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we actually don't have a regularized pavement marking maintenance schedule and we could probably stand to do one.

I think we probably all receive various emails and concerns from folks about road visibility. I think anybody driving on the roads in Vancouver probably recognizes that road visibility is not that great. And certainly as somebody who is a regular cyclist, road visibility, pavement markings is pretty degraded, especially in the dark and in the gloom and in these winter months.

So that is the gist of the motion.

EVs, and actually, no, so while you're up here, maybe I'll ask you about the, in recommendation B, talking about the pad-mounted transformers, what's changing here? What are we contemplating to make this more equitable and allow bike parking and stuff?

I think though, this is a reflection of, you know, some pretty serious implications to traffic and safety for pedestrians and cyclists along Cornwall Avenue. And we've heard from many members of the public about how important this is.

And of course, we had some pretty serious incidents in the past. Involved a car jumping up onto the curb and striking and injuring a child. We know that we've introduced similar kind of pilots to reduce speeds on arterials already.

And so the timing of this is rather coinciding with the long-awaited school slow streets on arterials. But I think that there's an imminent and preeminent need for this kind of speed reduction, given the popularity of Cornwall in the summer months. And this would be something great to initiate and move forward right now.