because the intersection was not daylit.
5:20:03
So they went and killed this child.
5:20:06
So I asked those city council people who live in districts where they might think parking is more important than children's lives is if it hasn't already happened in your district, it will.
5:20:16
People will be killed in your crosswalks and intersections if something isn't to be done about this.
5:20:22
And so this is your opportunity as lawmakers, as people who do funding and budgeting to prevent these from happening.
5:20:30
So if you don't pass this, it will happen.
5:20:33
It may still happen if we do, but you will we will significantly reduce lost lives of pedestrians, bikers, children, elderly, disabled, everyone.
5:20:42
I also wanna add that it's a good thing for drivers as well to be able to see all corners, whether you're in a bus, car, a scooter, anything.
5:20:51
There isn't any place I know of where once daylighting is implemented, people don't like it.
5:20:55
It is great for everybody.
5:20:57
It saves lives.
5:20:58
Everyone likes it.
5:20:59
Everyone can see.
5:21:00
And as a final word on the DOT's report, I wanna take it in as a generous interpretation that they're in supporting of daylighting plus.
5:21:09
Right?
5:21:10
If we need to find funding to do flex posts in the road like we did on, it's flushing, turning onto Williamsburg Street, The DOT added a few flex pokes so cars would turn wider.
5:21:21
I don't know how much that cost, but I don't think it was $3,000,000,000 or whatever it was.
5:21:25
There are quick treatments to put in the street that we can do in a matter of days, if not weeks, to make, turning, wider.
5:21:31
That's a very easy problem to fix.
5:21:33
So so, again, city council people who are on the fence are against, I ask you, what are you going to do to support saving lives, getting better streets for everyone, drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, everyone in your district?
5:21:44
Please vote yes.
5:21:45
Thank you.