POR 2018-199
Asked the City Manager to confer with relevant City staff to determine the navigational editing capabilities of the City of Cambridge
Present and voting at this meeting (9)
Alanna Mallon
Craig A. Kelley
Dennis Carlone
E. Denise Simmons
Jan Devereux
Marc McGovern
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Timothy J. Toomey
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ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant City staff to determine what navigational editing capabilities the City of Cambridge has and report back to the City Council informing the Council of, along with any other relevant information: 1. Which navigational companies have given the City editing power and to what extent; 2. Which navigational companies the City is working with to establish editing power and to what extent 3. Which street limitations, such as “No Left Turn,” “Do Not Enter from 3-7 PM” or “No Trucks” have been entered on which navigational systems 4. What sort of use information is provided to the City from which navigational systems 5. What interventions the City is considering, such as “Open To Local Residents Only” or “90 Degree turn ahead- no trucks” signs or targeted traffic enforcement details at specific stop signs (which are often rolled through as people take WAZE directed shortcuts through Cambridge), to minimize the disruptive impact of navigational devices on local streets ORDERED: That the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee be and hereby is requested to schedule a hearing to learn more about the City’s interaction with navigational device services.