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Meeting Name: Traffic and Parking Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/18/2019 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall
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202594 2202594Public CommunicationCambridge Director of Traffic and Parking responding to #202317, requesting an appearance to discuss Inman Square traffic changes.Work completed  Action details Not available
200181 3200181OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking communicate to MA DOT the need for painted lanes and signs to slow traffic along I-93 and Mystic Avenue along the underpass by Stop and Shop.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
201510 3201510OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking request that MA DOT address traffic hazards at the intersection of McGrath Highway and Mystic Avenue.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204796 3204796OrderThat the Director of SPCD consider painting two new crosswalks on Elm Street near the Kennedy School, and discuss these and other traffic-calming measures there with the Ward 5 Alderman.Work completed  Action details Not available
205077 3205077OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on Cambridge’s plan to eliminate the left turn onto Massachusetts Avenue from the Porter Square shopping center, which is likely to add traffic to White Street, a small street that is inadequate for such traffic.Work completed  Action details Not available
205333 3205333ResolutionThat the Traffic Commission revoke the "48-hour parking ban."Work completed  Action details Not available
206064 3206064OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Board and the Ward 5 Alderman on plans to expend the $220,000 contributed by the Maxwell’s Green developer for traffic calming in the Lowell Street area.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206685 3206685OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207573 3207573OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207575 3207575OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the Director of Traffic and Parking immediately implement "only onsite parking" requirements for those proposed projects which have been confirmed during neighborhood meetings as not being granted residential or guest parking permits.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
207590 3207590OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking immediately prioritize blocking truck access to Warren Avenue to prevent additional crashes and property damage during the Somerville Avenue detour.Work completed  Action details Not available
207591 3207591OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking immediately install pedestrian safety measures on Bow Street, Warren Avenue and Columbus Avenue to deal with the increase of traffic during the Somerville Avenue detour.Work completed  Action details Not available
207715 3207715OrderThat the Director of SPCD inform the Ward 5 and Ward 6 Councilors and the public as soon as possible the route and schedule for the City shuttle van that will ferry passengers around the closed Broadway/Ball Square Bridge.Work completed  Action details Not available
207281 3207281OrderThat the Director of SPCD work with the Ward 3 Alderman to address long-standing congestion at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Hamlet Street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208688 3208688OrderThat the Director of Mobility discuss with advocates and Councilors, options for the selection process for the new Pedestrian/Transit Committee and discuss its possible relationship to the Vision Zero Task Force and the Bicycle Committee.Work completed  Action details Not available
208694 3208694OrderThat the Director of SPCD work with the City of Boston and MA DOT to promote bicycle and pedestrian safety at state highway intersections including Sullivan Square, McGrath Highway at Broadway and at Washington Street, and the Northern Expressway at the Kensington Avenue Underpass.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208781 3208781OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the Director of Parking develop a city-wide traffic signaling policy that includes guidelines for temporary signaling during construction.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208813 3208813OrderThat the Director of SPCD regularly update the Ward 3 City Councilor on efforts to reduce speeding and congestion on Hamlet Street, including opposite-side parking, street trees, a new Stop Line on the southern end of the street, and planters at the northeast corner by Highland Avenue.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208833 3208833OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the Director of Parking provide this Council with a timeline for implementing resident parking restrictions for certain new developments.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208834 3208834OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208835 3208835OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208836 3208836OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208837 3208837OrderThat 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.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208844 3208844OrderThat 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
208846 3208846OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Council with ridership data for the City’s “Bridge Hopper” shuttle to assess whether it has been worthwhile and whether there should be changes to its operation. (2nd request)Work completed  Action details Not available
208036 3208036OrderThat the Director of SPCD report to this Council in writing by May 9, 2019 ridership data for the “Bridge Hopper” shuttle.Work completed  Action details Not available
208033 4208033OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking install new, vehicle-safe, bolt-in-place YIELD FOR PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALK signs at the intersections of Lowell and Hudson Streets and Lowell and Albion Streets, as soon as they are available.Work completed  Action details Not available
207996 4207996Public Communication8 residents submitting comments re: #207499, a proposal to accelerate traffic calming investments.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208278 4208278OrderThat 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
208321 4208321ResolutionThat 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 4208378OrderThat 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
208575 4208575OrderThat 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
207903 4207903OrderThat 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
207918 5207918OrderThat 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
205802 5205802OrderThat 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.Work completed  Action details Not available
205092 5205092OrderThat the Traffic Commission consider creating a process for residents to comment on parking changes that affect their streets.Work completed  Action details Not available
204876 5204876OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the Director of Traffic and Parking meet with the Committee on Traffic and Parking to discuss policies and procedures to limit residential parking permits for residents of properties that are granted relief from parking requirements by the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202108 5202108ResolutionThat 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
202862 5202862OrderThat 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
208031 5208031OrderThat 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
208117 5208117OrderThat 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
204965 6204965OrderThat the Director of Traffic and Parking install a crosswalk at Woods Avenue and Route 16.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206691 7206691OrderThat 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
207499 7207499ResolutionThat 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 8203446OrderThat 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