Where

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

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What was decided

Items covered crosswalks, traffic signs, speed, parking, and one-way street changes. It recommended approval for North Pkwy. crosswalks, a one-way Gage St., a No Parking zone on Bristol St., and removal of Wamsutta Ave. resident permit parking. It recommended filing most other petitions and held the Thorne St. one-way petition.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the minutes of the August 25, 2026 meeting, 2-0 (Bilotta absent). p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a "Go Slow Children" sign on Ames St. between Vernon St. and Stockton St., 2-0 (Bilotta abstained). p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for "Children" signage in front of 457 Granite St., 3-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a crosswalk with flashing beacon lights between 335/337 and 338 Park Ave., 3-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for an additional crosswalk at 271 Salisbury St. and Forest St., 3-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for solar-powered flashing crosswalk indicators on Gold Star Blvd. near Woodbury St., 3-0. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the rapid flashing beacon crosswalk request near Beverly Rd. and Rexhame Rd., 3-0. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a rapid flashing beacon, improved crosswalk signage and line painting at Willowbrook Ln. and Salisbury St., 3-0. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a rapid flashing beacon on Elm St. at Maple St., 3-0. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of crosswalks on North Pkwy. at Davidson Rd. and near #22 to #36, pending funding, 3-0. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons at the Grove St. and Chadwick St. crosswalk, 3-0. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons at the Gold Star Blvd. and Chadwick St. crosswalk, 3-0.
• Recommended filing the request for Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons at the crosswalk near 60 Gold Star Blvd., 3-0. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for crosswalks on North Lake Ave. between North Rd. and Belcourt Rd., 3-0. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a crosswalk at Richmond Ave. and Pleasant St., 3-0. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of a 40-foot No Parking zone on the northern curbline of Bristol St. from Burncoat St., 3-0. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of making Gage St. one-way eastbound between Eastern Ave. and Berkeley St., 3-0. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended holding the Thorne St. one-way street petition, as further information is needed, 3-0. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to remove parking regulations on the odd side of Main St. from Federal St. to Franklin St., 2-0 (Ojeda absent). p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to remove parking regulations in front of 484 Main St., 2-0 (Ojeda absent). p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of removing the metered parking spaces in front of 25 Harvard St., 3-0. p. 14page 14 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for two-hour parking in front of 43 and 47 Stafford St., 3-0. p. 14page 14 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of removing resident permit parking on Wamsutta Ave. from Potomska St. to westerly terminus, 3-0. p. 15page 15 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to remove resident permit parking on South Flagg St., 3-0. p. 15page 15 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to remove resident permit parking on Shirley St., 3-0. p. 16page 16 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a speed monitoring sign on Lovell St., 2-0 (Ojeda absent). p. 16page 16 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a dynamic speed monitor display on May St. between Chandler St. and Pleasant St., 3-0. p. 17page 17 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for radar enforced speed limit warning signage near 22 Valmor St., 3-0. p. 17page 17 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of a yield sign facing Terrace Dr. at Newton Ave. North, instead of the stop sign requested, 3-0. p. 18page 18 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for turn signal lights and a turning lane at Park Ave. and Pleasant St., 3-0. p. 19page 19 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for designated left turn lanes on Park Ave. at Pleasant St., 3-0. p. 20page 20 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to change the Blackstone River Rd. school zone time from 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., 2-0 (Ojeda absent). p. 20page 20 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to add flashing beacons to school zone signage on Blackstone River Rd., 3-0. p. 20page 20 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for thru way street signage near 47 Tampa St., 3-0. p. 21page 21 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for speed calming measures at Plantation St. and Orient St., 3-0. p. 22page 22 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 172 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 27, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Worcester calendar (opens in new tab). First recorded by Worcester Publick on October 27, 2026.