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Boston council hearing warns stalled street projects risk federal dollars and public safety
Summary
Councilors and administrators clashed over paused street-safety work and the status of state and federal grants at an April 21 hearing; city staff said some funds were reprogrammed while advocates and residents pressed for concrete timelines and immediate installations like speed humps and crosswalks.
Chair Sharon Durkan opened the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation's hearing on April 21, saying residents "expect and deserve to feel safe on our streets" and pressing the administration for clearer timelines on projects and grants.
The hearing focused on three related dockets: the aftermath of the city's 30-day review of curbside and traffic projects, a broader conversation about Boston's transportation philosophy, and a project-by-project accounting of state and federal funding that local officials say is at risk. "Boston has committed through Vision Zero to eliminate fatal and severe traffic crashes by 2030," Durkan said in her opening remarks, and councilors repeatedly framed stalled work as a threat both to safety and to the city's ability to keep federal dollars.
From the administration, Interim Chief of Streets Nick Gove and Mohamed, Executive Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services, presented the Streets Cabinet's priorities: a shift from temporary treatments…
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