CITY OF WORCESTER

Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

4:00 P.M.


Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

 

www.worcesterma.gov

 

Clerk of the City Council
Nikolin Vangjeli

Committee Members

Chairperson Donna M Colorio
Vice Chairperson Etel Haxhiaj
Councilor Thu Nguyen
 

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts


1.

Virtual Attendee Call-In Information

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

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 15, 2023.

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3.

Handicap Parking Petitions

3a.

Rand L'Heureux request installation of handicap parking space in front of 3 Jefferson St.
# 8jj CC September 22, 2021


In Committee October 13, 2021 - Held In Committee November 17, 2021 - Held In Committee December 15, 2021 - Held In Committee January 19, 2022 - Held In Committee February 9, 2022 - Held In Committee March 16, 2022 - Held

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3b.

Patricia Burnett request installation of handicap parking space in front of 16 Groton Pl.
# 8n CC August 9, 2022


In Committee September 21, 2022 - Held

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3c.

Celeste Burke request installation of handicap parking place in front of 49 Abbott St.
# 9k CC September 20, 2022


In Committee October 19, 2022 - Held In Committee November 30, 2022 - Held

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3d.

Mary Sisko request installation of handicap parking space in front of 52 Plantation St.
# 9d CC November 22, 2022


In Committee December 21, 2022 - Held In Committee January 18, 2023 - Held

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3e.

Maria Correa request installation of handicap parking space in front of 39 Perry Ave.
# 8g CC January 10, 2023


In Committee February 15, 2023 - Held

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3f.

Nicholas Depalma et al. request installation of handicap parking space on Orne St. in the vicinity of 178 Lincoln St.
# 8g CC January 31, 2023

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3g.

Jeanne Manzella request installation of handicap parking space in front of 15 King Philip Rd.
# 8i CC January 31, 2023

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3h.

Demetra Edwards, on behalf of Korpo Johnson, request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 40 Aetna St.
# 7d CC February 7, 2023

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3i.

Timothy Gill request installation of handicap parking space in front of 862 Main St.
# 7f CC February 7, 2023

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3j.

Report of the Committee on Traffic and Parking Upon the Petition of Bernadette Forget request installation of handicap parking space large enough for two vehicles in front of 10 Merrifield St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.
# 14e CC February 28, 2023

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3k.

Report of the Committee on Traffic and Parking Upon the Petition of Felix Osafo request installation of handicap parking space on Leon St. opposite of 18 Plantation St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.
# 14v CC February 28, 2023

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4.

No Parking Petitions

4a.

Michael Dodds request installation of "No Parking Anytime" signage ten (10) feet from the driveway of the parking lot between 6 Sever St. and 8 Sever St. (see attached map for reference).
# 8n CC July 19, 2022

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4b.

Gisselle Morataya and Denia Teo request installation of no parking anytime across from 2 Lanesboro Rd.
# 9f CC November 22, 2022

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5.

Parking and Parking Meter Petitions

5a.

Shakira Fuentes request the one (1) hour parking zone in the vicinity of 281 Shrewsbury Street be extended to at least three (3) hours.
# 9l CC September 20, 2022


In Committee November 30, 2022 - Held

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5b.

Tamisha James request installation of fifteen (15) minute parking zone on Chandler St. from Murray St. to Main St.
# 8f CC December 20, 2022

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6.

One and Two-Way Street Reconfiguration Petitions

6a.

Tamara Torres request Richards St. be made one way street.
# 7b CC February 8, 2022

Attachments

6b.

Julianie Rodriguez request Portland St. be made one way street.
# 9h CC March 8, 2022

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7.

Crosswalk and Lighted Crosswalk System

7a.

Brian and Priscella Underwood request installation of flashing crosswalk light in the vicinity of the Court House (225 Main St.).
# 9d CC May 3, 2022


In Committee October 19, 2022 - Held

Attachments

7b.

Councilor Sean M. Rose request installation of a crosswalk across Holden St. at either Tuxedo Rd. or Dogwood Rd., or both.
# 8i CC October 12, 2022


In Committee November 30, 2022 - Held

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7c.

Maria Montano request installation of a crosswalk on Cambridge St. in the vicinity of Freeland St. and Exeter St.
# 7d CC Tuesday, December 13, 2022


In Committee January 18, 2023 - Held

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8.

Stop Sign Petitions

8a.

Councilor Sarai Rivera request installation of a four-way stop sign at Southgate St. and Gardner St.
# 7k CC November 23, 2021


In Committee October 19, 2022 - Held

Attachments

8b.

Ifrad Islam request installation of four-way stop sign at the intersection of June St. and Hadwen Rd.
# 7p CC May 24, 2022


In Committee August 10, 2022 - Held

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8c.

Lorie Cahill request installation of a four-way stop sign at the intersection of Kinnicutt Rd. and Westbrook Rd.
# 8h CC October 25, 2022


In Committee December 21, 2022 - Held

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8d.

Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson request flashing stop signs be installed in place of the existing stop signs at the intersection of Coburn Ave. and Lakeview St.
# 8m CC October 25, 2022


In Committee January 18, 2023 - Held

Attachments

8e.

Councilor Sarai Rivera on behalf of Ronald Holbrook request installation of a stop sign on the corner of Seymour St. and Millbury St.
# 8c CC December 20, 2022


In Committee January 18, 2023 - Held

Attachments
9.

Traffic Sign Petitions

9a.

Jacqueline Coppedge et al., on behalf of Grace Christian Centre, request installation of reflective one-way street sign at the intersection of Elm St. and Russell St.
# 8l CC October 12, 2022

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9b.

Jacqueline Coppedge et al., on behalf of Grace Christian Centre, request installation of speed limit signage in the vicinity of 126 Elm St.
# 8m CC October 12, 2022

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9c.

Jacqueline Coppedge et al., on behalf of Grace Christian Centre, request Slow Down signage in the vicinity of 126 Elm St.
# 8n CC October 12, 2022

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9d.

Maria Montano request installation of speed limit signage in the vicinity of the intersection at Cambridge St. and Richards St.
# 7e CC December 13, 2022

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10.

Turn Prohibition Petitions

10a.

Councilor Donna M. Colorio request installation of “No Left Turn” signage from Lincoln St. onto Burncoat St. when exiting the inner portion of the triangle where the two roads merge.
# 8m CC January 10, 2023

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11.

Miscellaneous

11a.

Petition of Tina Masiello request pavement markings be painted on Toronita Ave. including double yellow lines and white shoulder lane markings.
# 9c CC September 20, 2022

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