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Minutes - T&P - 4-27-26 Dispositions — File 26-0809
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Traffic and Parking Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Monday, April 27, 2026
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Sait at 6:15pm and adjourned at
7:30pm on a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Wheeler, Mbah,Sait), 0 absent.
Others present: Brain Postlewaite - Director of Engineering, Suzanne Rinfret - Director of Traffic and
Parking, Madalyn Letellier - Assistant City Clerk.
Roll Call
City Councilor At Large Ben Wheeler, City Councilor At Large
Wilfred N. Mbah and Ward Five City Councilor Naima Sait
Present:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting of
March 16, 2026.
26-0499
Accepted
City Councilor At Large Wheeler, City Councilor At Large Mbah and
Ward Five City Councilor Sait
Aye:
2.
That the Director of Mobility update this Council on the intersection
improvements at Webster Avenue and Prospect Street.
26-0123
Councilor Ewen-Campen and Councilor Scott
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
3.
64 residents submitting comments re: parking on Oak, Houghton, Bolton,
and Prospect Streets.
26-0634
Kept in committee
4.
That this Council review construction-related parking in the area of Oak
Street and Bolton Street.
26-0373
Councilor Wheeler
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
5.
Conveying the 2026 Safe Streets Ordinance Annual Report.
26-0303
Kept in committee
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Traffic and Parking Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
April 27, 2026
6.
That the Director of Mobility pilot the installation of dedicated bicycle
YIELD signals to operate during the walk cycle at several intersections
throughout the city, including Washington Street and Somerville Avenue,
and Prospect Street and Somerville Avenue.
26-0121
Councilor Ewen-Campen
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
7.
That Director of Mobility evaluate opportunities for improved pedestrian
safety at the intersection of Broadway and Main Street.
26-0363
Councilor Clingan
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
8.
That the Director of Public Works and the Director of Mobility update this
Council regarding plans to keep bike lanes, protected bike lanes, and other
separated micromobility facilities clear and passable on major throughways,
with particular attention to school routes, timelines after snowfall, staffing,
and equipment capacity.
26-0279
Councilor Link
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
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