1 2 ON-STREET SOLUTIONS |PARTY |PROPOSAL |PARTY |COMMENT/PROPOSAL | |Vanasse |Add 3 metered spaces to Meriam Street|Jerry Van Hook - |Restrict parking within 30ft of | |Hangen |in front of Visitor's Center. Street|Bikeway |bikeway at Meriam Street/Visitor | |Brustlin |is wide enough and spaces would be |Committee/Meriam |Center intersection and Woburn | | |valuable. |Street Resident |Street/Mass Ave - Ensure safety and | | | | |visibility of bikes at these areas. | | | | |Help to preserve character of town; | | | | |promote | | | | |cycling as alternative to driving. | | | |Dawn McKenna - |Parking proposals should take into | | | |Selectmen, and |account previous Traffic Safety | | | |Hancock Street |Advisory Committee recommendations | | | |Resident |and Selectmen Orders. | | | |Marilyn Jacobs - |Parking on Meriam Street across from | | | |Meriam Street |alleyway would be dangerous and a | | | |Resident/Meriam |safety concern, and limit access. | | | |Hill Association |Argues that metered parking on Meriam| | | | |Street, across from Visitor Center, | | | | |is "horrific" idea. It would restrict| | | | |two-way access to Meriam Street. | | | |Bigelow Moore - |Bad idea, dangerous & narrow. | | | |Worthen Road |Emergency access problems. Moving | | | |Resident |curb back (below) is too expensive. | | | |Jerry Michelson -|Move curb back to accommodate | | | |Michelson's |spaces. | | | |Shoes | | |Vannasse |Change short No Parking to short |Pamela Meyer - |Concern with center parking creeping | |Hangen |duration parking restrictions on |Meriam Street |into residential areas. How to | |Brustlin |Meriam Street. Not a parking supply |Resident |control spread and create an ultimate| | |measure but parking on both sides in | |limit? Concern with bike path | | |this location would be a traffic | |visibility on Meriam Street. Concern | | |calming measure. | |that increase parking in residential | | | | |areas will make them undesirable | | | | |places to live and there will be a | | | | |loss of good aesthetics. Signage and | | | | |meters will take over spaces that | | | | |used to have trees on Meriam Street. | | | | |Advocate of satellite parking as a | | | | |solution. | | | |Dawn McKenna - |Parking proposals should take into | | | |Selectmen, and |account previous Traffic Safety | | | |Hancock Street |Advisory Committee recommendations, | | | |Resident |Selectmen's Orders, and previous | | | | |traffic studies. | |Vanasse |Add 4-6 spots on North side of |Dawn McKenna - |Parking proposals should take into | |Hangen |Massachusetts Ave. near Woburn |Selectmen, and |account previous Traffic Safety | |Brustlin |Street |Hancock Street |Advisory Committee recommendations, | | | |Resident |Selectmen's Orders, and previous | | | | |traffic studies. | | | |Jerry Michelson -|Supports proposal. Maximize north | | | |Michelson's |side use with ten-hour meters. | | | |Shoes | | |Vanasse |Change Fletcher Ave. permit parking |Jerry Michelson -|No Change until Library completion. | |Hangen |to 4 hour meters. Spaces are |Michelson's | | |Brustlin |underutilized as permit parking. |Shoes | | | | |Bigelow Moore - |Do now. | | | |Worthen Road | | | | |Resident | | |Vanasse |Covert 15 two hour parking meters on |Jerry Michelson -|Convert to 3 two-hour, 9 ten-hour and| |Hangen |Clarke St. to 10 hour meters to |Michelson's |2 two-hour until Library completion. | |Brustlin |increase long term parking supply. |Shoes | | | | |Peg Kennedy - |Concerned with safety - Many people | | | |Hancock School |run stop sign between Muzzy Street | | | |Resident |and High School. Short-term parking | | | | |on Clark helps prevent cut throughs | | | | |of the Hancock School and reduces | | | | |speeds. | |Vanasse |Eliminate two hour parking |Jerry Michelson -|Support proposal. | |Hangen |restrictions on Clarke Street south |Michelson's Shoes| | |Brustlin |of Raymond Street to create 6 long | | | | |term spaces. |Bigelow Moore - | | | | |Worthen Road | | | | |Resident | | |Vanasse |Add five metered parking spaces on |Bigelow Moore - |No, fire, ambulance and delivery | |Hangen |the east side of Muzzey St. |Worthen Road |trucks are too frequent. | |Brustlin | |Resident | | |Vanasse |Add 6 long term parking spaces on the|Margaret Jerinis |Indifferent to location of additional| |Hangen |east side of Muzzey St. south of |- Upper Story |supply however, it is necessary to | |Brustlin |Forest St. |Books |provide long term parking for | | | | |employees. Suggests opening up Forest| | | | |St, Vinebrook, Muzzey or North of | | | | |Mass Ave spots for employees. Use | | | | |controls like permits to prevent | | | | |short-term parkers from taking up | | | | |long-term spots. Preferable to have | | | | |long term parking available as it | | | | |will mean less moving around and less| | | | |additional traffic. | |Vanasse |Implement No Parking and Short |Sally Sharp |Concerned about enforcement of | |Hangen |Duration parking regulations on |Lehman - Sherman |parking restrictions on Sherman | |Brustline |Sheridan Street - One of few streets |Street Resident |Street (near Grant). P.O. employees | | |near center that has no protection. | |park all day on residential streets. | | | | |Need to find other parking for P.O. | | | | |workers. | | | |Steve Lipson - |Public safety concern on Sheridan | | | |Sheridan Street |Street. Narrow street cannot handle | | | |Resident |parking even on one side. Not simply | | | | |an issue of inconvenience, but | | | | |emergency vehicles could not get | | | | |through if necessary. | | | |Paula Gasman - |Showed appreciation for "No parking" | | | |Sheridan Street |regulation on one side of Sheridan | | | |Resident |Street. However, also concerned with | | | | |public safety risk caused by narrow | | | | |street. Concern with P.O. workers | | | | |parking on street. | | | |Bonnie Malm - |Concern that P.O. workers on Sheridan| | | |Sheridan Street |Street are destroying the ambience of| | | |Resident |the neighborhood (making it look like| | | | |Cambridge). | | | |Jerry Michelson -|No change until Library completion | | | |Michelson's | | | | |Shoes | | |Vanasse |Eliminate short term parking |Bigelow Moore - |Remove restrictions on Forest Street | |Hangen |restrictions on Forest St. between |Worthen Road |from Clarke to Mass. Ave. (one side | |Brustlin |Waltham and Carke Steets. This would|Resident |only). | | |add about 25 long term parking | | | | |spaces. Relocate parking to the | | | | |north side of the street between | | | | |Muzzey St. and Clarke St. | | | | | |Jerry Michelson -|Supports proposal. Issue permits if | | | |Michelson's |necessary to control parking. | | | |Shoes | | | | |General Business |Clark/Forest/Muzzey Street - Need | | | |Comments from Joe|more supply for both long and short | | | |Marino, Economic |term parking, especially for doctor | | | |Development |offices | | | |Officer | | | | |Fay Bussgang - |Depiction of Forest Street as | | | |Forest |"underutilized" for parking is absurd| | | |St.Resident |and offensive. Forest Street is not | | | | |a commercial area and should not be | | | | |used as one. It is strictly | | | | |residential and should be treated as | | | | |such. Other municipalities protect | | | | |residential parking with Residential | | | | |Only restrictions. Forest Street is | | | | |busy and gets a lot of cut-through | | | | |traffic. Dense parking of the street| | | | |makes driveway entrance and egress | | | | |very difficult. | | | |Charles D. |Two Hour Parking constraint imposed | | | |Bonanno, Father |last year on Forest St. is a | | | |Special Needs |usurption without due process of | | | |Adult at Hancock |resident's rights. | | | |Condominium |Serious consideration should be given| | | |Forest St. |to those locations recommended by the| | | | |Belfry Hill Neighborhood Association | | | | |for a 3 level parking facility with 1| | | | |level below grade. | | | | |Redesigning the aforementioned | | | | |residential area for commercial | | | | |parking is a short-sited Band-Aid to | | | | |the real world requirements of | | | | |parking capacity where it is needed. | | | |Paul Asquith, |Consultant unfamiliar with Center. | | | |Resident, Forest |Streets proposed for long term | | | |St. |parking are not appropriate due to | | | | |traffic and width. Vinebrook Road | | | | |was not considered for long term | | | | |parking because of the frequency of | | | | |driveway openings, yet Forest Street | | | | |which is being considered actually | | | | |has more frequent openings than | | | | |Vinebrook. Suggests increasing | | | | |permitting before creeping into | | | | |residential areas. The 2 hour | | | | |regulations were posted just recently| | | | |after being on the books a long time.