That the City Manager is requested to confer with the appropriate City staff and Eversource personnel to determine why the signals at Broadway and Ellery, which add an element of confusion to this intersection, were installed without Eversource’s being able to connect them to the grid in a more responsive manner

City of Cambridge O-4 ORIGINAL ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL June 17, 2019 COUNCILLOR KELLEY COUNCILLOR SIMMONS COUNCILLOR TOOMEY MAYOR MCGOVERN WHEREAS: Traffic signals were installed on Broadway at the intersection of Elliot Street near the Main Library months ago; and WHEREAS: These traffic signals still do not work and in their inoperative condition add a layer of dangerous confusion for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers for this already challenging intersection; and WHEREAS: Direct requests to City staff and, through staff, to Eversource to prioritize connection of these signals to supporting infrastructure have had no impact; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate City staff and Eversource personnel to determine why the signals, which add an element of confusion to this intersection, were installed without Eversource’s being able to connect them to the grid in a more responsive manner, to include what communications City staff have had with Eversource to emphasize the importance of this issue as well as how future traffic installations will be coordinated with Eversource to ensure more efficient connection installation; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to communicate directly with Eversource about the importance of these traffic signals becoming functional in the immediate future; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this issue by the summer meeting.