Watertown Traffic Commission
Wednesday December 18, 2024
The order of items in transcripts appear in the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
ROBERT15.46 AIRASIAN15.46 -15.46 TRAFFIC15.46 COMMISSION15.46 CHAIR15.46 -15.46 [INAUDIBLE]15.46 Commission15.46 meeting.15.86 We17.38 have17.61 a17.7 few17.77 items17.94 on18.26 the18.41 agenda.18.57 First,18.98 we'll19.3 get19.54 the,19.7 minutes20.02 out20.34 of20.49 the20.57 way20.65 from20.82 the21.05 last21.21 meeting.21.45 So22.18 the22.34 first22.49 item22.73 is22.98 to23.14 approve23.3 the23.61 October23.77 30th24.18 commission24.57 meeting24.98 minutes.25.54 Do26.18 I26.26 have26.41 a26.49 motion?26.74
27.78 STEVE27.78 MAGOON27.78 -27.78 TRAFFIC27.78 COMMISSION27.78 MEMBER27.78 -27.78 So27.78 moved.28.02
29.62 AIRASIAN29.62 -29.62 2nd?29.62
30.18 DAVID30.82 SAMPSON30.82 -30.82 WATERTOWN30.82 POLICE30.82 -30.82 Second.30.82
30.82 AIRASIAN30.82 -30.82 All30.82 those31.06 in31.3 favor?31.38
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AIRASIAN33.54 -33.54 It33.54 passes.33.78 The,34.5 second34.98 item35.3 on35.54 the35.7 agenda35.86 is36.26 a36.38 request36.5 by,36.98 Lauren37.62 Clark38.02 with38.34 Prospect38.82 Street39.3 for39.7 the39.78 installation39.94 of40.5 traffic40.58 signals40.98 at41.3 the41.46 intersection41.62 of42.1 Belmont42.26 Street,42.66 Sycamore,43.22 and43.7 Prospect.43.77 And45.22 we45.45 read45.7 the,46.02 letter,46.34 but46.73 if48.02 you48.26 wanna48.41 step48.9 up49.14 to49.3 the49.45 podium,49.62 we'd50.02 be50.26 more50.41 than50.58 happy50.73 to51.05 say51.14 a51.3 few51.38 words.51.53
53.38 LAUREN53.38 CLARK53.38 -53.38 RESIDENT53.38 -53.38 Thank53.38 you53.62 for,54.09 having54.98 me55.22 here55.38 this55.62 afternoon.55.77 I56.26 really56.34 appreciate56.58 it.56.98 I'm57.72 actually57.96 from58.28 the58.44 Baltimore58.6 area59.08 originally.59.56 So61.32 New61.96 England-style62.6 direct62.92 democracy63.24 is64.44 still64.68 something64.84 new65.56 and65.72 novel65.88 and66.36 really66.6 fun.66.92
MAGOON68.28 -68.28 You're68.28 up68.52 in68.68 Maryland,68.92 so69.32 I69.48 can69.64 relate.69.8
73.09 CLARK73.09 -73.09 So73.09 as,73.66 Mr.74.86 Asarian75.26 mentioned,75.81 I'm,76.22 requesting77.9 the79.09 investigation79.33 at80.06 least80.22 of80.53 installing81.09 a,81.58 4-way82.62 traffic82.86 signal83.26 at84.06 the84.14 intersection84.3 of84.78 Belmont,84.94 Sycamore,85.66 and86.22 Prospect86.3 Street.86.78 The89.56 through89.8 traffic90.04 on90.68 Belmont90.84 Street91.32 is91.72 significant.92.36 There93.32 is93.56 a93.88 signalized95.24 pedestrian95.8 crosswalk96.36 about96.92 5097.16 feet97.48 to97.72 the97.8 west97.88 of98.12 that98.28 intersection.98.52 That100.36 is,100.52 in101.38 my101.53 experience,101.78 80%102.25 ignored.102.89 It's103.78 basically104.02 ineffective.104.58 Drivers106.02 will106.5 often106.73 go107.06 through107.22 it,107.38 even108.17 when108.5 the108.73 light108.89 is109.14 red.109.3 So110.17 and110.81 my111.69 background111.94 is112.66 in112.97 civil113.3 and113.53 structural113.69 engineering.114.09 I'm114.58 actually114.73 a115.06 bridge,115.14 engineer115.78 for116.25 one116.42 of116.58 firms116.87 out117.03 of117.15 Boston.117.27 So,118.31 like,119.03 in119.51 that119.67 area,120.63 I'm122.23 not122.55 saying122.95 myself123.35 I'm123.99 an124.23 expert,124.39 but124.95 I125.27 do125.75 have126.07 some126.23 experience126.47 with127.11 traffic127.43 management127.83 and129.09 traffic129.32 control.129.65
