Details Meeting Name: Traffic and Parking Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/9/2015 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 (39) 39 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 198570 3 198570 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking inform this Board and the School Committee about enforcing parking regulations during street cleaning near schools in the morning between 8 and 8:30 AM. Work completed   Action details Not available 199278 3 199278 Resolution That the Mayor’s Office provide to this Board by June 11, the consultant's study on the Traffic Commission's regulations for the public process to request traffic calming measures. Work completed   Action details Not available 199280 3 199280 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Commissioner of Public Works report to this Board on the placement of NO IDLING signs at all public schools. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199281 3 199281 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking or the Commissioner of Public Works prevent vehicles from parking on the east side of Cedar Street at the Community Path Extension, as automotive fluids are staining the Path Extension. Work completed   Action details Not available 199282 3 199282 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking suggest traffic calming measures on Pembroke Street to slow traffic that cuts through to avoid the traffic light at Central and Medford Streets. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199283 3 199283 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installing a NO PARKING spot on the south side of Vernon Street at Trull Street to allow fire engines to turn onto Trull Street, and report back to the Ward 5 Alderman. Work completed   Action details Not available 199343 3 199343 Resolution That the Administration arrange for members of the Boxing Club to park in the East Somerville Community School parking lot weekdays 4-9PM. Work completed   Action details Not available 199415 3 199415 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider changing the signage on side streets that only allow access to abutters at certain times of the day, by changing the word abutters to residents. Work completed   Action details Not available 199456 3 199456 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking conduct a traffic study on Lincoln and Perkins Streets and propose traffic calming measures. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199462 3 199462 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install solar blinking lights at the pedestrian crossing at 270 Washington Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 199463 3 199463 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider traffic calming measures to reduce the speed of vehicles around Hoyt-Sullivan Park, including applying to reduce the speed limit on the entirety of Central Street to 20 or 25 mph. Work completed   Action details Not available 199135 3 199135 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking repair the damaged NO LEFT TURN sign at Cameron Avenue and Mead Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 199137 3 199137 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking confirm whether parking is allowed in the middle of the end of Fairmount Street abutting Russell Road, and address installing a NO PARKING sign there. Work completed   Action details Not available 199244 3 199244 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works or the Director of Traffic and Parking install traffic calming measures on Cameron Avenue and Clarendon Avenue. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199269 3 199269 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking replace the missing Hanson street sign at Village and Hanson Streets and install a ONE WAY sign for Hanson Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 199271 3 199271 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking re-paint crosswalk striping on Somerville Avenue to distinguish the brick paved pedestrian crosswalks. Work completed   Action details Not available 199662 3 199662 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installing a crosswalk at 64 College Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 199690 3 199690 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Chief of Police inspect, monitor and develop a plan to control the speed of traffic on Medford Street, between Central and School Streets. Work completed   Action details Not available 199691 3 199691 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking inspect the corners of James and Marshall Streets, at their intersection with Pearl Street, and suggest a plan to increase visibility for motorists who are turning onto Pearl Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 199693 3 199693 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a crosswalk at the intersection of Thurston and Fenwick Streets and Broadway. Work completed   Action details Not available 199697 3 199697 Order That the Chief of Police order directed patrols on Greenville Street from 7 to 9 AM and 4 to 6 PM, to ensure that motorists aren't illegally cutting through Prospect Hill. Work completed   Action details Not available 199700 3 199700 Resolution That the Traffic Commission consider installing a temporary speed bump on Governor Winthrop Road near Grimmons Park to protect children from speeding vehicles. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199707 3 199707 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking report to the Ward 7 Alderman on a plan to clear up the confusing signage at Capen Street, 405 Alewife Brook Parkway and Capen Court. Work completed   Action details Not available 199571 3 199571 Order That the Committee on Traffic and Parking investigate why the directive in #198726, regarding notification to residents, property owners, and businesses of changes to parking regulations along Medford Street with respect to the McGrath Highway project, was not complied with. Work completed   Action details Not available 199586 3 199586 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Director of the Office of Sustainability and the Environment report to this Board on the design, placement, effectiveness and enforcement of “NO IDLING” signs by all schools. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199752 4 199752 Communication Traffic and Parking Director responding to #199586 re: "No Idling" signage at schools. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 199360 4 199360 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 4/23/15. Work completed   Action details Not available 199362 4 199362 Communication Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders submitted 4/23/15. Work completed   Action details Not available 199563 4 199563 Communication Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders submitted 5/14/15. Work completed   Action details Not available 199564 4 199564 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 5/28/15. Work completed   Action details Not available 198725 4 198725 Order That the Director of SPCD update this Board on the status of Mass DOT work on McGrath Highway. Work completed   Action details Not available 199058 4 199058 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking appear before this Board to discuss the on-street parking permits given to Tufts University employees. Work completed   Action details Not available 196311 4 196311 Resolution That the Administration report to this Board the timetable for using the $220,000 in traffic mitigation funds paid by Maxwell's Green in 2011 for traffic-slowing measures on both sides of the Lowell Street bridge. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197023 4 197023 Order That the Director of SPCD (T&I) develop a plan for a pedestrian crosswalk at Vernon Street and Lowell Street and report to this Board and the Ward 5 Alderman on how that would be incorporated into the Lowell Street bridge traffic calming project. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197707 4 197707 Resolution That the Traffic Commission consider eliminating the requirement that before a temporary speed bump can be installed, 66% of residents on the street must formally agree to request it. Work completed   Action details Not available 197890 4 197890 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Superintendent of Inspectional Services update this Board on safety measures undertaken at the Elm Street bus stop located in front of Dunkin Donuts. Work completed   Action details Not available 197981 4 197981 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works determine if it is feasible to place a bump out at the corner of Bonner and Columbus Avenues. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196436 5 196436 Resolution That the Administration report to this Board on plans to slow traffic on Lowell Street, make its intersections safer, and use the $220,000 contributed by Maxwell's Green for traffic calming. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196185 5 196185 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works provide a timeline to replace the traffic signal at the intersection of Washington and Beacon Streets. Work completed   Action details Not available