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Minutes - T&P - 6-22-26 Dispositions — File 26-1106
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Traffic and Parking Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Monday, June 22, 2026
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Sait at 6:05 pm and adjourned at 7:05
pm on a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Wheeler, Mbah and Sait), 0 opposed, and 0 absent.
Also present: Michael McCarey - Somerville Police Traffic Unit Sergeant, Brad Rawson - Director of
Transportation and Infrastructure, Suzanne Rinfret - Director of Traffic and Parking and Delaney
Fisher-Cassiol - Clerk of Committees
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
April 27, 2026.
26-0854
Accepted
City Councilor At Large Wheeler, City Councilor At Large Mbah and
Ward Five City Councilor Sait
Aye:
2.
Approval of the Minutes of the Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting of
May 18, 2026.
26-0939
Accepted
City Councilor At Large Wheeler, City Councilor At Large Mbah and
Ward Five City Councilor Sait
Aye:
3.
That the Director of Mobility install additional signage and the Chief of
Police increase enforcement to ensure compliance with the one-way traffic
direction on Whitfield Road.
26-1021
Councilor Hardt
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
4.
That the Director of Mobility use urban Neighborways art on Perkins Street,
in front of the playground, to increase pedestrian safety.
26-0837
Councilor McLaughlin
Sponsors:
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Traffic and Parking Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
June 22, 2026
Recommended to be marked work completed
5.
That the Chief of Police increase traffic enforcement in Teele Square,
especially focusing on the lights and crosswalks between Broadway and
Holland Street, and especially in the morning when students and families are
walking to school.
26-1012
Councilor Hardt
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
6.
That the Director of Mobility implement colored lane markings for bus and
bike lanes on Prospect Street between Webster Avenue and Somerville
Avenue.
26-0124
Councilor Ewen-Campen and Councilor Scott
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
7.
That the Director of Mobility add the intersection of Durham and Hanson
Street to the list of crosswalks that require daylighting improvements to
enhance visibility and pedestrian safety.
26-0614
Councilor Link and Councilor Scott
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
8.
That the Director of Mobility install a speed bump on Vernon Street.
26-0806
Councilor Sait
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
9.
That the Director of Mobility install speed bumps on Elmwood Street and
assess whether closing the street to non-residents during rush hours would be
possible and useful to reduce the cut-through traffic to and from Cameron
Avenue.
26-0822
Councilor Mbah and Councilor Hardt
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
10. That the Director of Mobility evaluate the feasibility of implementing a
raised intersection or crosswalk at the intersection of Columbus Avenue,
Prospect Hill Parkway, and Stone Avenue, and report findings to the City
Council.
26-0840
Councilor Link and Councilor Ewen-Campen
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
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