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Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting

June 12, 2023  • 7:00 PM  • Remote via Zoom  

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 Meeting Documents available at

https://www.brooklinema.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/4274

Note-taker: TBD

Time estimates below are GUESSES, and may not accurately represent timing or length of topics

1. Public Comment Period for Issues Not on the Agenda

2. Review and Approval of Minutes from the May 22, 2023 Meeting

3. (7:10pm) Concept Design for Davis Path Footbridge and Boylston Playground Access

Presenter: William Smith, Project Manager, Dept of Public Works

Should the Pedestrian Advisory Committee Provide a Letter of Support?

4. (7:45pm) Potential Future Discussions with Department of Public Works

     -Responses to Our Walk Signal Timing Recommendations, Discussion of Challenges

     -With Override Passed, Prospects for Ongoing Sidewalk Reconstructions / Repairs

     -Other?

5. (8:05pm) Discussion: Could Better Enforcement Help Keep Pedestrians Safer?

Precursor to Inviting a Brookline Police representative to Meet with Us  [see related GBH commentary at https://www.wgbh.org/news/commentary/2023/06/01/massachusetts-traffic-safety-blind-spot]

6. (8:20pm) Follow-ups to Previous Committee Discussions

-Yes, Hybrid Walk Signals (concurrent plus exclusive) are possible, and exist in Boston

-Another type of pavement markings: Yield Lines

-Outreach Possibilities? Several new media initiatives in Brookline

7. (8:35 pm) Continuing Topic: Potential Follow-up Actions to “Walkable Streets” Recommendations

Reference: https://ssti.us/2023/05/01/traffic-deaths-may-be-leveling-off-but-walking-is-more-dangerous-than-ever/

Next meeting:  Monday July 10, 2023.    Note-Taker: TBD

Continue meeting on 2^nd Monday of each month, except on Monday holidays

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