Details Meeting Name: Traffic and Parking Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/28/2014 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 (75) 75 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 196228 3 196228 Order That the Chief of Police order a directed patrol on Greenville Street, at McGrath Highway, to ensure drivers are adhering to the NO RIGHT TURN restriction during the posted hours. Work completed   Action details Not available 196229 3 196229 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking determine if it is feasible to install a raised crosswalk at Monroe Street and Prospect Hill Road. Work completed   Action details Not available 196230 3 196230 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a STOP sign at Columbus Avenue (eastbound on Warren Avenue). Work completed   Action details Not available 196286 3 196286 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking, the Commissioner of Public Works, and the Director of SPCD develop a plan to install traffic calming measures on both sides of the Lowell Street bridge following the serious accident on February 6, and that the Director of Traffic and Parking present this plan to this Board at its next regular meeting. Work completed   Action details Not available 196300 3 196300 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking suggest changes to ease traffic traveling through Union Square onto Webster Avenue weekdays between 7:30 and 9 AM. Work completed   Action details Not available 196311 3 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 196354 3 196354 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking inform this Board about issuing parking permits for religious facilities, including the number per facility, their cost, and their duration. Work completed   Action details Not available 196415 3 196415 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking enforce the 15 MINUTE PARKING postings citywide, especially at 514 Medford Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 196412 3 196412 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking restrict traffic from Dane Street onto Village Street tor residents only, 7-9 AM and 4-7 PM. Work completed   Action details Not available 196413 3 196413 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking post NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER signs at the corner of Somerville Avenue and Properzi Way, to allow for cars turning onto Properzi Way. Work completed   Action details Not available 196436 3 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 196786 3 196786 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking reassess the timing of traffic lights on McGrath Highway, near Assembly Square, under the overpass heading toward Broadway, and at the intersection of Mount Vernon Street at Broadway. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196901 3 196901 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking place signs at Porter and Elm Streets, and at Porter and Summer Streets, prohibiting thru traffic on lower Porter Street 6-9 AM and 4-7 PM. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196902 3 196902 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install temporary speed bumps on lower Porter Street, between Summer and Elm Streets, to reduce traffic speed. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197017 3 197017 Order That this Board’s Committee on Traffic and Parking investigate the reasoning of truck traffic restrictions in our city last being ordered in 2002. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197023 3 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 197024 3 197024 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking look into enhancing safety on the Lowell Street bridge by placing a NO PARKING sign at the curb cut on the east side of Lowell Street, immediately north of Vernon Street (in front of 279-281 Lowell Street) and inform the Ward 5 Alderman and this Board of her recommendation. Work completed   Action details Not available 197221 3 197221 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking allow resident permit parking at the Washington Street parking lot across from the Argenziano School after 7 PM weekdays, all day Saturdays, and all day during the Summer. Work completed   Action details Not available 197251 3 197251 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking contact the Ward One Alderman to arrange a community meeting to discuss traffic issues along Mt. Vernon Street and Broadway. Work completed   Action details Not available 197261 3 197261 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Traffic and Parking install temporary speed bumps and a pedestrian walkway with STOP signs on New Washington Street behind the Cobble Hill Apartments near the dog park. Work completed   Action details Not available 197275 3 197275 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Traffic Engineer analyze the intersection of Glenwood Road and Medford Street and report to the Ward 5 Alderman on options to make exiting from Glenwood Road onto Medford Street less dangerous. Work completed   Action details Not available 197276 3 197276 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Traffic Engineer consider traffic calming options for Trull Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 197468 3 197468 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking inspect the “state” streets for vehicles parked at metered spots, causing numerous streets to have blind exits onto Broadway, and report the findings to the Ward One Alderman. Work completed   Action details Not available 197497 3 197497 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking petition the Traffic Commission to create a NO PARKING zone at 278 Lowell Street to keep the intersection there clear. Work completed   Action details Not available 197499 3 197499 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider reducing the speed limit to 25 MPH on Porter Street between Summer and Elm Streets. Work completed   Action details Not available 197635 3 197635 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking explore the feasibility of making College Avenue two lanes, heading south into Davis Square, on weekday mornings. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197648 3 197648 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking remove one, or more, of the NO U TURN signs on the newly constructed lower Broadway. Work completed   Action details Not available 197696 3 197696 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking amend the city's parking regulations to address the problem of the "warehousing" of vehicles that abuse the 48 hour parking rule. Work completed   Action details Not available 197697 3 197697 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking revise the resident parking sticker regulations for campers. Work completed   Action details Not available 197698 3 197698 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking limit cut through traffic on Dane, Village and Skehen Streets by installing signage prohibiting turns onto Village and Skehen Streets from Dane Street 6-10 AM and installing a STOP sign at Dane and Village Streets. Placed on file   Action details Not available 197707 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197366 3 197366 Order That the Chief of Police determine if 16-wheel vehicles are allowed to drive down Tufts Street at odd hours of the night and if they are allowed to park there. Work completed   Action details Not available 197375 3 197375 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installing a traffic light at the intersection of Tufts Street and Broadway. Work completed   Action details Not available 197382 3 197382 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking replace the STOP sign at the corner of Chandler Street and Park Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 197400 3 197400 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a CHILDREN PLAYING sign on the east side of Trull Street, between Vernon Street and Medford Street, as close to 31-33 Trull Street as possible. Work completed   Action details Not available 197404 3 197404 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works install a NO PARKING IN BUS STOP sign at the bus stop on Elm Street in front of Dunkin Donuts, and that the Chief of Police and the Director of Traffic and Parking enforce this restriction. Work completed   Action details Not available 197716 3 197716 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Commissioner of Public Works respond, in writing, to #197635, a request for College Avenue to have two lanes of traffic headed into Davis Square on weekday mornings. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197743 3 197743 Resolution That the Administration increase the inventory of temporary speed bumps and promote their use in areas where cut through traffic is temporarily increased. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197745 3 197745 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking place a solar powered speed board on Hammond Street to monitor speeding cut through traffic. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197746 3 197746 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a temporary speed bump on Hammond Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197879 3 197879 Order That the Director of SPCD and the Director of Traffic and Parking arrange with the Ward 7 Alderman a community meeting to discuss traffic concerns for Teele Square. Work completed   Action details Not available 197874 3 197874 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking devise a plan to deal with traffic issues on the corner of Mount Vernon Street and Broadway. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197888 3 197888 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a crosswalk on Central Street, between Highland Avenue and Summer Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197890 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197919 3 197919 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installation of a blinking traffic light at the crosswalk at 530 Somerville Avenue. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197877 3 197877 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install NO PARKING signs on either side of the fire hydrant in front of 21 - 23 Sargent Avenue. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197506 3 197506 Order That the City Clerk request of DCR that a sign be installed at Route 16 and Shore Drive, warning motorists of the recently installed raised crosswalk. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197507 3 197507 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a temporary speed bump at the corner Sunnyside Avenue and Wigglesworth Street during the school year. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196849 3 196849 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking post a NO RIGHT TURN 7AM-9AM on Broadway, at MacArthur Street, to limit traffic on MacArthur Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 197796 3 197796 Order That the Director or Traffic and parking review the timing of traffic lights at Shore Drive and Mystic Avenue, consider reinstating two lanes on Shore Drive, and consider other improvements, all to improve traffic flow at this intersection. Work completed   Action details Not available 197800 3 197800 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a NO LEFT TURN sign on the corner of Broadway and Clarendon Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 196587 3 196587 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking monitor truck traffic on and around Powderhouse Boulevard, paying special attention to areas surrounding theTufts campus. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196446 3 196446 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a temporary speed bump on Jaques Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 196321 3 196321 Resolution That the Director of Traffic and Parking explore changing the snow emergency parking policy to alternate parking during snow emergencies each year between the even and odd sides of the streets. Work completed   Action details Not available 196316 3 196316 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installing a bump out on the corner of Prospect Hill Road and Boston Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 196223 3 196223 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking inform this Board whether the city is able to reduce the speed limit on side streets below 30 mph. Work completed   Action details Not available 197858 4 197858 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 9/23/14. Work completed   Action details Not available 197907 4 197907 Communication Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders submitted 9/11/14. Work completed   Action details Not available 196659 4 196659 Communication Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to #196587 re: truck traffic on Powderhouse Blvd. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196658 4 196658 Communication Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to various Board Orders. Work completed   Action details Not available 197906 4 197906 Communication Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders submitted 8/28/14. Work completed   Action details Not available 197538 4 197538 Communication Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders. Work completed   Action details Not available 197539 4 197539 Communication Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders. Work completed   Action details Not available 197857 4 197857 Communication Director of Traffic and Parking submitting responses to various Board Orders. Work completed   Action details Not available 197354 4 197354 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 6/26/14. Work completed   Action details Not available 196155 4 196155 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installing an appropriate traffic signal at the intersection of Cameron Avenue and Holland Street until a study is performed relative to the future use of the Powderhouse Community School. Work completed   Action details Not available 196185 4 196185 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works provide a timeline to replace the traffic signal at the intersection of Washington and Beacon Streets. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 196292 4 196292 Communication Interim Director of Traffic and Parking responding to various Board Orders submitted 1/23/14. Work completed   Action details Not available 197315 4 197315 Communication Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders. Work completed   Action details Not available 197242 4 197242 Communication Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders. Work completed   Action details Not available 197066 4 197066 Communication Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to various Board Orders. Work completed   Action details Not available 197067 4 197067 Communication Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to various Board Orders. Work completed   Action details Not available 196436 4 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 196860 4 196860 Communication Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to various Board Orders. Work completed   Action details Not available 192634 6 192634 Order That the Director of Traffic and Parking explain the increase of large truck traffic entering Magoun Square from the Medford and Route 93 areas. Work completed   Action details Not available