| | | | |Does not want to have them removed | | | | |now after waiting so long for the | | | | |signs to go up. | | | |Frank Cavatoro - |Difficult to get in and out of Forest| | | |Forest Street |Street as is. Additional business | | | |Resident |parking would make it worse. Need to | | | | |consider impact on residents. No | | | | |parking is available for his | | | | |visitors. Need to keep kids and | | | | |schools safe from parking areas. | | | | |Separate kids and cars as much as | | | | |possible. | | | |Dr. Devoe - |Concerned about safety and | | | |Winthrop Road |encroachment on residential areas. | | | |Resident |Two deaths have occurred in the last | | | | |sixty years. Believes that parking | | | | |on both sides of Winthrop is unsafe. | | | | |Does not want any changes to parking | | | | |on residential streets. | | | |Norma Currie |Where are signs for Highland Ave? New| | | |Highland St. |regulations were voted on and signs | | | |Resident |have not been installed. What is the | | | | |status? | | | |Jane Vorhas - |Unsafe to have long-term parking on | | | |Winthrop Road |residential streets. Difficult to | | | |Resident |exit driveways and unsafe for | | | | |children to cross the street. Doesn't| | | | |make sense for those who live there. | | | |Joseph Leifoffer |Changing regulations to allow | | | |-Belfry Hill |business parking in residential areas| | | |Resident |would affect resident convenience and| | | | |property value. Cambridge | | | | |compensates residents for similar | | | | |reductions in property value. Would | | | | |be costly for the town. | |Vannasse |Change 7 unregulated parking spaces |Jerry Michelson -|Support proposal. | |Hangen |on the South side of Mass. Ave. to 4 |Michelson's Shoes| | |Brustlin |hour meters. | | | | | |Bigelow Moore - | | | | |Worthen Road | | | | |Resident | | |David |If Forest Street and Clarke Street |Julian Bussgang -|Park Drive was donated to town as a | |Carbonneau, |are being considered for long term |Forest Street |park, not a parking area! There are | |Assistant |parking, than Park Drive should be |Resident |conveyance issues to look at. | |Town |considered as well. Permit parking | | | |Engineer |may clear students. | | | | | |Sue Lalone - |What will prevent high school | | | |Parker Street |students and teachers from parking on| | | |Resident |Parker and Park Drive illegally? | | | | |Need to address reality that strict | | | | |enforcement is necessary to keep | | | | |those spaces permitted for employees.| | | | |Might it be more effective as center | | | | |parking? Traffic danger on Worthen | | | | |needs attention. Long-term parking | | | | |plan for high school is necessary. | |Frank Fortis|Insufficient parking for P.O. |Julian Bussgang -|Add one space in front of Post Office| |- St. |customers between 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. |Forest St. |by moving crosswalk in front of | |Nicholas |Need to enforce 15 minute parking for|Resident |hydrant. Restore two parking spaces | |Church/Conco|customers of the P.O. only. Restrict | |at the corner of the Town Hall exit | |rd Street |others from using P.O. parking for | |drive which have been reserved for | | |other town business. | |town vehicles. | |Susan |Advocate of 15 minute parking along |General Business |Ultra short parking near restaurants | |O'Keefe - |Depot Square for short-term |Comments from Joe|and other quick in/out businesses | |Medford |customers. |Marino, Economic |Free first 15 minutes on meters | |Cooperative | |Development | | |Bank/Lockwoo| |Officer | | |d Road | | | | |Resident | | | | |Marilyn |Where are designated loading zones? |Eph Weiss - |Concern about delivery trucks parking| |Jacobs - |Need loading zones for trucks near |Lowell Street |illegally in spaces designated | |Meriam |appropriate businesses, especially |Resident/TMM |'unsafe' for metered parking. | |Street |near Depot Square. | |Resident questioned why trucks were | |Resident/Mer| | |not ticketed or why those spaces | |iam Hill | | |could not be used for short term | |Association | | |meters if they were deemed 'safe' for| | | | |trucks (Specifically referring to | | | | |Edison Way). | |Dawn McKenna|Parking on Battlegreen must be |Patricia Hagedorn|Concern that library reopening will | |- Selectmen,|addressed. Particularly with the |- Center Business|cause increased parking problems on | |and Hancock |reopening of the library. |Owner/Fiske Road |Clark Street. | |Street | |Resident | | |Resident | | | | |Eph Weiss - |Enforcement of parking regulations is|Dawn McKenna - |Consistent and even enforcement of | |Lowell |essential. Signs and meters are |Selectmen, and |short-term spots is necessary on | |Street |useless without enforcement. |Hancock Street |Battlegreen is important. Not | |Resident/TMM| |Resident |intended for long term parking, | | | | |aesthetic eyesore | | | |David Kanter - |Need additional staffing for | | | |Fifer Lane/TMM |enforcement of meters and | | | | |regulations. Perception of being | | | | |ticketed needs to change, must be | | | | |some disincentive. Asked for comment | | | | |from Chief Casey - deferred comment | | | | |to a later date. | | | |Susan O'Keefe - |Concern that fines have increased for| | | |Medford |overdue meters at short-term parking.