CITY OF WORCESTER

Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 5:01 P.M.

Adjourned: 6:14 P.M.


Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes

 

www.ci.worcester.ma.us

 

Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

Chairperson Joffrey A Smith
Councilor Frederick C Rushton
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
 

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts


Present Were:Chairperson Councilor Joffrey A Smith
Councilor Gary Rosen (Temporary Member)
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey @ 5:05 p.m.
Councilor Frederick C. Rushton @ 5:51 p.m.
 
Also:DPWP Director of Traffic Engineering Joseph Borbone
DPWP Traffic Engineering Staff Person Ali Khorasani
Worcester Police Sergeant John Fallavolita
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
 
1.

Handicap Parking Petitions - Hearings

1a.

Daniel Lebron request handicap parking be removed from in front of 11 Rodney St.
# 6d CC January 27, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

1b.

Lillian Muniz request a handicap parking space at 30 Cohasset St.
# 7d CC February 03, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

1c.

Susan Ryan-Smith request handicap parking space in front of 495 Chandler St.
# 6e CC February 10, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

1d.

Susana Feliz-Rivera request handicap parking at 126 Fairmont Ave.
# 7c CC February 24, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

1e.

Sheila Bilotta request to install a handicap parking space in front of 20 Dallas St.
# 7f CC February 24, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

1f.

Norma Morales et al request to install handicap parking space in front of 77 Merrifield St.
# 7j CC February 24, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Hold

2.

Parking Petitions - Hearings

2a.

Councilor Gary Rosen on behalf of Mark Lapomardo request removal of "No Parking" zone in front of 21 Adams St.
# 6c CC February 10, 2009

Attachments

Recommend File

2b.

Joseph Cote request year-round parking ban on both sides of Chester St. between Holden and Grove Sts.
# 6i CC January 30, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval, in part, to prohibit parking on the odd side of Chester Street, from Holden Street to Grove Street

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager request Police Chief to install speeding surveillance in the lower end of Chester Street.

2c.

Richard Pyle and Marla Maykel, Trustees of Exchange Place Trust, request six parking spaces in front of One Exchange Place be designated 15 minutes/"take out" only for restaurant customer parking.
# 7g CC February 24, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval as amended to remove three parking meter spaces at One Exchange Place and convert to three 15 minute parking spaces 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

3.

Resident Permit Parking Petitions - Hearings

3a.

Louise Houston, President of 9 - 9-1/2 Ames St. Condominium Trust, request resident permit parking for 9 Ames St.
# 7g CC December 16, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold

3b.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Matthew Kacavich request resident sticker parking on Astrid Ave.
# 12k CC January 06, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval as amended to install on the odd side, from the corner of Upsala St. up to and including the frontage of the property at 3 Astrid Avenue.

3c.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of residents of Dutton St. request to remove Resident Only parking on Dutton St.
# 12l CC January 06, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval as amended to amend the current restriction to "midnight to 7:00 a.m. only", 7 days a week.

3d.

Paul White request residential parking on East Kendall St.
# 7d CC January 20, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval as amended: "7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. only", 7 days a week

3e.

Matthew Haddad request Resident Permit Parking be changed to No Parking Anytime at the corner of Hampden and Sever Sts.
# 7d CC February 24, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Hold

4.

WHA Items

4a.

Petition of Raymond V. Mariano, Executive Director of Worcester Housing Authority, request "No Parking Anytime" signs be placed on both sides and the entire length of Joseph P. Carlson Way, presently known as New Road within the Curtis Apartments.
# 6k CC March 03, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

4b.

Petition of Raymond V. Mariano, Executive Director of Worcester Housing Authority, request Stop signs be installed on each end of Joseph P. Carlson Way, presently known as New Road within the Curtis Apartments.
# 6l CC March 03, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

4c.

Petition of Raymond V. Mariano, Executive Director of Worcester Housing Authority, request "Stop" signs be removed on Great Brook Valley Avenue and that portion of the Service Road that has previously been abandoned.
# 6n CC March 03, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

4d.

Petition of Raymond V. Mariano, Executive Director of Worcester Housing Authority, request four (4) "Keep Right" signs be installed at the end of each median on Joseph P. Carlson Way, presently known as New Road within the Curtis Apartments.
# 6m CC March 03, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5.

Stop Sign Petitions

5a.

Dorothy McGlynn request to install Four-Way Stop Signs or traffic lights at the intersection of Mill St. and June St.
# 8d CC March 11, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw per request of petitioner

5b.

Joan Hoogasian request stop sign at the corner of Courtland St. and Deerfield St.
# 6b CC January 27, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5c.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of the Montvale Crime Watch Group request to install a stop sign at Whitman Rd. and Monadnock Rd.
# 6c CC January 27, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval of installation of Stop signs at two locations on Whitman Road.

5d.

Richard Spool request the removal of Stop signs or replacement of these Stop signs with Yield signs at Westbrook Rd. entering Chippewa Rd. and Chippewa Rd entering Ellis Dr.
# 7e CC February 24, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Hold (When this item is heard in the future, please notify the residents who reside at the corners of Westbrook Road and Chippewa Road and Chippewa Road and Ellis Drive.)

6.

Crosswalk Petition

6a.

Donald Nelson et al request crosswalks be placed on Forest St. at the intersections of Otsego Rd., Algonquin Rd., Wheeler Ave., Hancock Hill Dr. and Roseland Rd.
# 7e CC December 16, 2008


In Committee January 26, 2009 - Held
In Committee February 25, 2009 - Held


Attachments

Recommend File

7.

Sign Petition

7a.

Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request installation of directional signs to St. John's Roman Catholic Church facing in both directions in Grafton St. at the corner of Temple St.
# 18y CC February 24, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

8.

Traffic Signal Petitions

8a.

Pamela Williams et al request pedestrian crossing lights to cross Park Ave. at the corner of Parker St.
# 17 CC March 9, 2004

Attachments

Recommend File

8b.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller request installation of a pedestrian walk signal at the traffic light at Irving St. and Chandler St.
# 12 CC October 18, 2005

Attachments

Recommend File

8c.

Don Trudell, Deputy Director of OFM for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue request a pedestrian crossing light be installed at 67 Millbrook St.
# 7e CC February 03, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to install pedestrian crossing advisory signs facing traffic in both directions in the vicinity of 67 Millbrook St.

Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to re-paint the crosswalk at 67 Millbrook St.

8d.

Councilor William J. Eddy and Councilor Frederick C. Rushton request to install a blinking traffic beacon at the intersection of June St. and Mill St.
# 21n CC February 10, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

9.

Miscellaneous Traffic Items

9a.

Petition of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Thuy Tina Thai et al request to limit transport trucks driving on James St. between 8am and 8pm.
# 8m CC June 24, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

9b.

Petition of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Thuy Tina Thai et al request to limit transport trucks from idling for no more than 15 minutes in James St.
# 8n CC June 24, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

9c.

Petition of State Representative John Fresolo on behalf of John Mullan request enforcement of speed regulations in Heywood St.
# 7i CC February 24, 2009

Attachments

Recommend Approval

9d.

Order of Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request all the City Council Standing Committees review and establish their top two or three priorities and report back to City Council by mid April.
# 20c CC March 11, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold

9e.

Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes request all City Council Standing Committees report to City Council for the December 9, 2008 City Council meeting a status report of each committees goals and objectives as established for Fiscal Year 2009.
# 19d CC May 13, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold