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Other member of the public would like to comment . Okay. Well close Public Comment. And colleagues commissioner wiener. Id like to respond to ms. Hodges comment. Absolutely. We very clearly support the bicycle strategy implementation. Implementation of that plan requires a lot of funding as well as increased project delivery strategies partnerships with the mta and communities really allowing those projects to go in efficiently we can accelerate it with a concerted effort by the community by sta...

Plan development articulate how this is going to be able to reach the promised goal by 2020 thank you. Thank you very much. Any other member of the public would like to comment . Okay. Well close Public Comment. And colleagues commissioner wiener. Id like to respond to ms. Hodges comment. Absolutely. We very clearly support the bicycle strategy implementation. Implementation of that plan requires a lot of funding as well as increased project delivery strategies partnerships with the mta and comm...

Million dollars per year and the new investment levels represents a large multiple of that about 38 Million Dollars per year if we were to do it by 2018 as was discussed at the hearing so this question of how much investment is not a concern i dont believe for us because its really about can we get it done quickly in a timely way and to really discuss how were going to do that neighborhood by neighborhood and corridor by corridor its a whole new paradigm of delivery and Community Involvement in ...

And effective if we could bring some of that consulting work in house and manage the work program and produce the work program so you will see an Agency Development will come forward earlier in the budget process than in the past with proposals for where we think additional growth of the staff may be warranted or other initiatives are also on the table as well to ensure we can meet our work program. So im a little concerned of burnout here and there and historic work levels and making sure were ...

Them in the ground faster and i believe theres no reason why we couldnt keep the pace of that investment but at the moment were deliverying five Million Dollars per year and the new investment levels represents a large multiple of that about 38 Million Dollars per year if we were to do it by 2018 as was discussed at the hearing so this question of how much investment is not a concern i dont believe for us because its really about can we get it done quickly in a timely way and to really discuss h...

Clear that these projects are priorities, that we finally have more funding to do complete street projects to improve pedestrian and bike safety to make our streets safer we finally have more funding we have various policies in place and better streets plan and the mayors pedestrian strategy prop b i dont know how many more times the voters and the mayor can say we want safer and complete streets. And yet we have this push back and sometimes it seems like the political will is not there to say w...

Consultants over the years. It would be much more efficient and effective if we could bring some of that consulting work in house and manage the work program and produce the work program so you will see an Agency Development will come forward earlier in the budget process than in the past with proposals for where we think additional growth of the staff may be warranted or other initiatives are also on the table as well to ensure we can meet our work program. So im a little concerned of burnout h...

Corridor its a whole new paradigm of delivery and Community Involvement in the outreach process to really discuss what were wanting to see on the street how quickly we should be responding between plan and design and construction phases and being more efficient as we do our complete streets resurfacing with our Capital Project and see working with partners in the community including folks like the Fire Department who are also raising concerns. So i believe were having that discussion led by our ...

That about 38 Million Dollars per year if we were to do it by 2018 as was discussed at the hearing so this question of how much investment is not a concern i dont believe for us because its really about can we get it done quickly in a timely way and to really discuss how were going to do that neighborhood by neighborhood and corridor by corridor its a whole new paradigm of delivery and Community Involvement in the outreach process to really discuss what were wanting to see on the street how quic...

Perhaps rebalanced because weve been using more and more consultants over the years. It would be much more efficient and effective if we could bring some of that consulting work in house and manage the work program and produce the work program so you will see an Agency Development will come forward earlier in the budget process than in the past with proposals for where we think additional growth of the staff may be warranted or other initiatives are also on the table as well to ensure we can mee...