CITY OF WORCESTER

Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Council Chamber

Convened: 5:40 P.M.

Adjourned: 7:03 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 Dennis L Irish
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
 

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts


Present Were:Chairperson Councilor Joffrey A Smith Councilor Dennis L Irish Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
 
Also:Councilor Barbara G. Haller

DPWP Director of Traffic Engineering Joseph Borbone
DPWP Traffic Staffperson Ali Khorasani
DPWP Staffperson Jim Pacenka
WPD Sergeant John Fallavolita
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
 
1.

Handicap Parking Petitions

1a.

Roger Lyon et al request to install handicap parking space in front of 54 Shelby St.
# 7e CC June 05, 2007


In Committee August 20, 2007 - Held

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

1b.

Marian Poreda request to install handicap parking space at 10 Strathmore Rd.
# 7t CC July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval on the winter ban side of the street

1c.

Marian Poreda request to remove handicap parking space from 27 Perry Ave.
# 7v CC July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval to Rescind

1d.

Jason McGee request removal of handicap parking space in area of 13 Rena St.
# 7u CC July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Deny

1e.

Robin LaHair request handicap parking space at 21 Thorne St.
# 9bb CC August 14, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval in front of #23 Thorne Street

1f.

Wanda Eaton request handicap parking space in front of 75 North St.
# 9cc CC August 14, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

1g.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of Friendly House Shelter request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 87 Elm St.
# 9gg CC August 14, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

2.

Residential Parking Petitions

2a.

Edita Mirkovic request to remove resident permit parking in Shirley St.
# 7bb CC July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager explore the possibility of enacting a plan that would allow the City to issue passes to health care professionals who need to park in areas where resident sticker parking is in force and effe

Request City Manager move forward with discussions between the local colleges and Zip Car to negotiate the company's operation in Worcester as part of the overall plan to solve on-street parking problems in neighborhoods negatively affected by institutional parkers.

Request City Manager request all Worcester colleges provide the City Council with their parking permit rules.

2b.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of the Elm Park-Lincoln Estate Neighborhood Association request to change the hours for resident sticker parking on Sever St. between Hampden St. and Highland St. from a 24-hour prohibition to 5:00 pm - 7:00 am.
# 9k CC January 23, 2007


In Committee February 5, 2007 - Held

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

2c.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of the Elm Park-Lincoln Estate Neighborhood Association request to change the hours for resident sticker parking on Sever St. between Dayton St. and Marston Way from a 24-hour prohibition to 5:00 pm - 7:00 am.
# 9j CC January 23, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

3.

Parking Items

3a.

Petition of Anne-Marie Gardner request the one hour parking in front of Hahnemann Campus on Lincoln St. be removed.
# 9dd CC August 14, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Deny Petition and in place thereof, approve the following Chairman's Proposed Ordinance for installation of two-hour meters at this same location.

Chairman's Proposed Ordinances

Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to rescind one hour parking on east side of Lincoln St. in front of U-Mass Memorial Hahnemann Campus between Duxbury Rd. and Brittan Lane and install two hour parking meters in said place.

3b.

Petition of Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey on behalf of Riley's on Lincoln St. request installation of one-hour parking in the south side of Gilman St. from Lincoln St. to the driveway of Adams Square Baptist Church.
# 7t CC August 28, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

3c.

Petition of Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey on behalf of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences request two parking spots, at least one on Foster St., to be designated as permanent zip car parking spots with appropriate signage as approved by the Department of Public Works.
# 19p CC September 18, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold for next Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting

3d.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Parking associated with the New Courthouse on Main Street.
# 10.12E CM September 18, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

3e.

Petition of Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of the Elm Park-Lincoln Estate Neighborhood Association request to expand the two-hour parking restriction on the west side of Sever St. which currently encompasses the area in front of the Worcester Tennis Club to include the area immediately south to the street light pole just north of the mailbox near Dayton St., adding four parking spaces to the two-hour parking area.
# 9o CC January 23, 2007


In Committee February 5, 2007 - Held

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

3f.

Petition of Lawrence Nevalsky request to change winter parking ban on Clay St. from College St. to Boyden St. so that parking is allowed on the even side instead of the odd side.
# 17 CC September 12, 2006

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3g.

Communication of the City Manager recommend City Council adoption of an ordinance amending the parking at the new Regional Justice Center that will provide adequate parking for people with disabilities and police vehicles. (Ordinances (4) ordained by Emergency Preamble October 2, 2007 10-0 and Order adopted October 2, 2007 10-0)
# 8.12A October 02, 2007

Attachments
In Committee for informational purposes only

Recommend Hold

4.

Stop Sign Petitions

4a.

Councilor Frederick C. Rushton request the installation of three-way stop signs at the intersection of Webster St. with Hope Ave.
# 8m CC June 19, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

4b.

David Nergararian request a stop sign on the corner of Lafayette St. and Washington St.
# 9m CC June 26, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Deny

4c.

Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request stop sign be installed facing eastbound traffic in Otsego Rd. at the intersection with Forest St.
# 7dd CC July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

4d.

Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request a stop sign be installed facing eastbound traffic in Wheeler Ave. at the intersection with Forest St.
# 7ee CC July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5.

Sign Petitions

5a.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of the Elm Park-Lincoln Estate Neighborhood Association request to install "School Crossing" signs facing both north and southbound traffic in West St. near crosswalk at Dayton St. at the Elm Park Community School.
# 9q CC January 23, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5b.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of the Elm Park-Lincoln Estate Neighborhood Association request to install a "Do Not Block Intersection" sign facing eastbound traffic in Highland St. at the corner of Sever St.
# 9r CC January 23, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5c.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of the Elm Park-Lincoln Estate Neighborhood Association request to install a "Do Not Block Intersection" sign facing eastbound traffic in Highland St. at Fruit St.
# 9s CC January 23, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5d.

Robert Couture request curve sign, or caution light, sign or arrow in the area of 106 Sunderland Rd.
# 6e CC January 30, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5e.

Flora Kroher et al request "Not a Through Street" and Cautionary signs be placed at Abington St.
# 8h CC February 06, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5f.

Mary Vilorio request a "Do Not Block Driveway" sign in front of 27 Duxbury Rd.
# 8l CC May 29, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Deny

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager request the Police Chief to enforce prima facie driveway clearances in Duxbury Road and Catharine Street.

5g.

Josephine Roman request "Caution Driveway" sign at 17 Catharine St.
# 7z CC July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Deny

5h.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request the installation of a speed limit or Traffic Go Slow sign in Plantation St. facing northbound traffic before the intersection with Winco Rd.
# 9ff CC August 14, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5i.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of Anthony Vigliotti, Registrar for the Registry of Deeds request permission to install three directional signs to the new location of the Worcester District Registry of Deeds at the following locations: 1) at the corner of Commercial St. and Central St., 2) at the corner of Commercial St. and Foster St. and 3) at the corner of Commercial St. and Front St.
# 19q CC September 18, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

6.

Traffic Signal Petition

6a.

Michael Cronin request to install a traffic light, with walk-light capacity, in Belmont St. in front of UMass Memorial Hospital.
# 7o CC April 03, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Deny

7.

Miscellaneous Petitions

7a.

Councilor Gary Rosen request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks repaint crosswalks in and around Newton Sq.
# 23ff CC July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

7b.

Idella Hazard request enforcement of the four way stop signs, enforcement of the clearance of the corners and the painting of crosswalks at Harrison St. and Providence St.
# 10 CC January 4, 2005

Attachments

Recommend File