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Transportation coordinator Julie Demaroz, of the Department of Community Development, said the group will require a signed petition of at least 10 neighbors that specifies an exact block (for example, a direction and block segment) where speeding is occurring. Demaroz said the working group will primarily use the 85th-percentile speed metric but build flexibility into decisions by considering raw vehicle counts that exceed posted limits on high-volume streets.

Demaroz said: \"One of the key things is that all petitions have to have something coming in from the neighborhood. So there needs to be the 10 signatures signed petition by a group of residents within the neighborhood for this particular petition.\" She added that when the 85th percentile does not show excessive speed the group will still consider streets where 50 or more vehicles exceed 25 mph or where average volumes exceed thresholds for further review.

Data and recommended follow-up

- Haddon Street: Two data-collection series showed no speeding by the 85th-percentile metric. The working group recommended targeted enforcement with Revere Police during peak periods (6–9 a.m. and around school midday) rather than immediate infrastructure changes. Staff reported an increase of about 200 cars on the street during the first week of school compared with summer detour conditions.

- Centennial Avenue: Although the 85th percentile did not exceed the threshold, staff recorded 257 vehicles exceeding 25 mph. The working group recommended consideration of a raised crosswalk and a drainage review and sent the location to the city's on-call traffic contractor for design and placement evaluation.

- Campbell Avenue: A second data collection north of an existing speed hump showed the 85th percentile above 25 mph and 247 vehicles recorded over 25 mph. The working group recommended trial placement of removable speed pillows and further placement analysis by on-call engineers following Federal Highway guidance for spacing between speed-hump devices.

- Endicott Street (at Leverett Avenue): Data showed the 85th percentile above the speed limit with about 225 vehicles over 25 mph. Because of street geometry and connections, the working group recommended a broader on-call review that could consider bump-outs, extended islands or other solutions and noted that subsurface utilities could affect project scope.

Other items

- The commission received a request from Mayor Keith asking Police to enforce M.G.L. c. 91, §1(e) and for an education campaign in schools about motorized-scooter laws and proper use. Chief Levita reported the department had issued an internal directive and bulletin for school resource officers and officers across the department, describing enforcement options and outlining the law.

- The commission agreed to reach out to MassDOT about safety measures at 795 North Shore Road at Vera Street and Oak Island after repeated collisions that the property owner said has occurred over more than a decade; staff will forward the resident's email to MassDOT for evaluation of guardrails or barriers.

Demaroz said future data collection will include Mills Avenue, Rice Avenue, Walnut Place, Lantern Avenue and East Mountain Avenue; the working group will return to the commission with on-call engineering recommendations and any proposed traffic-calming installations. \"We'll be looking at East Mountain again,\" Demaroz said, \"because normally when you change the roadway, you put in a sidewalk, you narrow the roadway, that lowers speed.\"

What happens next: The working group will refer recommended sites to the on-call engineering contractor for design and placement analysis, coordinate targeted enforcement with Revere Police for sites like Haddon Street, and bring proposed infrastructure changes back to the commission following the on-call reviews or pilot trials.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Traffic Commission Meeting 9/18/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Revere traffic working group presented a new petition scoring rubric and recommended enforcement or on-call engineering reviews for multiple streets after recent speed-data collections.","taxTitle","Revere City, Suffolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",5660,"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},6469837,"Revere traffic commission approves one-way, resident-only and other parking changes; several items moved to public hearing",686,66000,752000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780422-237e343b55b799afd29cf5a4cbfc1c77&start=66&end=752","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780422-237e343b55b799afd29cf5a4cbfc1c77/thumbnail_66000.jpg","/articles/6469837/Revere-City/Suffolk-County/Massachusetts/Revere-traffic-commission-approves-one-way-resident-only-and-other-parking-changes-several-items-moved-to-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469837-8844f3bbdd93729ae1d545c1a9f973f8/orig.mp4?Expires=1775407474&Signature=E3G2D5K5YNjl4St7fcN0WR37ALFAqLEQP4pq9qocZ4jc3sbgT7hqTKdwewB0BmdG-IhJnr~tLL~OTRP2ntuHp4yal93vMPuv~4DGkGhKFyalbj7UScIVksr5PVlNv6T3o3iilrMlf075FBd3ao8rTnAEA5kuxJYKbA60-DaiZ5hyRJia6P1EtqYy9rfIPJ0aMYpiJ4X1cqbl3D6MdksW4beoCS9XtWgc-LqUgWAREj5jKFQttcw5dTDWwW6~dBRufLQIjBVaOZ01dEBATNNnL9tQYLZtfz6Dc9jIvRCcjdYli9xXAhebtIbGo2cXVnqNBPIaTlGN5CR4giZ8woO~VQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Revere City Traffic Commission on Sept. 18 approved multiple amendments to parking and traffic schedules affecting neighborhood streets and moved several other items to public hearing for additional review.

