Committee Report - T&P - 10-28-14 — File 197998

October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 1 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 REPORT OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Robert J. McWatters Chair Present Tony Lafuente Vice Chair Present Matthew McLaughlin Ward One Alderman Absent Mary Jo Rossetti Alderman at Large Present Alderman Rossetti was appointed the committee for this meeting, only. Others present: Alderman Katjana Ballantyne, Alderman Maryann Heuston, Suzanne Rinfret (T&P), Terry Smith (T&P) 192634 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking explain the increase of large truck traffic entering Magoun Square from the Medford and Route 93 areas.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196155 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196185 - That the Commissioner of Public Works provide a timeline to replace the traffic signal at the intersection of Washington and Beacon Streets.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 196223 - 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.:

Committee Meeting October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 2 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196228 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196229 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking determine if it is feasible to install a raised crosswalk at Monroe Street and Prospect Hill Road.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196230 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a STOP sign at Columbus Avenue (eastbound on Warren Avenue).: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196286 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196292 - Interim Director of Traffic and Parking responding to various Board Orders submitted 1/23/14.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196300 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196311 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE

Committee Meeting October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 3 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 196316 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installing a bump out on the corner of Prospect Hill Road and Boston Street.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196321 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196354 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196412 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196413 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196415 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking enforce the 15 MINUTE PARKING postings citywide, especially at 514 Medford Street.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196436 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 196446 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a temporary speed bump on Jaques Street.: Alderman Rossetti's motion that a comprehensive plan for speed bumps be completed, was approved.

Committee Meeting October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 4 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196587 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking monitor truck traffic on and around Powderhouse Boulevard, paying special attention to areas surrounding theTufts campus.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 196658 - Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to various Board Orders.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196659 - Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to #196587 re: truck traffic on Powderhouse Blvd.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 196786 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 196849 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 196860 - Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to various Board Orders.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 196901 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 196902 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking install temporary speed bumps on lower Porter Street, between Summer and Elm Streets, to reduce traffic speed.:

Committee Meeting October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 5 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197017 - That this Board’s Committee on Traffic and Parking investigate the reasoning of truck traffic restrictions in our city last being ordered in 2002.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197023 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197024 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197066 - Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to various Board Orders.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197067 - Traffic and Parking Interim Director submitting responses to various Board Orders.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197221 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197242 - Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED

Committee Meeting October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 6 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 197251 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197261 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197275 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197276 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking and the Traffic Engineer consider traffic calming options for Trull Street.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197315 - Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197354 - DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 6/26/14.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197366 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197375 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installing a traffic light at the intersection of Tufts Street and Broadway.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197382 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking replace the STOP sign at the corner of Chandler Street and Park Avenue.:

Committee Meeting October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 7 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197400 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197404 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197468 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197497 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197499 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider reducing the speed limit to 25 MPH on Porter Street between Summer and Elm Streets.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197506 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197507 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a temporary speed bump at the corner Sunnyside Avenue and Wigglesworth Street during the school year.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197538 - Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders.:

Committee Meeting October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 8 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197539 - Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197635 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking explore the feasibility of making College Avenue two lanes, heading south into Davis Square, on weekday mornings.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197648 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking remove one, or more, of the NO U TURN signs on the newly constructed lower Broadway.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197696 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197697 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking revise the resident parking sticker regulations for campers.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197698 - 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.: RESULT: PLACED ON FILE 197707 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197716 - 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.:

Committee Meeting October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 9 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197743 - That the Administration increase the inventory of temporary speed bumps and promote their use in areas where cut through traffic is temporarily increased.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197745 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking place a solar powered speed board on Hammond Street to monitor speeding cut through traffic.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197746 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a temporary speed bump on Hammond Street.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197796 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197800 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a NO LEFT TURN sign on the corner of Broadway and Clarendon Avenue.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197857 - Director of Traffic and Parking submitting responses to various Board Orders.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197858 - DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted 9/23/14.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197874 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking devise a plan to deal with traffic issues on the corner of Mount Vernon Street and Broadway.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE

Committee Meeting October 28, 2014 Traffic and Parking Committee Page 10 of 10 Printed 11/14/2014 197877 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197879 - 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.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197888 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking install a crosswalk on Central Street, between Highland Avenue and Summer Street.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197890 - 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.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 197906 - Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders submitted 8/28/14.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197907 - Traffic and Parking Director submitting responses to various Board Orders submitted 9/11/14.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 197919 - That the Director of Traffic and Parking consider installation of a blinking traffic light at the crosswalk at 530 Somerville Avenue.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE