Details Meeting Name: Traffic and Parking Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 7/8/2019 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (32) 32 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 207997 2 207997 Public Communication 10 residents submitting comments re: #204323, a proposal for Powderhouse Blvd. safe bicycling. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208110 2 208110 Public Communication 6 residents submitting comments re: #204323, a proposal for Powderhouse Blvd. safe bicycling. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208227 2 208227 Public Communication 3 residents submitting comments re: #204323, a proposal for Powderhouse Blvd. safe bicycling. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208313 2 208313 Public Communication 3 residents submitting comments re: #204323, a proposal for Powderhouse Blvd. safe bicycling. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208448 2 208448 Public Communication 2 residents submitting comments re: #204323, a proposal for Powderhouse Blvd. safe bicycling. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208475 3 208475 Resolution That the Traffic Commission consider making Mt. Pleasant Street a 2 or 4-hour parking zone during work hours to discourage motorists from parking there to take the Orange Line. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208480 3 208480 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking update the Ward 3 Councilor on efforts to update the Business Parking Permits in Union Square, and in particular to prioritize such permits for those local non-profit service providers whose service requires a vehicle. Work completed   Action details Not available 208481 3 208481 Order That the Director of SPCD present safety interventions for the intersection of Washington Terrace and Washington Street in light of the recent accident there. Work completed   Action details Not available 208483 3 208483 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking provide an update on progress regarding processing residential permits. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208575 3 208575 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Parking provide a quarterly update regarding implementation of deed-based parking permit restrictions. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208321 3 208321 Resolution That the Mayor convene a committee to make recommendations by early 2020 for changes in City and residential parking permit policies such as those suggested by the Nelson/Nygaard consultant, as presented to the Land Use Committee on April 30, 2019. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208378 3 208378 Order That the Director of SPCD install traffic calming infrastructure on Morrison Avenue, such as a speed bump between Cedar Street and Willow Avenue, as soon as possible to protect pedestrians crossing Morrison Avenue, especially at Highland Road near Lexington Park and the Community Path. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208383 3 208383 Order That the Director of SPCD install sturdy steel posts around the southeast corner of Nunziato Park, in light of the May 25 car crash that sent a vehicle through the fence and into the picnic tables where children often gather. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208384 3 208384 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking temporarily suspend the policy of not painting curbs, in order to add yellow paint and a NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER sign to the curved sidewalk on the southeast corner of Quincy and Summer Streets, to improve visibility. (2nd request) Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208278 3 208278 Order That the Director of SPCD advise the Committee on Traffic and Parking of any plans for traffic calming on Morrison Avenue between Cedar Street and Willow Avenue. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208252 3 208252 Order That the Director of SPCD perform traffic volume and speed studies on Summit Avenue and Boston Street during morning and evening rush hours and report the findings to the Ward 3 City Councilor. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208319 3 208319 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install flashing STOP signs at the intersections of Lowell Street with Hudson and with Albion Streets to prevent accidents caused by cars entering onto Lowell Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 208041 3 208041 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Bicycle Committee update this Council's Traffic and Parking Committee on establishing a comprehensive city-wide bicycle plan. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207996 3 207996 Public Communication 8 residents submitting comments re: #207499, a proposal to accelerate traffic calming investments. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207501 3 207501 Resolution That the Administration consider adding parking ticket data to the Socrata portal. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207903 3 207903 Order That the Director of SPCD discuss with this Council the use of "concurrent with leading interval" pedestrian crossing timing at major intersections that see high usage by school and pre-school children, particularly at the intersection of Beacon and Washington Streets, and consider reversion to pedestrian-exclusive crossing timing at several relevant intersections. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207915 4 207915 Order 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207918 4 207918 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking urgently prioritize pedestrian safety at the intersection of Walnut Street and Highland Avenue, which was identified as one of the most unsafe intersections in the city. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206189 4 206189 Order That the Director of SPCD provide recommendations to improve pedestrian safety at the dangerous intersection of Walnut Street, Summit Avenue and Boston Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206693 4 206693 Order That the Director of SPCD or the Director of Traffic and Parking alter the cycle of the traffic signals at Lowell Street and Highland Avenue ASAP to allow more time for vehicles to turn onto Highland Avenue from Lowell Street, especially during the morning rush hour, to alleviate the traffic backup on Hudson Street when the Cedar Street/Highland Avenue intersection is closed for construction. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206853 4 206853 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking report to this Board on the enforcement of 311 complaints about illegal parking, and what provisions exist for enforcement against illegal parking on Sundays and holidays. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208008 4 208008 Order That the Director of SPCD implement traffic calming and pedestrian and cyclist safety measures on Broadway from Powder House Circle to Teele Square. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208031 4 208031 Order That the Director of SPCD use the $220,000 in traffic mitigation funds paid by Maxwell’s Green in 2011 for traffic calming on Lowell Street, between Highland Avenue and Albion Street, by constructing a traffic-calming table at the Albion Street crosswalk. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208045 4 208045 Order That the Director of SPCD update the Ward 3 City Councilor on plans for raised crosswalks on Summer Street at Belmont and/or Lowell Streets, as well as other nearby traffic calming improvements. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208117 4 208117 Order That the Director of SPCD immediately install flex posts at the intersection of Holland Street and Cameron Avenue to ensure pedestrian safety. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207499 6 207499 Resolution That the Administration respond to the requests outlined in the attached resident petition, organized by the Pedestrian and Transit Advocacy Group, to accelerate traffic calming investments and improve coordination and oversight. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203446 7 203446 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install additional pedestrian safety measures at the intersection of Holland Street and Cameron Avenue. Kept in committee   Action details Not available