Where

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

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What was decided

Members recommended approval of several handicap parking spaces, stop signs on Lakewood Street, and a tow zone ordinance. Most speed, traffic, sign, and lane requests were recommended for filing. Several other requests were recommended for hold.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the minutes of the August 31, 2026 meeting, 3 Yeas and 0 Nays. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of a handicap parking space in front of 13 Benefit St., 3-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of a handicap parking space across from 200 Fairmont Ave., 3-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a handicap parking space with ADA curb cut at 62 Circuit Ave. North, 3-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of a handicap parking space in front of 90 Chino Ave., 3-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of removing the handicap parking space in the vicinity of 78 Seymour St., 3-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of relocating the handicap parking space at 14 Ingalls St. across the street, 3-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of removing the handicap parking space at 8 Shepard St., 3-0. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended holding as amended the request for a handicap parking space at 50 Whipple St., amended to read in front of 49 Whipple St., 3-0. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of a handicap parking space in front of 67 Hollis St., 3-0. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of removing the handicap parking space in front of 1 Belvidere Ave., 3-0. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended holding the request to make Thorne St. a one-way street, 3-0. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for traffic enforcement of stop signs at Beechmont St. and Bancroft Tower Rd., 3-0. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for increased speed enforcement on West Chester St., 3-0. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for increased speed and traffic enforcement on Delawanda Dr., 3-0. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for increased speed enforcement on Mountain St. West, 3-0. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for Thickly Settled signage on Mountain St. West, 3-0. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for traffic calming signage at Saxon Rd. and Westbrook Rd., 3-0. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended holding the request for No Parking Anytime signage on one side of Norwood St., 3-0. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended holding the request for No Parking signage on Ward St. between Richland St. and Dorchester St., 3-0. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for resident permit parking and No Parking signage on Providence St., 3-0. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to remove the No Parking Anytime restriction on Theodore Tonna St., 2-1. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to remove No Parking Anytime signage on the even side of McGill St., 3-0. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a four-way stop sign at Grove St. and Chester St., 3-0. p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of a stop sign and stop bar on Pasadena Pkwy. at Tacoma St., 3-0. p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of a stop sign facing Leeds St. at Fales St., 3-0. p. 14page 14 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of stop signs on Lakewood St. at Baker St., facing Baker St., Elmer St., and Manomet St., 2-0 with Bilotta absent. p. 15page 15 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of a stop sign on Lakewood St. at Elmer St., 2-0 with Bilotta absent.
• Recommended approval of a stop sign on Lakewood St. at Manomet St., 2-0 with Bilotta absent.
• Recommended filing the request for a green right arrow on Stafford St. at James St., 3-0. p. 16page 16 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to review the traffic lights at Shore Dr. and Norton Dr., 3-0. p. 16page 16 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request to extend the green left turn signal on Shore Dr. at Holden St., 3-0. p. 17page 17 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for a designated right turn lane on Bigelow Davis Parkway at Lake Ave., 3-0. p. 17page 17 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for resident permit parking on Beaver Brook Pkwy., 3-0. p. 18page 18 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for No Left Turn signage on Grove St. for access to Lansing Ave., 3-0. p. 19page 19 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the request for No Left Turn signage on Holden St. for access to Lansing Ave., 3-0. p. 19page 19 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended filing the petition for speed calming measures on Fales St. at Leeds St., 3-0. p. 20page 20 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Recommended approval of the proposed ordinance amendment to establish a tow zone on portions of Albany Street and Fantasia Drive, 3-0. p. 20page 20 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, 168 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.