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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Amelia, Resident of Long Island City, Queens on Universal Daylighting
4:20:29
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Amelia, a resident of Long Island City, Queens, testifies in strong support of the universal daylighting bill (Intro 1138). She emphasizes that everyone in New York City uses intersections and is at risk when they are not daylighted, arguing that the inconvenience to car owners is outweighed by the potential to save lives.
- Amelia identifies herself as a pedestrian and biker, highlighting the universal nature of intersection use
- She acknowledges that finding parking might become slightly more difficult but argues it's worth it for improved safety
- She urges the committee and council to pass the bill and ensure its implementation, regardless of who the mayor is
Amelia
4:20:29
Oh, thank you.
4:20:30
I I wasn't able to unmute myself.
4:20:32
Hello.
4:20:33
My name is Amelia.
4:20:35
I'm a resident of Long Island City, Queens, a pedestrian and a biker.
4:20:40
No one on this call, in this hearing room, in the city of New York doesn't somehow use intersections.
4:20:47
If you are a pedestrian, you cross the street through an intersection.
4:20:51
If you're a driver, you drive through one.
4:20:53
If you're a biker, you drive through them.
4:20:55
Maybe you tend to walk your bike through them, or you walk to a city bike through them, etcetera.
4:21:00
That means that everyone here in the city is at risk every time they cross through a non daylighted intersection and that with risk that would be wouldn't be there, unnecessary risk, if those intersections were daylighted.
4:21:17
I think that we've had a lot of people say some very smart things on this call, so I'm just going to repeat the point, that it would really be negligent not to pass this bill, especially if the only reason for doing so is to placate a relatively small number of car owners who can always find another parking space.
4:21:38
I live in a building with a lot of, car owners.
4:21:41
My wife drives.
4:21:42
We don't own a car, but she does drive.
4:21:45
And finding a parking space is difficult sometimes.
4:21:48
It's easier other times.
4:21:50
And if we were to have universal daylighting, it might be a little more difficult.
4:21:53
It wouldn't be impossible.
4:21:56
And I think that that inconvenience, at worst, is worth saving many, many lives and protecting many, many New Yorkers, which, again, would is anyone here.
4:22:07
If you're a driver, you benefit from this.
4:22:09
If you're a pedestrian, you benefit from this.
4:22:11
If you're a biker, you benefit from this.
4:22:13
So I really want to urge this committee, this council to pass this bill and to really hold DOT to implementing it, regardless of who the mayor is or ends up being.
4:22:25
It's a matter of saving lives, and it's a matter of helping New Yorkers.
4:22:29
Thank you.