CITY OF WORCESTER

Public Service and Transportation Committee Meeting

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 5:31 P.M.

Adjourned: 7:10 PM

Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

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Clerk of the City Council
Susan M. Ledoux

Committee Members

Councilor Sarai Rivera request installation of an additional street light in Tainter St. # 7a CC May 23, 2017

Victor Rodriguez request installation of multiple street lights in Fern St. # 6d CC March 07, 2017

Victor Rodriguez request installation of multiple street lights in Stevens Rd. # 6c CC March 07, 2017

Felix Burgos et al request street light in the vicinity of 9 Winslow St. be turned on. # 7b CC February 28, 2017

Katalina Rivera request installation of a streetlight in the vicinity of 37 Westmorland Dr. # 11a CC December 20, 2016

In Committee February 1, 2017 - Held

Petition of Jo Hart requests the City work with the WRTA to display or to hand out, at least at the hub, both old and new schedules on the day the WRTA rolls out it's new schedules but does not roll out the buses on those new routes. # 7r CC October 18, 2016

In Committee February 1, 2017 - Held

Petition of Jo Hart requests the City work with the WRTA immediately to issue printed lists of all bus-stop signs currently in position, which bus stops have been eliminated, which bus stops have been relocated, and which signs have been knocked down and should be replaced. # 7s CC October 18, 2016

In Committee February 1, 2017 - Held

Petition of Jo Hart request City work with the WRTA to clarify how and why the late-night route of #19 got changed late May/early June with no notice at all and in-between WRTA's usual changes (the phone zap info did not change with the route) and to now change it to travel out and back on Main St. instead of Stafford St. and to make the route clear on schedules. # 7v CC October 18, 2016

In Committee February 1, 2017 - Held

Petition of Jo Hart request City works with the WRTA and the Police Chief and Department of Public Works to issue printed directives of advance plans for routes/schedules for buses that must be rerouted because of planned events in the city. Further, request that WRTA be notified immediately of any emergency or construction/paving events that cause buses to be rerouted and that WRTA send a representative to notify passengers at that site, especially at a major locations like St. Vincent's and/or post signs at the affected stops notifying passengers of the rerouting. # 7t CC October 18, 2016

In Committee February 1, 2017- Held

Petition of Jo Hart request City Manager respond immediately to the breakdown of the WRTA and appoint a receiver to take over immediately to correct missed runs and incorrect run sheets and operating on hit-or-miss streets when route changes have not been authorized or made clear and have not even been announced to the bus-riding public who needs to know where to go to get on a bus. # 8n CC June 13, 2017

Petition of Jo Hart request the City request the WRTA to change it's hit or miss system so all buses will operate one route only, not to change routes with no notification, and in fairness since some routes are interlined and some are not. The changeover at the new hub has never indicated which bus you might happen to be on. The small flickering signage is rarely complete or correct. # 7u CC October 18, 2016

In Committee February 1, 2017 - Held

Order of Councilor Khrystian E. King - Request Standing Committee on Public Service and Transportation discuss continuing the bus route that services the area that includes 151 West Boylston Dr., in the interest of public safety. # 15m CC January 24, 2017

In Committee February 1, 2017- Held

Order of Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson on behalf of North High School request the establishment of a bus route passing 140 Harrington Way, North High School, that includes a stop at the school itself. # 7f CC January 31, 2017

Petition of Mary Wood request WRTA bus shelter located in front of Dippin Donuts, 1001 Main St., be relocated or removed. # 7a CC June 20, 2017

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to purchasing cable boxes from Charter Communications, Inc. # 8.4A CM February 28, 2017

Order of Councilor Gary Rosen - Request the Standing Committee on Public Service and Transportation hold an annual public hearing to discuss the overall quality of service, customer service and price points of Charter Communications. # 9b CC February 14, 2017

Communication of the City Manager recommending authorization to commence with a Municipal Electric Aggregation. # 8.27A CM June 20, 2017