130.28 And130.28 one131.32 thing131.56 that131.72 I've131.97 always132.21 been132.6 taught132.93 and133.25 learned133.49 and133.89 have134.13 experienced134.37 is134.84 that134.93 predictable135.72 conditions136.93 are137.41 safe137.65 conditions.137.97 And138.53 so138.76 I139.25 feel139.41 like139.65 having139.89 a140.21 traffic140.37 light140.76 there140.93 will141.67 make141.99 the142.47 intersection143.03 safer143.51 for143.91 everyone144.07 involved144.55 because144.95 it's145.27 now145.51 a145.75 predictable145.91 situation148.39 where149.51 drivers149.75 know150.31 they150.55 will150.71 be150.87 expected151.03 to151.43 stop151.59 versus151.91 having152.31 a152.87 crosswalk153.03 that153.51 may153.83 be153.99 on,154.15 maybe154.55 off,154.71 then154.87 they155.03 don't155.19 and155.43 people155.59 don't155.91 see156.15 it.156.31 With157.88 the,158.04 daycare159.81 center160.04 that's160.37 on160.6 that160.76 corner,160.93 the161.56 small162.93 shops,163.32 the164.93 restaurant,166.04 and166.76 the,167.25 auto168.69 care,168.93 facility169.72 that's170.21 right170.44 there,170.69 there's170.93 a171.16 lot171.32 of171.49 potential171.92 for172.32 foot172.64 traffic,172.88 bike173.44 traffic,173.68 children174.8 crossing175.36 the175.68 street,175.84 and176.32 I176.56 think176.64 that177.28 intersection177.6 is178.16 prime178.56 for179.12 some179.76 safety180 improvements.180.4 So181.52 thank182.16 you.182.4
184.08 AIRASIAN184.08 -184.08 Great.184.08 Thank184.48 you.184.8 Anyone186.74 have187.06 any187.22 comments187.46 from187.86 the188.09 commission?188.42
190.9 MAGOON190.9 -190.9 I190.9 guess191.06 my191.38 thought191.53 would191.78 be,191.94 and192.18 I'm192.34 sure192.42 you192.66 can192.81 appreciate193.06 as193.46 an193.53 engineer,193.78 you194.9 know,195.06 their195.22 traffic195.38 warrants195.86 for196.34 signalizing196.97 intersections.198.18 And199.06 I199.22 don't199.29 know199.53 whether199.69 this199.94 intersection200.54 meets201.02 warrants201.34 or201.66 not.201.82 But,202.7 you203.34 know,203.5 if203.82 we204.06 approved205.9 a206.38 signal206.54 for207.02 it207.18 and207.42 it207.66 didn't207.74 meet207.98 warrants,208.22 then208.7 that208.94 puts209.1 us209.42 in209.5 a209.66 position209.74 of210.3 creating211.58 more212.14 of212.3 a212.46 problem212.54 and213.02 having213.66 liability214.14 and214.62 all214.78 those215.02 things.215.18 So215.42 yeah.216.63
CLARK216.63 -216.63 This216.63 is216.96 more217.03 of217.19 a217.28 request218.16 for218.47 an218.63 investigation.218.88
220.31 MAGOON220.31 -220.31 Sure.220.31 No.220.72 And221.03 I221.19 appreciate221.28 that.221.68 Yeah.221.91 So,222.79 Tyler,222.96 I223.16 don't223.35 know223.59 if223.68 you223.75 have223.91 any224.07 information224.31 on224.72 whether224.88 this225.35 probably226.56 not.226.88
