Details Meeting Name: Traffic and Parking Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/15/2020 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 (58) 58 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 204780 2 204780 Public Communication MA DOT Manager of Service Planning responding to #204536 re: an additional bus shelter under the Washington St overpass. Work completed   Action details Not available 206818 3 206818 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a NO PARKING FROM HERE sign at the parking lot at 315 Broadway. Work completed   Action details Not available 207280 3 207280 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a flexible "Yield to Pedestrians" sign in the crosswalk across Central Street at Willoughby Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 206197 3 206197 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a NO THRU TRAFFIC 7–9AM AND 4-6PM EXCEPT FOR ABUTTERS sign on Fenwick Street at Broadway. Work completed   Action details Not available 206270 3 206270 Resolution That the Administration and the Traffic Commission implement an extensive 20mph Safety Zone across all of Ward 6. Work completed   Action details Not available 206234 3 206234 Resolution That the Administration launch a smart traffic flow overhaul, reconsidering the direction of every street in the city. Work completed   Action details Not available 203592 3 203592 Order That the Chief of Police report to this Board the number of traffic violations issued to vehicles exiting Hawkins Street that need to access the far left lane, and work with the Traffic Engineer to address access issues for residents of Hawkins Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 203840 3 203840 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider expanding the required time for notifying neighborhoods of street closures from 48 to 72 hours. Work completed   Action details Not available 203952 3 203952 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking repair the traffic signal at 66 Beacon Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 203953 3 203953 Resolution That the Traffic Commission make Merriam Street a one way street from Somerville Avenue to Charlestown Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 204257 3 204257 Order That the Director of SPCD consider installing a rotary at Munroe Street and Prospect Hill Avenue and schedule a neighborhood meeting with Prospect Hill residents and the Ward 3 Alderman to discuss this measure. Work completed   Action details Not available 204259 3 204259 Order That the Director of SPCD place a radar feedback sign on Vinal Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 204313 3 204313 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install signs to limit parking at the corners of Oak and Prospect Streets. Work completed   Action details Not available 204314 3 204314 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking replace all faded street signs on Oak Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 204315 3 204315 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking restrict cut through traffic on Durham Street from Beacon Street, allowing access to abutters only from 7-9AM and 4-7PM, Monday through Friday. Work completed   Action details Not available 204316 3 204316 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking increase parking enforcement in Ward 2, specifically at Oak, Houghton, Harrison, Tremont and Norfolk Streets. Work completed   Action details Not available 204376 3 204376 Resolution That the Traffic Commission place a temporary speed bump on Wigglesworth Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 204385 3 204385 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking enforce the no parking on sidewalks regulation and install NO PARKING ON SIDEWALKS signs on Winter St. Work completed   Action details Not available 204391 3 204391 Order That the Director of SPCD consider making Kimball Street and Ibbettson Street safety zones. Work completed   Action details Not available 204431 3 204431 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking remove or restrict parking at the intersection of Hammond Street and Concord Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 208255 3 208255 Resolution That the Administration consider implementing a Driveway Safety Program, modeled after one implemented by the New York City DOT. Work completed   Action details Not available 208257 3 208257 Order That the Director of SPCD identify all intersections with incomplete crosswalk crossings and suggest ways to remedy them. Work completed   Action details Not available 208334 3 208334 Resolution That the Vision Zero Task Force provide the City Council with an update on its activities. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208819 3 208819 Order That the Director of SPCD discuss whether the opening of the casino has impacted car volume in East Somerville. Work completed   Action details Not available 208889 3 208889 Order That the Director of Parking install 4-hour maximum parking signs on Fellsway West. Work completed   Action details Not available 209149 3 209149 Resolution That the Mayor and the Director of SPCD immediately seek the approval of this Council for 2 new Mobility Division positions, and funding for traffic calming infrastructure, to address the many dangerous areas on our streets. Work completed   Action details Not available 209303 3 209303 Order That the City Solicitor advise on how this Council can regulate by ordinance the issuance of parking permits, and prohibit such issuance to residents of new construction or renovation that doesn't provide on-site parking, Work completed   Action details Not available 209340 3 209340 Mayor's Communication Submitting draft language for residential permit parking restriction waivers. Work completed   Action details Not available 209363 3 209363 Order That the Director of SPCD discuss implementing a "Don’t Block the Box" campaign to ease intersection congestion at locations along Broadway, including McGrath Highway. