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Approved requests included applications for 23 McGowan Street, 188 Kilburn Street, 55 Almy Street (approval pending confirmation of updated registration/license), 805 Second Street (approval conditioned on submission of a current vehicle registration), and 211 Wade Street (a caregiver/child application). Board members repeatedly noted that approved on‑street handicap spaces are not exclusive to the applicant; any vehicle displaying a valid placard may use the space.

The board directed that signs and poles for newly approved spaces typically will be installed in about 12 weeks, pending the field measurements noted by staff.

The traffic department also recommended rescinding a series of handicap spots that are no longer used because former users moved away, stopped driving, or passed away. The rescinded locations listed in the packet and announced at the meeting were: Pittman Street (10312022), Milk Street (282021), Bonby Street (1282021), Baird Street (7242014), Summerfield Street (4142017), Fountain Street (3232021), Cambridge Street (872019), and Cottage Street (5162008). The board moved and seconded the rescission; the chair announced the motion passed.

Several approvals were conditional on confirmation of current registration or license information; staff asked applicants to bring updated documents to the city offices within days so the administrative file could be completed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6.18.2025 Traffic Board","oneSentenceSummary","The Fall River City Traffic Board approved multiple on‑street handicap parking spaces (some conditional on updated registration documents) and voted to rescind a list of unused handicap spaces.","taxTitle","Fall River City, Bristol County, Massachusetts","taxId",4215,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6195135,"Resident urges return of Niagara Street to one‑way; traffic board to notify abutters and revisit",236,901970,1138830,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3862827-fcdd436ddcd0f5832e7c644b0f7236c9&start=901&end=1138","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3862827-fcdd436ddcd0f5832e7c644b0f7236c9/thumbnail_901970.jpg","/articles/6195135/Fall-River-City/Bristol-County/Massachusetts/Resident-urges-return-of-Niagara-Street-to-oneway-traffic-board-to-notify-abutters-and-revisit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195135-473e056c912610d3995340a80addd1c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773665690&Signature=DQYPCDGsUgXjLIqadH5aUF~ADubsO~eDxUhmphh1A4Dp6ztZ3GYXfPXnywPW~bD3gXvtnc-aZHgsgP3zxrlEX3U-iVPis8uYuD4ggWW-TTf1G0tQEm82kWqjAGKtK3e~fbVUXQLBi2-fDpZ09CIdKwOiAioXuMg04qlXVhqSfefX-4lhat7Ae4A23kdz~fJ-btxSNQkS0z~a21HIwvP~C93yyssMDxS3Ch3t-RZVwf3tfsrYZvuUZh2Qzi9gNWsB~7siIEZFgA7HvGNnBsj9othr~2FIUYPr0YdACRGvSK4FUZiTgobuf-nIErvaljXJ48PEfVXEQ0DNrzBPL-iN8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","FALL RIVER, Mass. — Matthew Texaro told the Fall River City Traffic Board on June 18 that Niagara Street should be reverted to a one‑way because drivers unfamiliar with the current configuration drive the wrong way and create a safety hazard.

Texaro said Niagara Street was one way until about 2018–2019, when a realty office (formerly Keller Williams, now operating under a different name) prompted the city to return part of the street to two‑way traffic. He told the board motorists turning from Plymouth Avenue do not realize the two‑way section ends until several blocks later, and he called the situation “an accident waiting to happen.”

Stephanie McArthur told the board she had reduced the posted speed limit at the location from 30 mph back to 25 mph. The board determined more abutters and residents should be notified and invited to the discussion; John LaPointe moved to table the item to the next meeting and Charlie seconded the motion. Staff will send letters to more abutters and place the item on the next agenda so neighbors can provide input.","A resident told the Fall River City Traffic Board that drivers unfamiliar with recent changes drive the wrong way on Niagara Street; the board tabled the request to allow outreach to more abutters.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6195138,"Traffic board tables Pine Street one‑way proposal pending fire‑department input",644,223730,867800,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3862827-fcdd436ddcd0f5832e7c644b0f7236c9&start=223&end=867","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3862827-fcdd436ddcd0f5832e7c644b0f7236c9/thumbnail_223730.jpg","/articles/6195138/Fall-River-City/Bristol-County/Massachusetts/Traffic-board-tables-Pine-Street-oneway-proposal-pending-firedepartment-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195138-4b7e37d1a8bfe0b0a7ceb573e422ebb6/orig.mp4?Expires=1773665690&Signature=K2SqKOBuCHr3o905p-qDJlCFU1vTb~JQyh-goW8FmY8rsnDlgebZlc3InkfkkbT0QOoK-qk8mfaEEurYq~lIUGmFqU13qmXGTG-YXeQ8hCU-yYcnZNeoBr038-s~zEHogcCsKX2jg6nEpRpIRdGaUAcV2tL7IpGLbmNiHgne3~FX7xk3XxyjoM4GiWBgO2d8mqgaXFEsScgsfaiNGn7YgCmIu-B9ID39QmgLffeQ5cQv6zH6s6VNP5z0xLkvsbjABh-fBOrowshSNHCD5cMuf34fCup~BxNvQneLoH4tvDfIXTpVQYA1bQn7A7gxiwgFwtxnNBTuyiS2v40B7dsf2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","FALL RIVER, Mass. — The Fall River City Traffic Board on June 18 tabled consideration of a proposal to make Pine Street one‑way after hearing from Ken Levesque, executive director of the VAVC at Pine Street, who said a one‑way would open parking for the veterans organization.

