CM Abreu questions OMB on lack of daylighting funding

Thank you, Chair Lee.

I just have one question.

On the campaign trail, the mayor supported the expanded use of hardened daylighting.

During our executive budget hearing, however, DOT said there is no funding budgeted for daylighting in the executive plan.

Has there been any discussion with DOT about providing funding to expand daylighting?

So there has been obviously a back and forth with DOT about the needs.

I think that it is, we know that we have the 400 that has been budgeted.

We know that when we do bike lane projects, that as part of that, there could be

daylighting included as part of those projects.

It's something we look forward to discussing with the council in the weeks ahead.

We are also making investments in, you know, street safety overall.

We're committed to street safety.

We're putting, you know, funding in for Sammy's Law.

We put funding in for more bike lanes.

We put funding in for pedestrian centers on the side of medium duty trucks.

So we are committed to street safety and we look forward to having conversations with the council about additional investment.

Yeah, at my executive hearing, I did mention that we are grateful for funding in certain areas, like the ones you've mentioned.

However, I'm disappointed in the lack of funding for daylighting, given that the mayor campaigned on this issue, and it's something that we see no funding for, specifically.

for.

Advocates are calling for $15 million for daylighting.

What has your engagement been with the advocates and what is your estimate of the need to meet those goals?

Well, I defer to DOT in terms of engagement with the advocates, but I do, you know, again, I look forward to having the discussions with the council about additional investment in daylighting.

Thank you, Director.

Thank you.

Okay.

Sorry about that.

Deputy Speaker Williams, followed by Majority Whip Hanks.