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A city councilor’s push to lower the speed limit to 20 mph is being called an important first step as Boston grapples with a string of serious pedestrian crashes, but a transit advocate says it won’t slow drivers down unless streets are redesigned.

“We all agree: We want the outdoor dining spaces to return. It’s something that is necessary,” a North End restaurant employee said to the Herald as the neighborhood deals with restricted outdoor dining for the second year in a row.

North End restaurateurs are accusing Mayor Michelle Wu of showing them no love by using funds they paid to provide outdoor dining in 2022 to purchase an electric street sweeper.