Archive ▸ 2003 ▸ 2003-10-20

Policy Order O-40

City Council, October 20, 2003

Vice Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Galluccio, Councillor Maher, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Reeves, Councillor Simmons, Mayor Sullivan, Councillor Toomey

WHEREAS: Residents from Montgomery, Jackson, Harvey, Dudley, and Clifton Streets have raised concerns about cut through traffic speeding through the neighborhood; and

WHEREAS: Monitoring of these streets have shown an average traffic speed of 28 mph, still under the legal speed limit of 30 mph, yet perhaps too fast for this high foot traffic neighborhood with a great deal of family activity; now therefore be it

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to initiate a request to the Massachusetts Highway Department to post Montgomery, Jackson, Harvey, Dudley, and Clifton Streets for a 25-mile per hour speed limit; and be it further

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter; and be it further

ORDERED: That the City Manager report back to the City Council on the status of legislation before the State Legislature that would allow cities and towns in the Commonwealth to set speed limits on local streets.

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