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Residents and DOT debate signage, enforcement for Burncoat Street bike lanes
Summary
Residents urged the committee to avoid removing parking from Burncoat Street after bike‑lane installation and instead to use targeted signage and enforcement; DOT recommended installing clearer signage to indicate existing legal prohibition on parking in bike lanes and to pursue site meetings for narrow stretches.
A crowded public comment segment centered on Burncoat Street, where newly striped bike lanes prompted petitions to add "no parking" signs and to clarify enforcement. Some residents said the street’s historic housing stock means many households lack off‑street parking and that removing spaces would be burdensome; residents also raised concerns about winter maintenance and deliveries.
Jody Reimer told the committee the problem is both habitual parking in the bike lane and poor demarcation. "It is frequent daily occurrence that people will park in the bike lane," she said, urging clearer marking and signs. Other neighbors described tickets they had received and argued some sections are wider and can safely accommodate occasional parking.
DOT staff reminded the committee that under state law it is illegal to park in a bike lane and that the petitions were primarily to better communicate the restriction. The department recommended installing signage at key locations, and the committee approved the request while asking staff to meet on site with residents to refine solutions that balance parking need and bike safety.
