. >> i'm bob planthold, and there are many good things about the tep, and i help to develop that, when was on the cac for that some years ago. things like more stop lights, count down signals, ball belts, but what continues to be unaddressed is the elimination of stops. it is not so much a take away, as you might want to characterize it to yourselves. but in fact, you and the mta have not answered the questions asked for years,

. >> i'm bob planthold, and there are many good things about the tep, and i help to develop that, when i was on the cac for that some years ago. things like more stop lights, count down signals, ball belts, but what continues to be unaddressed is the elimination of stops. it is not so much a take away, as you might want to characterize it to yourselves. but in fact, you and the mta have not answered the questions asked for years, how is this better, for people who are vulnerable, whether it is a person with a baby in a stroller, and a toddler, and having to cross an extra couple of intersections whether it is a senior or a person with a disability. we are not hearing any answers, there is an avoidance. the fact that this is meant for engineering design, was used last week and saying that figuratively some of these concerns don't matter, but the packet that you have before you shows the specific stops being eliminated and so the money is going to go towards eliminating stops and that is something that nobody has adequately addressed. and you are going along, a path that may in the futur