| | | |Cooperative |Enforcement should focus on equal | | | |Bank/Lockwood |ticketing of all restrictions, not | | | |Road Resident |only certain areas. Has paid traffic | | | | |fines for clients ticketed for | | | | |overtime parking at meters. | | | |General Business |Strict parking enforcement gives an | | | |Comments from Joe|unfriendly impression to shoppers - | | | |Marino, Economic |Relax regulations to encourage | | | |Development |flexibility with parking options. | | | |Officer | | | | |Susan O'Keefe - |Need enforcement of stop sign where | | | |Medford |cars enter Meriam Street lot and | | | |Cooperative |Depot Square from CVS side (east). | | | |Bank/Lockwood | | | | |Road Resident | | | | |Chris Venier - |Increase parking meters until 9:00pm | | | |Center Business |and increase town revenue. | | | |Owner/Abbott Road| | | | |Resident | | |Ray Barrio -|Suggestion to remove meters as done |Bill Cranshaw - |Meters or signage is needed with some| |Business |in Quincy, Belmont to encourage |VHB Parking |sort of enforcement for turnover of | |Owner/Reside|business in center area. , Lexington |Consultant |spots and customers. The purpose of | |nt |could more signage and enforcement | |the meters is to ensure the turnover | | |personnel to achieve same purpose. | |of spaces. | |Marilyn |Concern with loss of spots in Depot |Liz Stevenson - |Comment regarding the removal of | |Jacobs - |Square. |Artisan's Way |spaces from Depot Square as well as | |Meriam | | |number of spots taken up in area and | |Street | | |Meriam Street lot by construction | |Resident/Mer| | |activity. | |iam Hill | | | | |Association | | | | | | |Jerry Michelson -|Disapproval with removal by the | | | |Michaelson Shoes |Historical Society of surplus spaces | | | | |in Depot Square. | |Marianne |Can we develop a set of circulation | | | |Lazarus - |patterns/tips for finding parking | | | |Woodland |spots? How to circle around looking | | | |Street |for parking, turn around spots? | | | |Resident/Mer|Consider long term planning for a | | | |iam Hill |solution. | | | |Association | | | | |Mary Rivet |No Parking Here to Corner on Oakland | | | |Oakland St. |near Meriam would improve sight lines| | | |Resident |for vehicle entering Meriam from | | | | |Oakland and improve a hazardous | | | | |situation. | | | |Eve Horowitz|Suggests reopening entrance to Clark | | | |- Raymond |Street to allow library users access | | | |Street |to it and eliminate some neighborhood| | | |Resident |traffic at same time. | | | |Frank Sandy |Suggests more town action for snow | | | |- North |clearing - It would encourage people | | | |Emerson |to bike or walk to the center and | | | |Road |avoid parking altogether. | | | |Resident | | | | |Slocum Road |Slocum Road is parked all day every | | | |Resident |day by workers at Lexington Child | | | | |Care or commuters taking the bus into| | | | |Boston. Parking problems on Slocum | | | | |need to be addressed. | | | |Resident on |Safety concerns on Parker Street from|Susan Kenyon - |Residential parking brings up serious| |Parker |parking on both sides of street on |Parker Street |safety and traffic issues. Buses and | |Street |Sundays near Mass. Ave. (short |Resident |cars speed on her street. Many | | |duration). Other days it is used for | |students as well speed. Need a | | |student parking which creates same | |complete study of traffic issues in | | |concerns. | |the area surrounding High School. | | | | |Recreation events also bring in more | | | | |traffic on weekends, afternoons, and | | | | |evenings. | | | |Margaret Jerinis |Works in center, parks on Parker | | | |- Upper Story |Street. Restrictions on certain | | | |Books |streets require parkers to move | | | | |around to find parking causing more | | | | |traffic. Be careful about solving one| | | | |problem and causing another one. Need| | | | |to accommodate employees of town | | | | |because commercial taxpayers benefit | | | | |town | |Jaqueline |Remove all parking around the Battle | | | |Davison |Green, a National Historic Landmark, | | | |Resident |deserving better than being | | | |Spring |surrounded by cars and tour busses. | | | |Street | | | | |Jaqueline |Park tour busses (4-5) off Hancock | | | |Davison |St. by pulling into an area created | | | |Resident |by opening the back portion of the | | | |Spring |Church of our Redeemer parking lot | | | |Street |now leased by the town. The area | | | | |used to be open to Hancock St. but | | | | |was closed off by a sidewalk and | | | | |plantings. The tour busses would be | | | | |half way between the Hancock Clark | | | | |House and Buckman Tavern, close | | | | |enough for tourists to visit both | | | | |sites yet close enough to the bus and| | | | |driver in needed in a hurry. Over | | | | |flow parking needs in October | | | | |weekends