Revere Traffic Commission approves Wilson Street change, tables and moves multiple parking and traffic items to public hearing

The Revere City Traffic Commission on April 17 approved changes to on‑street parking on Wilson Street, denied a resident‑sticker request for a multifamily building at 42 Revere Street and sent several items — including an MBTA Better Bus pilot review and proposed Shirley Avenue meter additions and rate changes — to public hearings or working‑group review.

The commission voted to remove the current no‑parking designation on the easterly side of Wilson Street and to add a no‑parking designation on the westerly side (the side closest to Broadway), after hearing residents’ requests that parking be moved to the odd‑numbered side of the street. The motion to approve both public hearing items 1 and 2 passed by voice vote.

Other formal outcomes from the meeting: • A request to convert 17 on‑site spaces at Gibson Point/Gibson Apartments to metered or kiosk parking was moved to a public hearing for further review; the parking director suggested a kiosk as an option. • A request to change Prince Street to 24‑hour resident parking enforcement was tabled for further data and resident input amid an ongoing nearby construction project. • A request to allow resident parking stickers for multifamily properties with more than six units at 42 Revere Street was denied after commissioners raised concerns about opening similar requests citywide. • A city request to review signage and blinking lights ahead of speed bumps and to reassess existing speed‑hump locations was referred to the Traffic Working Group for evaluation. • A petition to install two speed bumps (request 5) was postponed pending submission of resident signatures and feasibility work. • A proposal from Mayor Keith to reduce the speed limit on Campbell Avenue from 25 to 20 mph was moved to a public hearing. • The MBTA presentation on the Better Bus pilot (service changes implemented Dec. 15, 2024) was received; the commission voted to move the pilot to a public hearing in May to consider making the changes permanent and to adopt associated striping/signal modifications. • A package of proposed parking‑meter additions and sensor pilots for Shirley Avenue — including about 44 new meters and a proposed increase in meter rates from $1.00 to $1.50 per hour in the Shirley corridor, paired with 15‑minute sensor grace periods — was moved to public hearing for May. • Traffic‑calming recommendations for Crescent Avenue (removable speed pillows and a four‑way stop at Crescent and Webster) were discussed; the commission agreed to add the request to the next agenda as the first step toward a public hearing.

Where ballots or individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript, the commission’s votes were recorded on voice vote with motions carried or items tabled as indicated. Several motions passed by unanimous voice vote when called "all those in favor," with no individual vote tally recorded in the meeting transcript.

The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda; a motion to adjourn carried by voice vote.