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Clarification on Council Member Banks' position

3:12:38

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Council Member Brooks-Powers clarifies a statement made about Council Member Banks, emphasizing the importance of understanding the nuances of different corridors and their parking situations. She highlights that some council members are looking for alternative safety mechanisms in areas with limited parking.

  • Brooks-Powers stresses the need to avoid conflating statements about prioritizing parking with a lack of concern for safety.
  • She suggests that some corridors require a more nuanced approach due to parking limitations.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:12:38
Thank you.
3:12:39
And just point of clarification why I don't wanna speak on behalf of council member Banks.
3:12:43
I think it's important and as we've heard from some of the council members to understand that certain corridor corridors are a bit nuanced because of the lack of parking, but not saying that they don't want safety there either, but looking at other safety mechanisms.
3:12:58
So I just don't want to conflate, you know, that statement.
Alex Duncan
3:13:01
I know but to be fair, did say that he to prioritize car parking which is a which is a sentiment we've heard from a lot of the council members in the you know outer reaches
Michael Kaess
3:13:12
in the city that aren't supporting it.
Theresa Behnen
3:13:14
We live in
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:13:14
car heavy districts and at the end of the day there have been a number of reasons why parking has been removed from one program to the next.
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