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POR 2016-129

Asked the City Manager to confer with all relevant City staff and departments to examine the feasibility of posting …

How it started
Proposed by Councillor Carlone, Vice Mayor Devereux, and Councillor McGovern — a formal request from the Council to the administration.
What happened
✅ Order adopted — the Council's request now goes to the City Manager. (Order adopted as amended · May 9, 2016)

Present and voting at this meeting (8)

  • Craig A. Kelley
  • David Maher
  • Dennis Carlone
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Jan Devereux
  • Leland Cheung
  • Nadeem Mazen
  • Timothy J. Toomey
Adopted by voice vote. A voice vote records the outcome, not individual positions — no member's yes or no is on the record (though a member can ask to be recorded in the negative in the minutes). Showing the members who cast recorded votes at this meeting. Rule 6 requires a roll call for spending over $50 or on any member's request; state law requires one for every vote when a member participates remotely. · photos: City of Cambridge
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⌛ Waiting on the answer — the administration has not yet reported back.
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City of Cambridge
IN CITY COUNCIL
May 9, 2016

ORDERED: That the City of Cambridge supports the efforts of the Boston City Council and encourage Mayor Walsh and Governor Baker to approve a reduced speed limit; and be it further ORDERED: That the City of Cambridge supports and joins the larger regional efforts to reduce speed limits in “thickly settled” communities; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with all relevant City staff and departments to examine the feasibility of posting advisory signage to broadly encourage a motor vehicle speed limit of 20 to 25 miles per hour on City streets; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter.