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Traffic and Parking Committee — Agenda, Apr 29, 2024
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Traffic and Parking Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
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6:00 PM
Monday, April 29, 2024
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 24-0251)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Traffic
and Parking Committee Meeting of February 26, 2024.
2.
Order
(ID # 24-0544)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Burnley Jr.,
Councilor Mbah, Councilor Wilson and Councilor Davis
That the Director of Parking update this Council on the
timeline for citywide rollout of Safety Sticks, including
which areas will be prioritized for enforcement.
3.
Order
(ID # 24-0470)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Wilson and
Councilor Clingan
That the Director of Mobility update this Council on
plans to address increased cut-through commuter traffic
on Temple Street and Fellsway West on weekday
mornings, including any plans to prohibit right turns onto
Temple Street and Fellsway West from 7 AM to 9 AM
on weekdays.
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Traffic and Parking Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
April 29, 2024
4.
Order
(ID # 24-0468)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor McLaughlin
That the Director of Mobility return the TEMPORARY
PARKING sign, that serves local businesses, to the
corner of Washington and Myrtle Streets.
5.
Order
(ID # 24-0467)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor McLaughlin,
Councilor Strezo and Councilor Clingan
That the Director of Mobility work with the
Massachusetts Department of Transportation to preserve
the pedestrian footbridge on McGrath Highway as part of
the grounding McGrath project.
6.
Order
(ID # 24-0450)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Burnley Jr.
That the Director of Parking update this Council on
efforts to ticket vehicles with illegal license covers,
including how many tickets have been issued for this
reason in the last year.
7.
Order
(ID # 24-0339)
Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Wilson and
Councilor Scott
That the Director of Engineering update this Council on
any plans to refresh worn and missing pedestrian
crosswalk pavement markings on South Street, between
Medford Street and Windsor Street.
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