Traffic and Parking Committee
Virtual
Agenda — 17 items
- 1 (Posted online: 9/23/25 at 7:00 AM)
- 1 The meeting took place remotely via Zoom and was called to order at 6:03 PM by Chair Sait and adjourned at 7:23 PM on a roll call vote of 2 in favor (Councilors Burnley and Sait), none against and 1 absent (Councilors Wilson). Others present: Director Brad Rawson -Mobility, Director Brian Postlewaite – Engineering, Director Suzanne Rinfrett – Parking, Peter Forcellese – Legislative Clerk.
- 2 Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2025, this meeting of a City Council Committee will be conducted via remote participation. We will post an audio recording, audio-video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Somerville website and local cable access government channels. Copy & paste the following link into your internet browser to view this meeting live: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M-qzdPgvSV25ENbQ0T7BzQ Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e. CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance, at 617-625-6600 x2059 or ada@somervillema.gov.
- 3 Roll Call
- 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting of May 19, 2025.
- 2. That the Director of Mobility and the Director of Engineering collaborate to install crosswalks across Walnut Street and Wigglesworth Street near Sunnyside Avenue to protect Winter Hill Community Innovation School students, families, and educators using the Otis Street footbridge.
- 3. Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee, Somerville Alliance for Safe Streets, Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Groundwork Somerville Green Team and Union Square Main Streets submitting comments re: Union Square Walk Audit.
- 4. That the Director of Mobility update this Council on when the speed limit signage and NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES signage will be installed along the Community Path and at its entrances.
- 5. That the Director of Mobility install a left turn signal for vehicles turning left from Somerville Avenue onto Bow Street.
- 6. That the Director of Engineering update this Council and community advocates on current efforts to fix the unsafe crossing of the Community Path at School Street.
- 7. That the Director of Parking install a new MAGOUN SQUARE MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT sign at the Magoun Square municipal lot.
- 8. That the Director of Mobility return the DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTION signage to the intersection of Broadway and Hinckley Street.
- 9. That the Director of Mobility place a speed bump on Pinckney Street and consider the Neighborway potential of this street.
- 10. That the Director of Mobility update this Council on recent changes to the #90 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) bus route and the reasons for those changes.
- 11. That the Director of Mobility install STOP signs on Ten Hills Road at Governor Winthrop Road, making the intersection a four-way stop.
- 12. That the Director of Mobility update the traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Rogers Avenue and Boston Avenue.
- 13. That the Director of Mobility install a rapid flashing beacon with push button STOP sign in front of the East Somerville Community School, on the Cross Street side, to assist in street crossings.