The Chelsea Traffic and Parking Commission voted on a range of parking and traffic matters at its January public meeting. Key outcomes:

- Approved two temporary parking spaces at 170 Cottage Street for Alternative Creative Energy & HVAC incorporated for the duration of the contractor’s project (developer requested two spaces for up to six months).
- Approved daytime loading zones and deferred installation of short‑term meters for the Duo Apartments project on Central Avenue and Willow Street; meters will be installed only after at least one commercial space is occupied.
- Approved several handicap parking applications after reviewing the proximity of existing accessible spaces and available off‑street options (applications recorded on the public record and approved by vote).
- Tabled multiple permanent speed‑hump requests citywide after the fire department and staff raised concerns about apparatus damage and response times; staff said a new traffic engineer contract will allow review of alternatives for traffic calming that reduce risk to emergency vehicles. Several temporary speed humps previously installed were removed for winter; permanent installations were tabled pending additional study and fire‑department concurrence.
- Tabled an ordinance proposal regulating bicycles and electric scooters in business districts for further work with the law department; commissioners asked staff to return with proposed maps and legal language.
- Tabled a request for a protected left‑turn phase at the Marginal and Pearl Street intersection while staff seeks additional clarity from the consulting engineer and MassDOT; the consultant’s counts showed the left‑turn queue is routinely accommodated by existing lane storage.
- Approved a temporary one‑way traffic change on Shawmut Street (Central Avenue to Chester Avenue) for the Garden Cemetery construction period, reverting the street to its prior flow when work finishes.

Votes were taken on individual agenda items; where motions were recorded in the transcript the commission approved the measures described above and directed staff to return with implementation details or additional study as noted.