CITY OF WORCESTER | Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting | Thursday, February 22, 2024 | Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence Street | Convened: 5:32 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:11 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
Nikolin Vangjeli | Committee Members | | Chairperson Donna M Colorio | | Vice Chairperson Khrystian E King | | Councilor Thu Nguyen |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Donna M. Colorio
Councilor George J. Russell, who was appointed as a temporary member of the Committee by Mayor Joseph M. Petty | | | | | Also: | Assistant Commissioner of Transportation and Mobility Todd Kirrane
Interim Police Chief Paul Saucier
WPD Lieutenant Timothy Walsh
Deputy City Clerk Stephen AJ Pottle, clerk | | | |
| 1. | Virtual Attendee Call-In Information | |
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| | | 1a. | Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021 and in order to ensure active, public engagement, the City of Worcester currently allows for both in-person and remote participation at all City Council and Standing Committee meetings. To partake in the meeting, you may attend the meeting in-person within the meeting location, follow the below link to join via Zoom or dial the direct line as indicated.
Traffic and Parking Committee Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92893960051
Traffic and Parking Committee Zoom Phone Number: (929) 205 6099
Traffic and Parking Committee Zoom Access Code: 928 9396 0051 | Attachments |
| 2. | Approval of the Minutes | |
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| | | 2a. | Order - That the City Council Standing Committee of Traffic and Parking hereby approves the minutes of the Traffic and Parking Committee meeting of February 8, 2024. | Attachments | | | | | | | Chairperson Councilor Colorio read the item and moved for a roll call vote to adopt the order. Order adopted on a roll call vote of 2 Yeas and 0 Nays | |
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| | | 3a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to adopting a statutory speed limit of 25 mph and the establishment of Safety Zones with 20 mph speed limits.
# 13a CC December 12, 2023
In Committee January 31, 2024 - Held
In Committee February 8, 2024 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Chairperson Councilor Colorio read the item and recognized the Assistant Commissioner of Transportation and Mobility, who provided a presentation concerning the proposed statutory speed limit and Safety Zones.
Chairperson Councilor Colorio recognized the WPD Lieutenant and the Interim Police Chief, who discussed the positive impact on traffic safety concerning lowering the speed limits, the importance of public education, and expectations concerning enforcement of the proposed speed limits.
Chairperson Councilor Colorio recognized Councilor Russell, who discussed application of the proposed speed limit on a case-by-case basis instead of creating a blanket statutory speed limit.
Chairperson Councilor Colorio recognized the WPD Lieutenant and the Interim Police Chief, who discussed the resources and personnel available for traffic enforcement requests and addressing speeding issues in the city.
Chairperson Councilor Colorio recognized the following speaker:
1. Leslie Staffer, Worcester resident, spoke in opposition to the item
Chairperson Councilor Colorio recognized Councilor Russell, who discussed the impact of bike lanes on slowing traffic and the location of the bike lanes relative to parking spaces in District 3 with Speaker #1 and the WPD Lieutenant.
Chairperson Councilor Colorio then discussed the statistics of traffic-related fatalities with the Assistant Commissioner of Traffic and Parking Committee, Councilor Russell and the Interim Police Chief.
Chairperson Councilor Colorio moved to recommend the item be held.
Recommend Hold | |
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