CITY OF WORCESTER | Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting | Monday, August 21, 2017 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:32 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:36 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
Susan M. Ledoux | Committee Members | | Chairperson Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Michael T Gaffney | | Councilor Khrystian E King |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Konstantina B Lukes
Councilor Michael T Gaffney
Councilor Khrystian E King | | | | | Also: | DPWP Assistant Traffic Engineer Ali Khorasani
DPWP Staff Person Michael Murphy
Assistant City Clerk Stephen A.J. Pottle, clerk | | | |
| 1. | HANDICAP PARKING PETITIONS | |
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| | | 1a. | Joan Smiley request installation of a handicap parking on the Newbury St. side of 100 Chatham St.
# 7g CC June 20, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1b. | Anthony Barton request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 13 Vesper St.
# 7h CC June 20, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1c. | Maribel Hernandez request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 5 Kingsbury St.
# 7e CC June 20, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1d. | Marisol Deleon request removal of the handicap parking space in front of 117 Eastern Ave.
# 8g CC June 13, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold to next meeting | |
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| | | 1e. | Danh Tran request installation of a handicap parking space on the Stoneland St. side of 42 Freeland St.
# 8c CC June 06, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1f. | Aroldo Ferreira request installation of a handicap parking space in front of Central Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community, located at 209 Shrewsbury St.
# 8g CC May 30, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1g. | Michael O'Rourke request removal of the handicap parking space in front of 38 Duxbury Rd.
# 7f CC May 23, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1h. | Christine Brown request removal of a handicap parking space in front of 20 Henry St.
# 7g CC May 23, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1i. | Gilbert Izquierdo request installation of a handicap parking space across from 15 Dorchester St.
# 8c CC May 09, 2017
In Committee June 21, 2017 - Held and Amended to install handicap parking across from 15 Dorchester St.
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2a. | Councilor Michael T. Gaffney on behalf of Junction Shop Lofts Management request installation of "No Parking Anytime" signs on the even side of Beacon St. from Jackson St. to Hermon St.
# 8s CC September 06, 2016
In Committee June 21, 2017 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Councilor Gaffney moved to strike "On behalf of Junction Shop Lofts Management" from the petition.
Councilor Gaffney's motion approved on a voice vote.
Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2b. | Justin Rooney request installation of "No Parking Anytime" signage throughout Moreland Hill Condominiums, in the vicinity of Camelot Dr., Wrentham Rd., Merlin Ct. and Tristan Ct., as presented in the proposed diagram (see attachments).
# 11d CC December 20, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval As Amended to install “No Parking Anytime” signage on the south and east side of Camelot Dr., around the corner. | |
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| | | 2c. | Councilor George J. Russell on behalf of Gustafson Plumbing, 1035 Millbury St., request installation of "No Parking" signs from Pole #19 to Pole #21 on Millbury St.
# 8o CC March 21, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval As Amended to install “No Parking Anytime” signage 70’ east of the driveway of 1035 Millbury St. to 80’ west of the driveway of 1035 Millbury St. | |
| 3. | RESIDENT PERMIT PARKING PETITIONS | |
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| | | 3a. | James Savage request installation of resident permit parking on the east side of Ashland St., Monday through Friday, 24 hours a day.
# 9ee CC July 19, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3b. | Anette Mysliwiec request installation of resident permit parking in Wigwam Ave. from Coburn Ave. to Alvarado Ave.
# 9e CC March 08, 2016
In Committee April 26, 2017 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
| 4. | MAKE TWO WAY STREET PETITION | |
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| | | 4a. | Councilor Morris A. Bergman on behalf of Arthur Mooradian request the portion of Queen St. between Chandler St. and Austin St. that is currently one way traffic be opened up to two way traffic.
# 7k CC May 02, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks conduct a traffic study in the vicinity of Queen St. between Chandler St. and Austin St. to determine if Queen St. can safely be opened up to two-way traffic. Further, request City Manager provide City Council with crime rate information in the vicinity of Queen St. between Chandler St. and Austin St. | |
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| | | 5a. | Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request installation of a three way stop sign at the intersection of Thorndyke Rd. and Bay State Rd.
# 20e CC June 14, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 6. | CROSSWALK AND LIGHTED CROSSWALK SYSTEM ITEMS | |
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| | | 6a. | Petition of Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request installation of flashing yellow lights at the crosswalk in Shrewsbury St. at Seward St.
# 15d CC October 20, 2015 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 6b. | Petition of Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson request installation of solar-powered blinking yellow pedestrian crossing lights in Shrewsbury St. at Prentice St., at Seward St., and in front of the East Side Improvement Club.
# 9q CC March 08, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 6c. | Petition of Councilor George J. Russell request installation of a crosswalk on Massasoit Rd at Greenfield St.
# 8r CC September 06, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 6d. | Petition of Councilor Sarai Rivera on behalf of Lorraine Laurie request installation of a crosswalk at the intersection of Vernon St. and Seymour St.
# 21j CC April 04, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval to install a crosswalk across Seymour St. at Vernon St. | |
| 7. | MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS | |
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| | | 7a. | Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson request repainting of solid yellow lines on Belmont St. in front of Belmont St. School.
# 7d CC May 17, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 7b. | Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Nancy Gianchiglia request stop lines be painted at the stop signs on Summerhill Ave. at Leeds St.
# 20o CC June 16, 2015 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 7c. | Councilor Sarai Rivera on behalf of Phyllis Gurski request installation of a bus stop on the Vernon St. side of the Vernon Medical Center, located at 10 Winthrop St.
# 7i CC May 23, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File - WRTA will replace missing signage | |
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| | | 7d. | Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Peter Capsalis request a stop line be painted for the stop sign at the intersection of Vega Ln. and Leslie Rd.
# 8l CC June 14, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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