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Testimony by Rose Uscianowski, Staten Island and South Brooklyn Organizer from Transportation Alternatives, on Universal Daylighting
5:08:16
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Rose Uscianowski from Transportation Alternatives testifies in support of Intro 1138, which proposes universal daylighting in New York City. She argues that the current approach of haphazardly daylighting only a few intersections each year is inadequate, especially in outer boroughs with less infrastructure and investment.
- Uscianowski emphasizes that implementing daylighting universally would ensure better safety and more equity in street treatment across NYC.
- She shares a tragic example of a crash where a child was killed due to poor visibility at an intersection, highlighting the need for universal safety measures.
- Uscianowski argues that life-saving treatments at intersections are a better use of space than parked vehicles.
Rose Uscianowski
5:08:16
Hello, and thank you for the chance to speak today.
5:08:19
My name is Rose Yushinowski, and I'm the Staten Island and South Brooklyn Organizer with Transportation Alternatives.
5:08:28
I'm also a lifelong New Yorker and resident of Saint George.
5:08:33
I speak as both as I support intro 11 30 eight quite simply because daylighting a handful of intersections haphazardly each year as per the current norm is simply not working in already ignored outer boroughs that already have the least infrastructure and investment.
5:08:53
Implementing daylighting universally ensures better safety and more equity around how streets are treated throughout New York City.
5:09:03
My background is not a cute puppy or a pretty intersection.
5:09:07
Instead, it's an example of what happens when life saving treatments are not implemented on all of our streets.
5:09:16
This headline followed a 2022 crash on a quiet residential street that never would have been chosen for daylighting based on past data.
5:09:26
However, when all streets aren't designed with safety in mind, tragedy can happen in the most unlikely places.
5:09:34
In this crash, a turning driver was unable to see a mother crossing the street with her young child due to a large white van parked at the intersection.
5:09:45
As you can see, the child didn't make it.
5:09:49
These kinds of crashes happen way too often, and they can be easily rectified with life saving treatments at intersections, the locations where crashes happen.
5:10:03
And I think that life saving solutions are a better use of our intersection space than empty vehicles.
5:10:11
Thank you, and I will cede the remainder of my time.