Details Meeting Name: Traffic and Parking Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 6/4/2018 6:30 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 (38) 38 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 204161 3 204161 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking replace the faded “No Parking Anytime” sign above the “No Parking Loading Zone” sign on the east side of Lowell Street, north of Albion Street. (2nd request) Work completed   Action details Not available 204267 3 204267 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking place blinking SLOW - CHILDREN signs on the Cross Street side of the East Somerville Community School. Work completed   Action details Not available 204323 3 204323 Order That the Director of SPCD, the Director of Traffic and Parking, and the Commissioner of Public Works suggest additional measures to slow the speeding traffic at the crosswalk in front of the West Somerville Neighborhood School. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204382 3 204382 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking evaluate the new crosswalk signal at Mystic Avenue and Temple Street for safety and timing issues and report back to this Board. Work completed   Action details Not available 204550 3 204550 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and/or the Director of SPCD work with their counterparts in Medford to improve the intersection of Broadway, Albion and Winchester Streets, where there are no street signs or markings, and review other intersections on the Medford-Somerville line before the GLX opens. Work completed   Action details Not available 204619 3 204619 Order That the Director of SPCD inform the Ward 5 Alderman and this Board no later than November 28, 2017 whether the physical neighborhood traffic calming measures for Broadway at Glenwood Road (plastic bollards, cones, rubber curbs, etc.) will be installed in 2017. Work completed   Action details Not available 204792 3 204792 Order That 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204791 3 204791 Order That 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 203070 3 203070 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with data on car ownership and parking issues at developments permitted in the past five years. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203074 3 203074 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider prohibiting car traffic around Artisan Way and Assembly Row to allow for increased pedestrian accessibility. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 203280 3 203280 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a NO LEFT TURN sign at the corner of Webster Avenue and Newton Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 203281 3 203281 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install NO PARKING FROM HERE TO CORNER signage on Summer Street, at the intersection of Greene Street, to create an adequate line of sight when turning from Greene Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 204123 3 204123 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking evaluate the intersection of Dimick and Marion Streets for addition STOP signs. Work completed   Action details Not available 204124 3 204124 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking establish a loading zone at 223 Somerville Avenue and extend the hours of the loading zone at 220 Somerville Avenue from 6PM to 8PM. Work completed   Action details Not available 205080 3 205080 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking stripe the entire street space by the curb at the hydrant at 33 Hudson Street to deter parking there. Work completed   Action details Not available 205352 3 205352 Order That 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 205693 3 205693 Order That 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 205696 3 205696 Order That the Commission of Public Works, the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Director of Engineering provide this Board with a written policy requiring written notice to abutters of a prolonged street closure related to construction. Work completed   Action details Not available 205700 3 205700 Resolution That the Administration report on the feasibility of giving parking permits to cars that are part of car-share programs and housed in Somerville for an extended period of time. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205795 3 205795 Order That 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 3 205802 Order That 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 205805 3 205805 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a sign at the mouth of Warren Avenue informing drivers of large trucks that access to Highland Avenue is limited to smaller vehicles due to the turning radius at its intersection with Columbus Avenue. (2nd request) Work completed   Action details Not available 205815 3 205815 Order That the Director of SPCD, the Director of Engineering, and the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installing a crosswalk on Lowell Street between the bridge and Magoun Square, and report to the Ward 5 Alderman on whether and when it could be done. Work completed   Action details Not available 205831 3 205831 Order That the Director of Engineering share with this Board the feasibility of creating a pedestrian crossing on Somerville Avenue, between Belmont and Spring Streets. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205919 3 205919 Order That the Director of SPCD promote bicycle-safe infrastructures on all future Assembly Square development. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205920 3 205920 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works install a street light on the corner of Grand Union Boulevard and Artisan Way. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205927 3 205927 Order That the Directors of Traffic and Parking and SPCD install a bicycle corral in place of the first parking spot on the northeast corner of the intersection of Washington Street and Washington Terrace. Work completed   Action details Not available 205936 3 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 205285 3 205285 Order That the Director of SPCD share plans, when available, for its upcoming Vision Zero planning process. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205534 4 205534 Communication Traffic and Parking Director responding to various Board Orders from the 2/22/18 meeting. Work completed   Action details Not available 202984 4 202984 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking report the number of guest passes and resident parking stickers issued for FY15, FY16 and FY17 to date. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205236 4 205236 Communication Director of Traffic and Parking responding to Items from the 2/8/18 meeting. Work completed   Action details Not available 204876 4 204876 Order That 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 205132 4 205132 Communication Director of Traffic and Parking responding to items approved at the January 11, 2018 meeting. Work completed   Action details Not available 205131 4 205131 Communication Director of Traffic and Parking responding to items approved at the January 25, 2018 meeting. Work completed   Action details Not available 204926 4 204926 Communication Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders submitted 11/9/17, 11/21/17 and 12/14/17. Work completed   Action details Not available 204874 5 204874 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking publish de-identified parking permit data in the city’s open data portal so as to permit community analysis and discussion of issues related to the supply and demand of parking. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204127 5 204127 Resolution That the Traffic Commission create a requirement to notify abutters of pending agenda items which may impact their streets. Work completed   Action details Not available