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209421 3 209421 Order That the Director of SPCD implement traffic-calming measures for Central Street between Highland Avenue and Broadway as soon as possible, since traffic has increased dramatically with the Broadway reconfiguration, and will increase even more with the coming School Street closure. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209423 3 209423 Order That the Director of Parking move the NO TURN ON RED sign at the corner of Broadway and Temple Street to a more visible location. Work completed   Action details Not available 209428 3 209428 Order That the Director of Parking increase enforcement of the NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER regulations at the intersections of Central Street at Forster Street and Sycamore Street at Browning Road. Work completed   Action details Not available 209482 3 209482 Order That the Director of Engineering construct a pedestrian crosswalk across Washington Street in front of the Public Safety Building. (2nd request) Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209553 3 209553 Order That the Chief of Police report to this Council on plans to assign more officers to the Traffic Enforcement Division, instruct patrol officers to make traffic enforcement a higher priority, and increase the ratio of payable to warning citations. Work completed   Action details Not available 208891 4 208891 Order That the Director of SPCD deploy traffic calming measures on Jacques Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207573 4 207573 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Traffic and Parking install all signage needed to inform motorists exiting Route 16 onto Powder House Blvd. that they are entering a residential and school neighborhood. Work completed   Action details Not available 206438 4 206438 Order That the Director of SPCD address this Board regarding traffic congestion on Oak and Houghton Streets resulting from recent traffic pattern changes in Union Square. Work completed   Action details Not available 204532 5 204532 Order That the City Solicitor determine whether the City may issue a parking citation to vehicles parked on private property in violation of zoning provisions that prohibit such parking. Work completed   Action details Not available 207660 5 207660 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works clean or replace the right turn signal at the corner of Broadway, turning onto Temple Street, as it is not visible during the day. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 207996 5 207996 Public Communication 8 residents submitting comments re: #207499, a proposal to accelerate traffic calming investments. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208008 5 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 208845 5 208845 Order That the Director of SPCD report to this Council on the safety of pedestrians at the intersection of Broadway and Norwood Avenue, following serious injury to a pedestrian there, and whether a crosswalk is needed. Work completed   Action details Not available 205936 6 205936 Resolution That 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 208117 6 208117 Order That the Director of SPCD immediately install flex posts at the intersection of Holland Street and Cameron Avenue to ensure pedestrian safety. Work completed   Action details Not available 208888 6 208888 Order That the Director of SPCD report to this Council on the effectiveness of the Winter Hill in Motion plan and its impact on congestion. Work completed   Action details Not available 209001 6 209001 Resolution That the Administration provide an update addressing the Winter Hill in Motion project, including links to the educational materials created. Work completed   Action details Not available 208834 6 208834 Order That the Chief of Police post a traffic detail at the intersection of Webster Avenue and Prospect Street for the duration of the traffic detours in Union Square that reroute Washington Street traffic through that intersection. Work completed   Action details Not available 208835 6 208835 Order That the Director of SPCD return the intersection at Webster Avenue and Washington Street to an exclusive pedestrian crossing interval to increase safety for schoolchildren and other pedestrians. Work completed   Action details Not available 208836 6 208836 Order That the Director of Parking, the Director of SPCD and the Chief of Police increase traffic signage and enforcement at the intersection of Webster Avenue and Somerville Avenue to prevent northbound traffic on Webster Avenue from continuing north onto Bow Street or entering Somerville Avenue going in the wrong direction. Work completed   Action details Not available 208837 6 208837 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works immediately reassess the signaling at the intersection of Webster Avenue and Prospect Street due to the current unsafe and frustrating conditions there. Work completed   Action details Not available 208844 6 208844 Order That the Director of SPCD report to this Council on actions, communications and collaboration with State agencies to improve pedestrian safety in the Mystic Avenue area by I-93, following the death of two pedestrians hit by motor vehicles there. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206685 6 206685 Order That the Director of SPCD report to this Board on when various necessary improvements to the Union Square traffic pattern, including an "All-Walk" cycle and left-turn arrows at certain intersections, will be implemented. Work completed   Action details Not available 206687 6 206687 Order That the Director of Engineering build a crosswalk to allow pedestrians to safely cross Washington Street at the Public Safety Building. Work completed   Action details Not available 204965 7 204965 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a crosswalk at Woods Avenue and Route 16. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208378 7 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 208031 8 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 207499 8 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 206691 8 206691 Order That 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