could be handled by | | | | |supplemental space at St. Bridgid's | | | | |Church. (Proposal not discussed at | | | | |public meeting.) | | | 3 4 5 MUNICIPAL LOT SOLUTIONS |PARTY |PROPOSAL |PARTY |COMMENT/PROPOSAL | |Vanasse |Increase the number of long term |Jery Michelson - |Incremental increases of 15-20 | |Hangen |spaces at the Meriam Street Parking |Michelson's |permits and then reassess. | |Brustlin |Lot 82 spaces to 200 total. |Shoes | | | | |Bigelow Moore - |Be careful, increase slowly, permit | | | |Worthen Road |holders who can't get a space get | | | |Resident |very angry. | | | |Susan O'Keefe - |Questions whether there is | | | |Medford |additional capacity for long term | | | |Cooperative |parkers in Meriam Street Lot. The | | | |Bank/Lockwood |lot is often overfilled. Staff are | | | | |required to move cars around to fit | | | | |them in this causes security problem| | | | |because parkers have to leave keys | | | | |in car so staff may move cars | | | | |around. | | | |Jim Ellen - |Opening up Meriam Street lot to more| | | |Dunkin Donuts |long-term use would ease up | | | | |short-term parking demand. | |Vanasse |Increase the number of spaces at the|Jery Michelson - |Increase number of permits at Church| |Hangen |Church of Our Redeemer Lot by 15 |Michelson's |of our Redeemer by 10 at current | |Brustlin |Spaces and reduce the price to $125 |Shoes |price and evaluate. | | |per year. The current lot is | | | | |underutilized. | | | | | |Bigelow Moore - |Add bus parking in rear. No change | | | |Worthen Road |in price necessary. | | | |Resident |Be careful, increase slowly, permit | | | | |holders who can't get a space get | | | | |very angry. | |Jim Ellen - |Advocate of 15 minute parking area |Julian Bussgang -|Does not support. People will avoid| |Dunkin |for customers in Edison Way Parking |Forest St. |such short term parking. | |Donuts |Lot. More useful to his business and|Resident |Consequently, the spaces will go | | |other quick in/out businesses than | |unused. 30 minutes should be | | |30 minute parking. | |minimum. | |Ray Barrio -|Concern about small-scale nature of |Morton Kahn - |Philosophical issue between | |business |proposals i.e. 10 spaces removed |Hancock Street |preserving character of town vs. | |owner/reside|from Depot Square which is |Resident |benefiting businesses | |nt |contradictory to the solutions | |Do people want a town like 'Quincy' | | |proposed now. Need to think about | |with industry and congestion? | | |solving the problem with a big | |Parking deck will cause that | | |change like a parking structure. A | |transformation. It will attract more| | |garage is the only answer if 100+ | |cars, which is bad. Garage is not a | | |spots are needed. Potentially | |long-term solution to parking | | |located south of Mass Ave since that| |crisis. It will be an anathema and | | |is where the demand is. | |is the last thing people want. | | |Downtown area is (represents) | | | | |Lexington! Need to keep businesses | | | | |in the center and they need to be | | | | |supported by residents. Parking | | | | |structure/deck or satellite parking | | | | |pose adequate solutions. Need to | | | | |make serious attempts to solve | | | | |widespread problem, not 3 or 4 | | | | |spaces at a time. | | | | | |Marilyn Jacobs - |Have there been any studies on | | | |Meriam Street |parking deck or structure parking | | | |Resident/Meriam |yet? Want action soon! | | | |Hill Association | | | | |Marianne Lazarus |There may be support for | | | |- Woodland Road |constructing a parking structure if | | | |Resident/Meriam |it were a way to remove parking from| | | |Hill Association |residential areas and the | | | | |Battlegreen and not to accommodate | | | | |growth. | | | |General Business |Expand supply with parking | | | |Comments from Joe|structure. For retail businesses, | | | |Marino, Economic |they need easily accessible spots | | | |Development |for customers, and long-term options| | | |Officer |for employees. Increase permit | | | | |spots. | | | |Don Walker - |Parking garage is the only long-term| | | |Forest Street |solution. There is no good | | | |Resident |short-term solution to the problem. | | | | |We need to look for a long-term | | | | |one. | | | |Vinebrook |Need to plan for a garage. It is the| | | |Resident |only long-term option. Are permits | | | | |the same price for all permit lots. | | | | |He suggests we charge equal amounts | | | | |for all parking permits and use | | | | |floating system (first come, first | | | | |serve on all permitted spots). | | | |17 Winthrop Road |Is business really being lost by | | | |Resident |lack of available parking? Need a | | | | |long-term solution like a