City of Somerville header
Meeting Name: Traffic and Parking Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/11/2021 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Somerville
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video:  
Attachments:
File #Ver.Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
210738 3210738OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Council, no later than December 22, 2020, the Administration’s response to the traffic calming petition submitted by 10 residents of Rogers Avenue between Kidder Avenue and Boston Avenue/Broadway.Work completed  Action details Not available
210827 3210827OrderThat the Director of Parking install a NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER sign on Forster Street at the Central Street end of the roadway.Work completed  Action details Not available
208275 3208275ResolutionThat the Traffic Commission approve the creation of a crosswalk at 45 Beacon Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
210988 3210988OrderThat the Directors of Finance, Infrastructure and Asset Management, and SPCD provide a progress report for the Vision Zero Action Plan 2020 as outlined in the attached spreadsheet.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210989 3210989OrderThat the Director of SPCD advise the Ward 7 Councilor when they will implement the Mobility Plan for West Broadway (from Route 16 to Holland Street), to create a dedicated bus lane.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210993 3210993OrderThat the Director of SPCD review the attached presentation by Zachary Rosenberg, Chair of the Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee, and report to the Traffic and Parking Committee how the successful traffic calming measures implemented in the Netherlands can be replicated here.Work completed  Action details Not available
211052 3211052OrderThat the Director of SomerStat, the Director of SPCD, and the Director of Parking re-convene the Parking Study Task Force in January 2021.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
211053 3211053OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Council on traffic calming for the stretch of Broadway between the Ball Square Bridge and Cedar Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
208923 4208923OrderThat the Director of SPCD or the Director of SomerStat develop an estimate of funding required to pay for or subsidize MBTA fares for residents of different income levels and ages.Work completed  Action details Not available
210893 4210893ResolutionThat the Mayor submit a supplemental budget request to immediately add staff and funding to the Mobility Division for traffic calming, and increase its staff and funding by at least 50% in FY22.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210894 4210894ResolutionThat the Administration expand and maintain the use of bollards and other pedestrian safety measures citywide so they are replaced immediately as needed.Work completed  Action details Not available
210898 4210898OrderThat the Director of SPCD update the Ward 6 Councilor on any plans to further improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Willow Avenue, Elm Street and Beech Street, possibly with a center island and bump outs.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210965 4210965OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Council in writing by December 4, and discuss with the Traffic and Parking Committee at its next meeting on December 7, what the plan is for replacing flex posts when they are knocked over or displaced.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210966 4210966OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Council why there are still so few speed bumps in the city, especially since the ones deployed on Powder House Boulevard seem to be making a dangerous area safer for pedestrians.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210967 4210967OrderThat the Director of SPCD explain to this Council in writing the Administration's opposition to deploying speed bumps, with less than a half-dozen installed citywide.Work completed  Action details Not available
207723 4207723ResolutionThat the Administration discuss thoughts on negotiating with the MBTA for discounted or free fare for children and low-income adults by sharing or bearing the cost of the passes.Work completed  Action details Not available
208045 5208045OrderThat 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.Work completed  Action details Not available
209442 5209442OrderThat the Director of SPCD add more bike racks to the West Somerville Neighborhood School.Work completed  Action details Not available
208383 6208383OrderThat 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.Work completed  Action details Not available
208684 6208684ResolutionThat the Administration report on how the City could lobby for a wider width for the proposed bridge from Everett to Draw 7 Park.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208008 6208008OrderThat 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
205448 6205448OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide recommendations on making the intersection of Summer and Central Streets safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers.Work completed  Action details Not available
207918 7207918OrderThat 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.Work completed  Action details Not available
207996 8207996Public Communication8 residents submitting comments re: #207499, a proposal to accelerate traffic calming investments.Work completed  Action details Not available
202108 8202108ResolutionThat the Administration work with the City of Cambridge to improve pedestrian safety at the intersections of Elm Street with Beech Street and Willow Avenue, including consideration of a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207499 11207499ResolutionThat 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.Work completed  Action details Not available
206691 12206691OrderThat the Director of SPCD prioritize for this Board the traffic calming projects in the City, and the process to determine those priorities.Kept in committee  Action details Not available