The Manager's report back on Harvard Square plaza area safety improvements

How it started

Nov 25, 2019 · Submitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager: his response to the Council’s order about Harvard Square plaza area safety improvements (AR 19-140).

What happened

Nov 25, 2019 · 📨 Response received. The City Manager's report came back and was entered into the record. (Placed on file, unanimous)

Voted yes (9), unanimous

Dennis Carlone
Jan Devereux
Craig A. Kelley
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Sumbul Siddiqui
E. Denise Simmons
Timothy J. Toomey
Quinton Zondervan

Roll call of Nov 25, 2019 · from the city’s record · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

🚪 End of the line: the request is closed.

Placed on file, unanimousNov 25, 2019

Referred for reportAR 2019-140Oct 21, 2019

Administration answeredCMA 2019-309Nov 25, 2019 · answered in 35 days

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The document Agenda item attachment · 1 page

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Awaiting Report 19-140, dated October 7, 2019 regarding the Harvard

Square plaza area safety improvements Following the recent fatality in Harvard Square, city staff have taken a closer look at the Super Crosswalk area (pedestrian crossing between the Kiosk and the Harvard Coop) to determine if additional safety measures could be incorporated into the scope of the reconstruction of the plaza. To that end, city staff have identified traffic signal changes that support travel lane reductions and improve safety for all users.

The changes will simplify the overall operation of the intersection; reduce the crossing distance for pedestrians; provide additional plaza space; and improve the merge for cyclists and motorists travelling towards Porter Square. City staff are currently developing these designs and will be holding a community meeting in early December.

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Nov 25, 2019

↩ Answers awaiting report: Awaiting report 2019 · #140