garage, | | | | |satellite parking or a move to | | | | |alternative (bicycle) modes. A | | | | |colonial looking design. Signs are | | | | |not effective; neither are | | | | |short-term solutions. Short-term | | | | |solutions do not go far enough to | | | | |solving the whole problem. | | | |Ada Wong - Peking|Center businesses that were present | | | |Garden |at the hearing were there because | | | | |they are interested and care. Must | | | | |require new and existing employers | | | | |to provide parking assistance for | | | | |employees. Do not encroach on | | | | |residential areas - Build a garage. | | | |Carol Langer - |Some people park in the center to | | | |Winthrop Road |take the bus into Boston. The Town | | | |Resident |should encourage that behavior and | | | | |give them a place to park. | | | |Beverly Kelley - |Need a long-term solution like a | | | |Forest Street |parking garage or satellite parking.| | | |Resident |Julian's short-term suggestions are | | | | |good. | | | |Ann Ugolini - |Parking garage abutting the Cary | | | |Parker St. |Library or in the Waltham St. | | | |Resident |parking lot would not be wise | | | | |because they would present | | | | |congestion and bring traffic into | | | | |the abutting neighborhoods. | | | | | | | | | |Parking garage should be put in the | | | | |lot next to the School | | | | |Administration Building (corner of | | | | |Mass. Ave. and Woburn St.). It | | | | |would accommodate the employees of | | | | |the Center businesses and shoppers. | | | | |There would be easier access and it | | | | |would not infringe adversely on any | | | | |neighborhood. The size would be in | | | | |accordance with the size of the | | | | |existing lot and I'm sure could be | | | | |designed to blend with the | | | | |architecture of the Center. | | | | |(Proposal not discussed at public | | | | |meeting.) | | | |Jacqueline |Create accessible parking behind the| | | |Davison |businesses bounded by super block: | | | |Spring St. |Mass. Ave., Muzzey St., Raymond St.,| | | |Resident |and Clarke St. Remove the | | | | |chain-link fences defining | | | | |individual ownership to create a | | | | |large area shared by all abutters. | | | | |Offices and the banks parking needs | | | | |are usually 9am to 5pm. While the | | | | |library's greatest parking needs are| | | | |evenings and weekends. The | | | | |individual owners would have to | | | | |cooperate and support a shared | | | | |mutual need parking. The town may | | | | |have to abate individual owners | | | | |taxes or rent the space used for | | | | |parking. The town would pave, line | | | | |and plow the area. No meters. | | | | |(Proposal not discussed at public | | | | |meeting.) | | | |Jacqueline |Build a parking structure behind CVS| | | |Davison |to double the 300 available spaces. | | | |Spring St. |The structure could be one story | | | |Resident |above ground with open sides to | | | | |reduce costs. With good landscaping| | | | |it would certainly look better than | | | | |the nondescript lot now in place. | | | | |This would keep parking off of | | | | |residential streets and the Battle | | | | |Green. (Proposal not discussed at | | | | |public meeting.) | |Susan |Accessible path with ramps is needed| | | |O'Keefe - |from the Meriam Street Lot to Center| | | |Medford |business. | | | |Cooperative | | | | |Bank/Lockwoo| | | | |d Road | | | | |Resident | | | | |Susan |Beneficial to install an automated | | | |O'Keefe - |entrance to the Meriam Street lot to| | | |Medford |accommodate permit pass holders | | | |Cooperative |only. That could reduce staff needs | | | |Bank/Lockwoo|and increase security of the lot. | | | |d Road | | | | |Resident | | | | |General |Improved signage and visibility for |Jacqueline |Post better signage at strategic | |Business |location of lots from town center |Davison |entry places to direct townspeople | |Comments |(i.e., "P" signs). |Spring St. |and tourists to where parking is | |from Joe | |Resident |located. | |Marino, | | | | |Economic | | | | |Development | | | | |Officer | | | | |Mason Pelts,|Consider selling moveable permits - | | | |Jackson |first come, first serve options? | | | |Court |How can we better accommodate trucks| | | | |that need to offload on residential | | | | |streets to serve restaurants etc.? | | | PRIVATE LOT SOLUTIONS |PARTY |PROPOSAL |PARTY |COMMENT/PROPOSAL | |Julian |Reduce the number of spaces reserved|Gresham Baltimore|Study is short sighted, incomplete | |Bussgang - |for town employees. Set an example |- Jackson Court |and unacceptable. Need to look at | |Forest St. |with satellite parking. Remove the |Resident |English model of town center parking| |Resident |Mass. Ave. "Reserved" signs. | |with parking in satellite lots. | | |Parking restrictions should | |Shuttle in town employees. | | |certainly end before 7:00 PM. | | | | | |Warren Kerper - |Lexpress is a good and under | | | |Winthrop Road |utilized by businesses resource to | | | |Resident |use for shuttling employees. Town | | | | |should be an exemplar and shuttle | | | | |employees from satellite parking. | | | |Slocum Road |How many town employee spots are | | | |Resident |there? Shuttle town employees out of| | | | |center and solve problem straight | | | | |away. Enforce parking regulations in| | | | |short-term areas. | | | |Ruth Thomas- |In support of satellite parking. | | | |Parker Street |Lahey Clinic a large business with a| | | |Resident |large parking lot even shuttles | | | | |employees. Look to them for ideas on| | | | |how to manage. $200 and year is | | | | |nothing (a bargain) for parking - | | | | |she pays $70 a month in downtown | | | | |Boston for parking. | |Judy Cooper |P.O. should provide parking for |Nick Francescucci|Impossible to provide adequate | |- Sheridan |employees, should not infringe upon |- U.S. Postal |parking on site for all employees. | |Street |neighborhoods. Why are P.O. trucks |Service |Encourage postal employees not to | |Resident |allowed to park there during the |-Lexington Branch|park in residential areas but can't | | |day? |Manager |enforce it. Proposed parking on | | | | |Grant Street has potential. | | | |Julian Bussgang -|Urge the Post Office to provide | | | |Forest St. |parking spots for at least some of | | | |Resident |their 126 employees. They provide | | | | |no spaces right now. | |John Paxman |Town should pursue leased parking |Bigelow Moore - |Recently researched other potential | |- Sheridan |arrangements with other churches and|Worthen Road |church parking areas. First Parish, | |Street |institutions similar to the |Resident |Hancock Church, St Brigit's. | |Resident |arrangement with Church of Our | |Churches are concerned with excess | |Jim Ellen - |Redeemer. | |cars and safety risk posed to | |Dunkin | | |children in their care. St. | |Donuts | | |Brigid's is currently providing | | | | |spaces to Grace Chapel and the | | | | |Unitarian Church has a gravel | | | | |driveway. | | | |Vincent |Have other churches been approached | | | |Petronella - |to use lots for long term permits? | | | |Jackson Court |(Grace Chapel? Temple Isaiah?) | | | |Resident | | | | |Julian Bussgang -|Does the Baptist Church have any | | | |Forest St. |parking and if not, why not? | | | |Resident |Make arrangements with other | | | | |churches around the Center by | | | | |approaching then at a higher level | | | | |(Selectmen or Town Manager). At | | | | |least 15 spaces can be made | | | | |available at St. Brigids. | |Julian |Rent surplus (10 or 15) spaced from | | | |Bussgang |the Lexington Housing Authority at | | | |Forest St. |Vine Brook Rd. off Waltham St. | | | |Resident | | | | |Julian |Renew arrangements with Arts & |Jacqueline |Reopen talks with Arts and Crafts | |Bussgang - |Crafts and suggest they restripe |Davison |Society to lease spaces for long | |Forest St. |their lot to increase capacity. |Spring St. |term parking. The lot chould be | |Resident | |Resident |lined to gain more spaces. | | | |Joe Marino |The Arts and Crafts Society | | | |Director Economic|currently leases 20 spaces | | | |Development |privately, the same number they | | | | |leased under the town permit | | | | |system. | |Julian |Ask both businesses and real estate |Mark Epstein - |More businesses should get parking | |Bussgang - |property owners in the Center to |. |permits for employees. Town should | |Forest St. |chip in to create a parking fund. | |increase number of permits | |Resident | | |available | |Julian |Integrate management of all reserved| | | |Bussgang - |spaces, so that one permit serves | | | |Forest St. |all the lots, and provides for | | | |Resident |better utilization of spaces. | | | |Julian |Encourage businesses and building | | | |Bussgang - |owners to rent spaces from | | | |Forest St. |Decelle's. | | | |Resident | | | | |Julian |Verify whether the 1713 Mass. Ave. | | | |Bussgang - |building, which was enlarged after | | | |Forest St. |the fire and allowed a restaurant, | | | |Resident |is meeting the terms of its permit | | | | |as to providing parking. Insist | | | | |businesses provide employee | | | | |parking. | | | |Marianne |Satellite parking for Center |Bonnie Malm - |Wants P.O. to shuttle buses of | |Lazarus - |employees. Shuttle workers into town|Sheridan Street |employees into center and force them| |Woodland |with Lexpress; park them in remote |Resident |to park outside the center. | |Road |lots