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Meeting Name: Traffic and Parking Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/17/2018 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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199959 3199959OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installing signage or a mirror at the intersection of Woodbine and Lowell Streets so cars exiting onto Lowell Street can see oncoming traffic before pulling out.Work completed  Action details Not available
200054 3200054OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking report to this Board on the feasibility of a flashing pedestrian walkway on Broadway near the East Branch library.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200436 3200436OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on the Gilman Square building and when traffic issues will be alleviated there.Work completed  Action details Not available
200526 3200526OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works repair the concrete on the pedestrian and bicycle ramp under the railroad bridge on Sacramento Street, between Somerville Avenue and Miller Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
200640 3200640OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking install a flashing PEDESTRIAN CROSSING sign and/or take other measures to ensure pedestrian safety at College Avenue at Kidder Avenue.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200782 3200782OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking report to the Ward 5 Alderman on the Traffic Calming Petition that was filed by residents of Highland Road on October 3, 2015, and report to this Board on the process by which such petitions are considered.Work completed  Action details Not available
201150 3201150OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking put up a second DO NOT ENTER sign on the west side of the entrance from Medford Street into the CVS parking lot.Work completed  Action details Not available
201497 3201497OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking report to this Board on the Traffic Calming Neighborhood Action Program, explain why it has taken over 8 months for petitions to be considered, and clarify when the 25 petitions submitted are likely to receive a response.Work completed  Action details Not available
201621 3201621OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking report to the Ward 5 Alderman on measures to reduce the speed of vehicles around Hoyt-Sullivan Park, including reducing the speed limit on Central Street to 20-25 mph. (3rd request)Work completed  Action details Not available
201708 3201708OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking appear before this Board to address the on-line resident parking permit system and its turn-around times, lack of transaction confirmations, and long lines at the customer service counter.Work completed  Action details Not available
202107 3202107OrderThat the Director of Engineering install a "bump out" at the terminus of the crosswalk on Elm Street west of Willow Avenue opposite Beech Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
202108 3202108ResolutionThat 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
202274 3202274OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking place a blinking crosswalk sign in front of the East Somerville library. (2nd request).Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202431 3202431OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking work with her counterpart in Medford to improve the intersection of Broadway, Albion and Winchester Streets, where there is no signage or street markings.Work completed  Action details Not available
202590 3202590Mayor's CommunicationConveying an update regarding traffic calming petition procedures.Work completed  Action details Not available
202102 3202102OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking, the Director of SomerStat or a representative of the Administration, report to this Board on the time frame for responses to the dozens of traffic calming petitions that have been submitted by residents over the past year.Work completed  Action details Not available
202862 3202862OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking explain its policy of reporting back to citizens who submit traffic calming petitions.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202975 3202975OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking paint 20 MPH, highlighted in a circle, on Broadway and Powder House Blvd, to inform drivers entering Somerville from Route 16 of the city’s speed limit.Work completed  Action details Not available
203446 3203446OrderThat 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
203598 3203598OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking instruct Parking Control Officers to regularly ticket the NO PARKING spots on the east side of Cedar Street by Trum Field, particularly in the evenings and Saturdays.Work completed  Action details Not available
203599 3203599OrderThat the Chief of Police enforce traffic laws at Cedar Street and Franey Road, as cars are making U-turns there and speeding over the Cedar Street bridge, and trucks are backing out into the street and blocking it.Work completed  Action details Not available
204216 3204216OrderThat Director of Traffic and Parking install 20 MPH Safety Zone signage, including a "speed alert" sign and other traffic calming measures on College Avenue between Powderhouse and Davis Squares.Work completed  Action details Not available
204345 3204345OrderThat the Administration review the traffic and pedestrian signals at the Powder House Rotary and propose changes to better address traffic flow and pedestrian safety.Work completed  Action details Not available
204965 3204965OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking install a crosswalk at Woods Avenue and Route 16.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205691 3205691OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking report to this Board on the possibility of re-striping faded crosswalks whenever necessary, instead of once a year.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206271 3206271ResolutionThat the Administration and the Traffic Commission make any changes possible to the traffic patterns and signal timing at the Powderhouse Circle intersection in advance of the closing of the Broadway bridge at Ball Square.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206390 3206390OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the Director of Traffic and Parking report to this Board on plans to improve traffic signalization and flow at problem intersections such as Powderhouse Circle, Magoun Square, and others.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206395 3206395OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on the Administration’s traffic calming program, including a report on the traffic petition program and responses to and implementation of petition requests for traffic calming interventions on specific streets.Work completed  Action details Not available
206407 3206407OrderThat the Director of SPCD, the City Engineer, and the Commissioner of Public Works establish a written policy for deploying temporary safety and visibility materials for the period between street re-paving and re-painting.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206579 3206579OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking install 2 CAUTION: CHILDREN CROSSING signs on both sides of Lowell Street around 294 Lowell Street to accommodate the daycare center there.Work completed  Action details Not available
