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DOT's Eric Beaton responds to questions about daylighting study methodology
1:09:13
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Eric Beaton, Deputy Commissioner of Transportation Planning and Management, responds to Council Member Won's questions about the DOT's daylighting study methodology. He addresses concerns about the use of hydrant zones as proxies and explains the limitations of available data.
- Clarifies that other cities' studies focused on crashes, not injuries
- Explains the rationale behind using hydrant zones as proxies for daylighted areas
- Acknowledges limitations in knowing exact parking behaviors at any given time
- Suggests that universal daylighting may face similar challenges with illegal parking
Eric Beaton
1:09:13
Alright.
1:09:14
There were lot of questions there so I'll do my best to respond and if I miss any feel free to point me back.
1:09:21
But just first to the point about studies, specifically talking about studies that showed the effect on injuries.
1:09:28
We're aware that San Francisco and a few other places studied crashes, but none of them studied injuries.
1:09:33
And when we reached out to ask that question, they were clear that they hadn't.
1:09:37
But it's different cities.
1:09:38
It's a piece of evidence.
1:09:39
That's why we included it in our own report to be comprehensive.
1:09:44
In terms of the hydrant zones and the methodology question, you know, I think we acknowledge that we we cannot know who is parked in any location at any given time.
1:09:54
We think that that will be true under universal daylighting too, that people will sometimes be parked in these spaces because that's what we see around the city is people park in any open space.
1:10:03
So in that sense, I think we think that it's very similar in that we can mandate it.
1:10:09
It doesn't mean that the spaces will always be open and you know, in that sense provide a good comparison.