Revere traffic commission tables 24/7 resident-parking proposals after parking-department data

The Revere City Traffic Commission on Nov. 20 tabled three proposals from Planning and Community Development to add 24-hour, seven-day resident parking on Pearl Avenue, Crescent Avenue and Summer Street.

Director of Parking Bobo told the commission his office had canvassed the area and "issued about a 120 tickets to Pearl Ave" during a May 2024 enforcement study, with "9 visits" over the month, and said many vehicles parked there were not registered to the neighborhood or lacked the proper permits. "What that tells me and my team is that there is an abuse," he said, arguing that nonresidents can occupy spaces that residents need during flood events when higher ground access matters.

Commissioners said they were sympathetic to the enforcement data but worried that a blanket 24/7 restriction could create daytime problems for residents — such as preventing guests or contractors from visiting — and recalled community pushback during a previous Riverside change. The chair said he was "never really a proponent for removing parking enforcement" without clear resident support and encouraged outreach. One commissioner who moved to table the items said prior experience showed the restrictions can be disruptive during the day.

With no public proponents present at the meeting, commissioners voted to table agenda items 1–3 and requested community outreach and, where appropriate, neighborhood petitions or clearer resident endorsement before advancing the matter to public hearing.

Votes at a glance: The motion to table agenda items 1, 2 and 3 was made, seconded and approved by the commission; no roll-call tallies with names were recorded in the transcript.

What’s next: The commission asked Planning and Community Development and council representatives to undertake neighborhood outreach and return with petitions or documentation of resident support before placing the items on a future public hearing agenda.