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Streetscape improvements for Atlantic Avenue and safety concerns
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Council Member Hudson raises concerns about the dangerous conditions on Atlantic Avenue and asks about commitments to a fully funded redesign. Representatives from the Department of Transportation and City Planning respond with initial plans and commitments.
- Atlantic Avenue is described as a dangerous six-lane highway that divides communities
- DOT commits to examining the corridor as a whole and recognizes it as a Vision Zero priority area
- Plans include limited street improvement projects at select locations this year and a funded traffic study for future redesign options
Crystal Hudson
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Thank you.
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Moving on to streetscape improvements.
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Atlantic Avenue is currently a dangerous highway that divides our communities.
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Throughout process, we've heard loud and clear that the community seeks a safer Atlantic Avenue.
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And I'll note that this is the only stretch of Atlantic Avenue with six travel lanes.
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To the east and west, there are four travel lanes.
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Can the administration commit to a fully funded redesign of Atlantic Avenue upon the completion of a DOT study?
Alex Sommer
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So thank you for that question.
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We're actually we have a DOT representative here, Dash Henley.
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Would now be an appropriate time to do q and a?
0:57:02
Okay.
UNKNOWN
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Yes.
0:57:03
So Dashie, please come up to the days.
Alex Sommer
0:57:07
Thank you.
UNKNOWN
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And I'll just swear you in.
0:57:17
Hello.
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Could you please raise your right hand and state your name for the record?
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Dash Emily, d o t.
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You searched in your testimony today and in response to member council member questions?
Dash Henley
0:57:30
Yes.
Jonah Rogoff
0:57:31
Thank you.
Crystal Hudson
0:57:33
Okay.
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Happy to repeat.
0:57:35
Should I?
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No.
Dash Henley
0:57:38
I think that's fine.
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I think DOT is committed to looking at this as a whole corridor.
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And we're committed to working with you, DCP, to figuring out what we can do on this corridor and agree that this is a Vision Zero priority area.
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It's a senior safety area.
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We're looking at doing limited SIP street improvement projects this year at select locations to improve those locations in terms of safety, and then taking a look with the funded traffic study and seeing what those options are for redesign after this rezoning.