outside of center. | | | |Resident/Mer| | | | |iam Hill | | | | |Association | | | | |Richard |Properly run businesses will |Joyce Murphy - |Businesses have a responsibility to | |Michelson - |encourage employees to park far from|Depot Square |manage employee parking. Expensive | |Michelson |business to provide closest parking |business/Rowland |requirement for employers to pay for| |Shoes |for customers. Town Office Building |St resident |employee parking. Need incentives to| | |doesn't follow that. Must provide | |discourage employee meter parking. | | |more customer and center business | | | | |parking close by and remove town | | | | |employee cars. Be a leader and set | | | | |example and do it now. | | | | | |Carol Langer - |Zoning by-laws must be enforced or | | | |Winthrop Street |why have them? Businesses must be | | | |Resident |held accountable for providing | | | | |parking for employees and | | | | |customers. | | | |Julian Bussgang -|Since the parking initiative came | | | |Forest St. |from the municipal employees, they | | | |Resident |should set an example and free up | | | | |spaces on Mass. Ave. which are | | | | |needed. | |Richard |Edison Building lot as an unused |Julian Bussgang -|Town and/or Post Office should rent | |Michelson - |area, what is the status of the deal|Forest St. |the 35 spaces from Boston Edison. | |Michelson |that was being cut between the Town |Resident | | |Shoes |and Edison? This should be | | | | |pursued. | | | |Eph Weiss - |Town should not allow growth in the |Marianne Lazarus |Business Zoning restrictions must be| |Lowell |Center without ensuring that parking|- Woodland Road |evaluated. Parking space | |Street |requirements are met. |Resident/Meriam |requirements for Center | |Resident/TMM| |Hill Association |establishments must be enforced. | | | |Julian Bussgang -|Is Zoning Bylaw requiring employee | | | |Forest Street |spaces with 1,200 feet of | | | |Resident |establishment enforced? | |Carol Langer|Library parking will be insufficient| | | |- Winthrop |once renovations are complete. Need | | | |Street |to think ahead to serve a larger | | | |Resident |population. | | | GENERAL COMMENTS Jerry Van Hook - Bikeway Committee/Meriam St. Resident 20/20 Vision Committee stated that the parking supply should be is adequate for today's demand, standardsan Need to lod to loook at other travel options to fill future parking surplus needs.- Alternative means are necessary -. Reduce short trips by walking, cycling and using public transit. - Adding parking will not solve problem. - Look to Arlington and, Cambridge for guidance. Marianne Lazarus - Woodland Road Resident/Meriam Hill Association Library displacement issues- Was temporary location of library factored into parking study? Why was study area separated into North/South of Mass Ave for parking? What are the rules of thumb for distrancedistance from retailers to parking? (W. Cranshaw responded that generally, 300' for short term parking, and 600' for long termlong-term parking). Janet Tiampo - Oakland Street Be careful not to create a north side vs. south side issue - This is a problem to be solved by the entire community. Maury Kilabridge - Forest Street Resident Major construction projects occurring in town right now (High School, library, new dwelling, Depot Square). New parking demands will arise once projects are finished. Shouldn't we wait to implement changes until we get a better idea of problem spots? Dawn McKenna - Hancock Street Resident, Selectmen The Board of Selectmen has not heard a proposal yet. It is aware of the traffic safety problems and will have a board discussion on the issues before implementing changes. Noah Mendelson -Waltham Street Resident Struggling to find a balance between residential and business needs- Where do you draw the line? Using short-term solutions may be the answer, however, do not make changes that affect safety of, and infringe on residential areas. Keep out of residential neighborhoods and keep town character. Stop there. Carol Langer - Winthrop Street Resident Traffic problem needs to be addressed, not only parking problem. Must slow cars down, provide more long-term parking and reduce short cuts through residential streets. Marianne Lazarus - Woodland Road Resident/Meriam Hill Association Library displacement issues- Was temporary location of library factored into parking study? Why was study area separated into North/South of Mass Ave for parking? What are the rules of thumb for distrancedistance from retailers to parking? (W. Cranshaw responded that generally, 300' for short term parking, and 600' for long termlong-term parking). Suggestion that the Town have one more meeting to discuss proposals.