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Select Board approves targeted parking changes and tour-van spaces; tables driveway request pending policy review
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Summary
The board approved several traffic-safety items April 15: designation of seasonal tour-van parking on Washington Street, elimination of two on-street spaces near Pleasant/Summer Street to improve emergency access (pilot), and tabled a Westchester driveway/curb-cut request for further policy review.
The Select Board took multiple parking and traffic-safety actions at its April 15 meeting. Traffic Safety staff presented a set of requests including removing or reconfiguring on-street parking to improve emergency access and manage tour-van loading.
The board voted to designate three Washington Street spaces for tour buses/tour vans from May 26 through Oct. 23 (spaces will revert to public parking after Oct. 23). The board also voted to remove two on-street parking spaces near Pleasant/Summer Street to improve access for emergency vehicles; members characterized the removal as a pilot to be monitored.
A driveway/curb-cut application for 13 Westchester Street generated objections about loss of public parking and potential damage to historic streetscape; the board decided to table that request and to schedule a broader review of parking/curb-cut policy. A separate driveway-access request at 2 Cabot Lane was denied. Board members emphasized the need for a downtown parking policy review and noted public-safety concerns presented by the fire department’s driveability tests.
