Standing Committee on Traffic and Parking – Aug 19, 2026
- Where
- Esther Howland (South) Chamber
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What was decided
Recommended approval of a truck ban and weight restriction for Hamilton St. and Lake Ave., handicap parking spaces, and bus stops on Constitution Ave. Other requests were recommended for filing or for a hold. A chairman's order asked the City Manager to have advanced signage installed on Byron St.
Decisions recorded
- Approved the minutes of the August 11, 2026 meeting, 2-0, with Ojeda absent. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended filing the handicap parking space request for 11 Benefit St., 2-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended holding the handicap parking space request for 13 Benefit St., 2-0. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of removing the handicap parking space at 13 Vesper St., 2-0. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended holding the handicap parking space request for 200 Fairmont Ave., as amended to read across from 200 Fairmont Ave., 2-0. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of a handicap parking space in front of 48 Esther St., pending receipt of an updated handicap placard, 2-0. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of a handicap parking space at 131 Chino Ave., 2-0. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of a handicap parking space in front of 4 Hartshorn Ave., 2-0. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of relocating the handicap parking space from 249 Pilgrim Ave. to 252 Pilgrim Ave., 2-0. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended filing the request to remove the handicap parking space in front of 41 Everard St., 2-0. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of removing the handicap parking space in front of 49 Everard St., 2-0. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of a new inbound WRTA bus stop on the western side of Constitution Ave. in front of 258-268 Constitution Ave., 2-0, taken up together with the outbound bus stop item. page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of re-activating an outbound WRTA bus stop on the northern side of Constitution Ave. opposite 165-175 Constitution Ave., 2-0. page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of "No Parking Anytime" signage between 4 and 8 Perry Ave., 2-0. page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended holding the Providence St. petition, as amended to request resident permit parking on the odd side and "No Parking Anytime" signage on the even side, 2-0. page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of "No Parking Anytime" signage on the even side of Arbor Vitae St., 2-0. page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended filing the request for "No Parking Anytime" signage in front of the pathway at 26 King St., 2-0. page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended filing the request for "No Parking Anytime" signage on one side of lower Byron St., 2-0. page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended filing the request for speed limit signage near 604 Burncoat St., 2-0. page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of 25 MPH speed limit signage on Mower St., 2-0. page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of warning signage on Coes St. adjacent to the Stearns Tavern, 2-0. page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of a truck ban and weight restriction for through traffic of trucks on Hamilton St., 2-0, taken up together with the Lake Ave. item. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of a truck ban and weight restriction for through traffic of trucks on Lake Ave., 2-0. page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended filing the petition for a center solid yellow line on Coes St., 2-0. page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Recommended approval of traffic bollards at 173 Grove St., 2-0. page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
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