Levesque asked for Pine Street to be made one‑way from Robeson to Seabury to increase available parking for veterans who use the center. The board discussed earlier recommendations from the fire department, which at one point recommended the opposite direction; an ordinance committee previously sent the matter back to the traffic board for further review.

Board members said a fire‑department representative should attend the next discussion. The motion to table was made by John LaPointe and seconded by Helen Rigo; the board directed staff to invite a fire‑department representative and to reach out to representatives of the Sacred Heart apartment project mentioned in the discussion.

Ken Levesque told the board the veterans center serves large numbers of people: “I would say roughly anywhere between 50, 80” cars a day and “usually about a 100 veterans that come through the door a day,” and that limited on‑site parking and nearby construction have increased pressure on Pine Street parking.

Board members and speakers also raised operational concerns, including whether trash and emergency vehicles could access the block under either one‑way configuration and noted abutters had been contacted for the meetings to date. The board did not adopt any traffic change at the meeting and tabled the item to the next session to obtain the fire‑department input and additional information about the nearby apartment project at Sacred Heart.","The board delayed a decision on making Pine Street one‑way after veterans center director said the change would open parking; the board asked for a fire department representative and more information about a nearby apartment project.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6195140,"Traffic board approves curb-cut requests on Stowe Street",73,94240,167290,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3862827-fcdd436ddcd0f5832e7c644b0f7236c9&start=94&end=167","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3862827-fcdd436ddcd0f5832e7c644b0f7236c9/thumbnail_94240.jpg","/articles/6195140/Fall-River-City/Bristol-County/Massachusetts/Traffic-board-approves-curb-cut-requests-on-Stowe-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195140-ae57a611e0cf70b70b8f326c63b5e56f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773665690&Signature=NcZCH6MVm6qgU9gFxbzAaxVp-p4L1aapwMVCOL~r1BKx7Q-mf~o7I5UGCpKoMS6qND8jBS7IVvx1q5hx2tU4jYTwic3xqdJHKts76z59XnOffEX4f-gdxWlaGPT95hw96tRn7P8JmK-6yA3gET1c7linsRegysVZ3rOo-GpzdFmATBbDtx23VC23Qmo~qy6RQbArqD5DWKtBnAWpiZHILA92V5XEI9ve4OakVWLvTaGKCPrPIQdRqOXvJvC9kDVnQTphQX043wzTnftBKLRi4KuPbjE4nq~-~m7zuhr1njHFqHJrSvQwAhK9LhavjplNfSSWHUzR0ea1Oy0LIqNGIQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","FALL RIVER, Mass. — The Fall River City Traffic Board on June 18 approved curb‑cut requests submitted by Jason Duarte for properties on Stowe Street after the city engineering department reported no issues.

The applications listed a curb removal at “12122 Stowe Street” and additional curb‑cut requests for nearby Stowe Street addresses submitted by Jason Duarte. The engineering department reviewed the applications and reported no objections, and the board voted to approve the requests.

The board’s approval was moved and seconded during the meeting; Natalie Mello moved the main motion and Helen Rigo seconded it, and the chair announced the motion passed. No objections from the engineering department were recorded in the discussion.

Signs, permits or construction schedules were not discussed during the motion. The board did not attach any additional conditions in the minutes of the meeting.","The Fall River City Traffic Board approved curb-cut applications submitted by Jason Duarte after the engineering department reported no objections.","actionData","errors"]

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