227.44 TYLER227.44 GLODE227.44 -227.44 TRAFFIC227.44 COMMISSION227.44 MEMBER227.44 -227.44 This227.44 specific228.07 crosswalk's228.47 come229.03 up229.19 a229.35 couple229.44 of229.68 times.229.83 We've230.16 we've230.39 reviewed230.63 a231.03 number231.19 of,231.35 reports232.03 of232.51 just232.91 concerns233.31 similar233.87 concerns234.19 in234.59 this234.67 area.234.83 We've236.11 kinda236.43 looked236.75 at236.91 this.237.07 We've237.63 got237.87 a238.11 bit238.19 of238.35 a238.51 backlog238.67 on239.15 overall239.39 signal240.11 as240.43 intersection241.07 work241.47 just241.71 from241.79 COVID242.03 and242.27 everything242.35 we're242.59 still242.75 kinda242.99 working243.23 through,243.47 but243.93 this244.09 is244.17 on244.25 our244.49 future244.65 list244.97 of245.21 an245.37 area245.44 to245.76 inspect246.16 and246.49 at246.72 least246.88 review.247.13 Alright.247.69 Especially248.88 not249.84 having250.08 whenever250.81 you251.28 have251.44 a251.76 situation252.25 like252.65 Prospect252.81 and253.13 Sycamore253.28 where253.69 they're253.93 not254.08 perfectly254.25 not,254.65 you254.88 end255.04 up255.13 with255.28 an255.44 intersection255.6 that's256 problematic.256.25 Obviously,258.08 we259.82 are259.98 we're260.3 stuck260.46 with260.7 what260.86 we260.94 kinda261.02 have261.34 based261.5 on261.66 a261.74 right261.9 away262.06 situation.262.3 So262.78 however263.02 we263.26 coordinate263.5 around263.98 this,264.22 Waltham265.98 just266.54 did266.78 some266.86 improvements267.1 further267.5 down267.74 the267.82 street,267.9 which268.22 all268.38 obviously268.54 impacted269.02 this269.5 light269.74 as269.9 well.270.06 So270.3 there's270.46 a270.78 bit270.94 of271.1 work271.18 we271.42 wanna271.58 look271.82 at271.98 in272.14 this272.22 area272.38 anyway.272.7 So274.26 it274.35 is274.5 on274.58 our274.75 radar.274.9
275.46 CLARK275.46 -275.46 Awesome.275.46 Thank275.79 you.276.02 That's276.35 really276.75 all277.06 I277.23 needed277.31 to277.54 know.277.7
278.43 GLODE278.43 -278.43 Great.278.43
280.43 AIRASIAN280.43 -280.43 That's280.43 great.280.75 Any282.11 other282.43 comments282.67 or283.06 do283.31 we283.46 have283.54 a283.7 formal283.87 motion284.26 to284.75 for285.7 this285.87 item?286.11
287.46 MAGOON287.46 -287.46 I287.46 would287.7 make288.1 a288.34 motion,288.5 mister288.82 chairman,289.14 that,289.62 we290.42 ask290.74 the291.7 administration291.86 to293.46 do293.7 further293.94 analysis294.34 of294.98 Prospect295.3 Sycamore295.78 and296.42 Belmont296.66 Street297.14 intersection,297.46 to299.57 see299.74 whether299.9 or300.13 not300.21 a300.38 traffic300.54 signal300.86 or301.25 other301.5 traffic301.65 control302.06 measures302.46 would302.86 be,302.94 would303.9 meet304.13 warrants304.38 and304.77 be304.86 advisable.305.1
305.98 SAMPSON305.98 -305.98 Second.305.98
307.01 AIRASIAN307.01 -307.01 All307.01 those307.25 in307.42 favor?307.57
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AIRASIAN309.34 -309.34 Great.309.34 Thank309.98 you.310.21 Motion310.46 passes.310.77 Thank311.18 you.311.34 Thank311.5 you311.65 very311.81 much.312.06 Moving314.52 right314.76 along,315 3rd315.48 item315.8 on316.12 the316.28 agenda316.44 is316.92 any,317.24 new318.2 business.318.52 Is319.56 there319.72 anything,319.96 anybody320.76 wants321.24 to321.48 bring321.56 up?321.8
325.69 Might325.69 be325.85 setting326.09 a326.4 record326.56 here.326.88 But,328.4 anyway,328.65 happy329.21 holidays329.53 to330 everybody.330.17
331.53 MAGOON331.53 -331.53 Happy331.53 New331.76 Year331.93 Mr.332.25 Chairman.332.25
333.05 AIRASIAN333.05 -333.05 Absolutely.333.05 Do334.17 we334.32 have334.49 a334.65 motion334.73 to335.05 adjourn?335.21
336.4 SAMPSON336.4 -336.4 So336.4 moved.336.56
337.21 MAGOON337.21 -337.21 Second.337.21
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