206580 3206580OrderThat the Director of SPCD install a crosswalk on Lowell Street at the Wilton Street bumpouts, as there is no crosswalk on Lowell Street between Magoun Square and the bridge.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206671 3206671OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking install additional pedestrian safety measures at the intersection of Holland Street and Cameron Avenue. (2nd request)Work completed  Action details Not available
206691 3206691OrderThat 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
206693 3206693OrderThat 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
206739 3206739OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking consider placing traffic safety signage at the intersection of Willow Avenue, Broadway and Bristol Road.Work completed  Action details Not available
206763 3206763OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Director of SPCD meet with Partridge Avenue residents and the Ward 5 Alderman to discuss traffic calming between Medford and Vernon Streets.Work completed  Action details Not available
206766 3206766OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking paint two additional crosswalks at the intersection of Cherry Street and Highland Avenue.Work completed  Action details Not available
206067 3206067OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking install audible pedestrian signals so people can cross safely at the busy intersection of Highland Avenue and Central Street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206333 4206333CommunicationTraffic and Parking Director responding to Items from this Board's 5/24/18 meeting.Work completed  Action details Not available
206332 4206332CommunicationTraffic and Parking Director responding to Items from this Board's 6/14/18 meeting.Work completed  Action details Not available
205795 4205795OrderThat the Director of SPCD improve the Teele Square traffic signal wait time by reducing the 2 to 3 cycle wait time to on demand or one cycle wait time during morning and evening rush hours.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205802 4205802OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to the Wards 1, 2 and 3 Aldermen and this Board on the plans for any GLX-related closures of Washington Street, near the McGrath Highway underpass.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205936 4205936ResolutionThat the Administration work with this Board on a fund for traffic calming and pedestrian/transit infrastructure pilot projects through such sources as demand pricing for meters in business districts and the creation of incentives for residents to forgo residential permits so as to create more business permits.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206102 4206102Officer's CommunicationDPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 5/24/18.Work completed  Action details Not available
205285 4205285OrderThat the Director of SPCD share plans, when available, for its upcoming Vision Zero planning process.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205352 4205352OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to the Ward 5 Alderman and this Board on the plans for closure of the Ball Square bridge and Broadway for GLX construction activity.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205448 4205448OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide recommendations on making the intersection of Summer and Central Streets safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205449 4205449OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide traffic calming recommendations for School Street, from Highland Avenue to Summer Street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205450 4205450OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide traffic calming recommendations for Vinal Avenue.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
205693 4205693OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the Director of Traffic and Parking report to this Board on traffic calming options for Richardson Street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204792 4204792OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works and/or the Director of Traffic and Parking install an overhead Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon at the crosswalk at the West Branch Library, with bump-outs on either side of the crosswalk.Work completed  Action details Not available
204791 4204791OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works and/or the Director of Traffic and Parking install a second crosswalk at the intersection of College Avenue with Kidder Avenue and Summit Street, with additional pedestrian safety measures.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204880 4204880OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board whether he plans to propose to the Traffic Commission that 20 mph speed zones be adopted citywide.Work completed  Action details Not available
204882 4204882OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking add a second crosswalk and install a flashing PEDESTRIAN CROSSING sign on both sides of Summer Street at Cherry Street to enhance safety for children and parents walking to the Kennedy School.Work completed  Action details Not available
204258 4204258ResolutionThat the Administration and Director of SPCD consider increasing the number of safety zones throughout the city.Work completed  Action details Not available
204287 4204287CommunicationDirector of Traffic and Parking responding to #204236 re: the term of residential parking permits.Work completed  Action details Not available
202958 4202958Officer's CommunicationAssistant City Solicitor submitting an opinion regarding the posting of official Speed Limit signs.Work completed  Action details Not available
202105 4202105ResolutionThat the Administration develop a process for interim crosswalk painting and/or other measures to protect pedestrians when road work or other conditions prevent the immediate re-striping of road markings.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202728 4202728OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking report to the Ward 5 Alderman on whether large truck traffic can be curtailed or banned on Cedar Street to avoid disturbing residents’ peace and damaging their foundations.Work completed  Action details Not available
202104 4202104OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Director of Engineering report to this Board on the timeframe for re-striping crosswalks that are erased due to repaving or construction.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
199280 4199280OrderThat 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.Work completed  Action details Not available
199586 4199586OrderThat 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.Work completed  Action details Not available
201477 4201477OrderThat the Traffic Engineer and the Chief of Police suggest traffic calming measures for High, Sterling, Fairfax and Gordon Streets and Woods Avenue and report back to the Ward 7 Alderman.Work completed  Action details Not available
199752 5199752CommunicationTraffic and Parking Director responding to #199586 re: "No Idling" signage at schools.Work completed  Action details Not available
199282 5199282OrderThat 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.Work completed  Action details Not available
197023 5197023OrderThat 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.Work completed  Action details Not available