A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to Awaiting Report Item Number 20-08, regarding working with neighbors in the vicinity of Eustis Street to implement traffic calming measures on this street

C I T Y O F C A M B R I D G E Community Development Department 1 IRAM FAROOQ Assistant City Manager for Community Development SANDRA CLARKE Deputy Director Chief of Administration KHALIL MOGASSABI Deputy Director Chief Planner To: Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager From: Iram Farooq, Assistant City Manager for Community Development Re: Awaiting Report 20-08 regarding traffic calming measures on Eustis Street Date: July 21, 2020 In response to Awaiting Report 20-8, dated February 3, 2020, regarding working with neighbors in the vicinity of Eustis Street to implement traffic calming measures on this street, we report the following. The Community Development Department (CDD), the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department (TPT) and the Department of Public Works (DPW) have reviewed the request for traffic calming measures and roadway repair on Eustis Street. Typically, larger traffic calming infrastructure changes to streets are completed in conjunction with other roadwork such as repaving, street and sidewalk reconstruction. At this time no such roadway work is scheduled for Eustis Street. We have added the street to the list of requests for traffic calming interventions and these serve as considerations when developing the next Five-Year Plan for Street and Sidewalk Reconstruction. In the interim, we will monitor traffic speeds and evaluate the potential for implementing traffic calming measures when the street is scheduled for reconstruction. Once reconstruction is scheduled, CDD staff will coordinate a community process prior to construction to make sure neighborhood residents have the opportunity to participate in the discussion of possible improvements to Eustis Street. In the meantime, DPW will complete roadway patching on Eustis Street in early fall. The work is being scheduled, recognizing the backlog that resulted from the construction moratorium that was adopted to mitigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of traffic calming is to reduce speeds on a street. In addition to the interventions noted above, Eustis Street will also have its speed regulations reduced from 25 MPH to 20 MPH as part of a larger city-wide speed reduction program. This change is expected to be implemented by early fall.