Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025 Traffic Commission addresses permit and metered parking and speeding Advocate Staff Report T he Traffi c Commission met last week with an agenda full of requests. Up fi rst was the Parking Department asking for approval of the plan to move forward and install 17 parking meters for public use at Gibson Apartments. The public parking is tied to the public access requirement of Chapter 91. Be8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Tues. - Sat. at 4:00 PM Closed Sun. & Mon. Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Tuesdays & Wednesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s Scan & Follow Us on Facebook! fore moving to meters, the city tried using signs but signs failed to preserve public parking. The Commission voted to move the meter plan to a public hearing. Ward 3 Councillor Anthony Cogliandro requested 24-hour resident permit parking for Prince Street. The Commission acknowledged recent problems but members felt they were temporary and would be resolved once construction in the area is completed. The request was tabled. The Commission also heard a request generated by a new resident and renter learning about the city’s parking challenges. The Commission was asked to remove the parking regulation that makes multi-families with six or more units ineligible for parking stickers. Commissioners agreed this would open up a huge issue throughout. They noted that many properties had been granted variances based on the agreement that no parkRevereTV | FROM Page 2 www.810bargrille.com which will be airing soon on the Community Channel. All episodes of this program are also posted to the RevereTV YouTube page and Instagram. The students always add their own bits of creativity during ing permits would be available for that address. The commission voted to deny the request. Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya requested that, in the interest of roadway safety, road signs should be posted to warn drivers they are approaching a speed bump. Guarino-Sawaya also requested that all speed bumps in the city be investigated for safety and signage. The Commission referred Guarino-Sawaya’s request to the traffi c working group. Mayor Patrick Keefe requested that traffi c on Campbell Avenue be slowed down from 25 to 20 mph. Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky told the Commission that cars fl y up the street before the speed bump. Novoselsky said 20 mph was more appropriate for a residential street and more like other streets in the city. He stressed that the request to reduce the speed limit was made by residents. Although Novoselsky said other recording. Tune in on television or through social media to see what these soon-to-be chefs are cooking up! Follow @RevereTV on all social media outlets to stay in the loop. Staying on the cooking theme, Victoria Fabbo recorded an episode of “Fabulous Foods” plans to increase safety, such as additional speed bumps, are in the works, he said the immediate need is to slow traffi c down to 20 mph. The Commission voted to send Campbell Street’s speed limit to a public hearing. There was one public hearing on the agenda, well actually two public hearings, both meant to reset how people park on Wilson Street. The fi rst hearing eliminated the no parking zone on the east or even side of the street. A second public hearing was to prohibit parking on the west or odd side of Wilson Street. No parking moved from the east side to the west side. The Fire Department weighed in and said it makes no diff erence as long as one side is clear. A Wilson Street resident said it is easier to park on the west side and the change would help a family whose child depends on a special bus. The Commission approved the change for Wilson Street. to air through the month of May. Get a preview of what’s to come by watching what Victoria made for the April episode, which is currently airing on the Community Channel. Since she is a registered dietician, Victoria always tries to share healthconscious recipes — and also features a special guest on each episode. Who will be in the kitchen with her next? You will have to tune in to fi nd out! Although this week is a slow week in the City Council Chambers, RTV GOV will still be scheduled to air any live meetings when they happen. You can then watch a rotation of replays of this month’s local government meetings if you could not catch them live. The current replay schedule includes the Conservation Commission, Human Rights Commission, Revere City Council, Commission on Disabilities, Aff ordable Housing Trust Fund, License Commission, RHS Building Committee, Traffic Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals. RTV GOV is channel 9 for Comcast subscribers and channels 13 and 613 for RCN subscribers. If you do not subscribe to cable in Revere, you can watch all of these meetings live and for replay on RevereTV’s YouTube page.
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