City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 207915

• File #: 207915
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 4/9/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/11/2019
• Final action: 10/24/2019
• Enactment date: 4/11/2019
• Enactment #: 207915
• Title: That the Director of SPCD explain to the Traffic and Parking Committee why strategically-placed temporary speed bumps would not be more effective in calming traffic than plastic flex posts, many of which have been down and out-of-service within a day or two of the recent bridge closures.
• Sponsors: Mark Niedergang

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/24/2019	6	City Council	Work completed
10/16/2019	5	Traffic and Parking Committee	Work completed
7/8/2019	4	Traffic and Parking Committee	Kept in committee
5/15/2019	3	Traffic and Parking Committee	Kept in committee
4/11/2019	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That the Director of SPCD explain to the Traffic and Parking Committee why strategically-placed temporary speed bumps would not be more effective in calming traffic than plastic flex posts, many of which have been down and out-of-service within a day or two of the recent bridge closures.

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Official Text

That the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (Transportation and Infrastructure) explain to the Traffic and Parking Committee why strategically-placed temporary speed bumps would not be more effective in calming traffic in neighborhoods around the bridge closures than the plastic flex posts, many of which were down and out-of-service within a day or two.