The commission voted to: make a section of Cary Avenue one-way southerly from the Cary Avenue high school parking lot to East Mountain Avenue; add a northbound “Do Not Enter — Residents Only” restriction on the Cary Avenue approach to East Mountain Avenue; install a stop sign on Winthrop Avenue at Webster Street; add a handicap parking space at 40 Warren Street; add a 30-foot no-parking zone on the northwest corner near 650 Beech Street; and remove 24-hour residential parking permit restrictions in the Riverside neighborhood and instead implement overnight residential parking from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. The commission also moved several items — a separate handicapped-parking request on Bateman Road, two Lincoln Street parking-schedule amendments and proposed changes to parking-penalty groupings — to public hearing for further public comment and review.

Why it matters: The approvals change on-street rules for neighborhoods near the high school, business corridors and the Riverside area, and will affect where residents and visitors may park overnight and at curb corners. The items the commission sent to public hearing will return with more detail or public testimony before a final decision.

Most of the approvals came during the meeting’s public-hearing portion. The commission’s chair called each item, commissioners moved and seconded motions, and the chair announced each item as approved after unanimous verbal “Aye” votes. Individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript.

Councilor Joanne McKenna, Ward 1 councilor, spoke in support of the Winthrop/Webster stop sign, saying the stretch is “about 2 and a half blocks without no stop signs and this speeding up the street. I'm just trying to slow down the traffic. It's not in front of anybody's house.” McKenna suggested trying the stop sign for a limited period and removing it if it proved ineffective.

On the Riverside parking change, a council member described the area as having difficulty finding parking under the previous two-sided pattern and said the change was a compromise to restore more usable resident parking overnight.

Several items were explicitly advanced to public hearing. Commissioners said Bateman Road’s handicapped-parking request should be heard with the resident present so the commission can evaluate the need; Lincoln Street amendments were characterized as “cleaning up the books” and limited to specific blocks where parking is no longer posted; and a proposed reclassification of parking penalty groups was moved to public hearing to align local fines with neighboring communities and the fiscal-year 2025 budget.

Votes at a glance

- Amend Schedule 5 (one-way streets): Cary Ave southerly from high school lot to East Mountain Ave — Motion to approve; mover: Commissioner (name not specified); second: Commissioner (name not specified); outcome: approved.
- Amend Schedule 5 (Do Not Enter — Residents Only): Cary Ave northerly from Cary Ave to East Mountain Ave — Motion to approve; mover: Commissioner (name not specified); second: Commissioner (name not specified); outcome: approved.
- Amend Schedule 4 (stop signs): Add stop sign at Winthrop Ave and Webster St — Motion to approve; mover: Commissioner (name not specified); second: Commissioner (name not specified); outcome: approved. (Councilor Joanne McKenna spoke in favor.)
- Amend Schedule 11 (handicapped parking): Add 40 Warren St — Motion to approve; mover: Commissioner (name not specified); second: Commissioner (name not specified); outcome: approved. (Commission discussion noted the applicant’s lack of a driveway.)
- Amend Schedule 8 (parking restrictions): Add no-parking zone at northwest corner near 650 Beech St (30 feet) — Motion to approve; mover: Commissioner (name not specified); second: Commissioner (name not specified); outcome: approved.
- Amend Schedule 8 (remove 24-hour residential permit restrictions): Riverside neighborhood (Archer, Lawson, Wadley, Beckett, Blanchard, River, Gilbert, Frank, Tobin, John, Thayer, Hayes Avenues) — Motion to approve (6 and 7 considered together); mover: Commissioner (name not specified); second: Commissioner (name not specified); outcome: approved. The change establishes overnight residential parking from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.
- Bateman Road handicapped-parking request — Moved to public hearing (resident asked to appear); outcome: moved to public hearing.
- Lincoln Street — Amendments to narrow posted no-parking sections (Washington Ave to Burbank / Amasa to Vivint Street) — Moved to public hearing.
- Proposed changes to parking-penalty groups (Schedule 1) — Moved to public hearing.

Discussion and next steps

Commissioners and staff said the approved changes were mostly bookkeeping and local safety fixes; staff will post and install signs where required. The Bateman Road and Lincoln Street items will return for public hearings with residents and additional materials. The handicapped-parking request Councilor McKenna raised earlier in the meeting (a separate case she said she will present with photographs) was tabled so commissioners can review documentation before acting.

The commission closed the public-hearing portion and moved on to agenda communications and traffic-working-group reports before adjourning.","At its Sept. 18 meeting the Revere City Traffic Commission approved a package of parking and traffic changes affecting Cary Avenue, Winthrop Avenue, Warren Street and Beech Street and removed 24-hour residential permit restrictions in the Riverside area; several other items were sent to public hearing for further review.","actionData","errors"]

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Traffic working group sets new petition rules, recommends enforcement and traffic-calming studies on several Revere streets

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