Neighborhood Traffic Safety and Truck Routes

At a glance

What: Council orders on speeding, truck traffic and signage on residential streets, and the city's Safe Streets for All plan and neighborhood traffic calming program.
Where it stands: On November 9 the committee gave leave to withdraw orders on Old Jarvis Avenue speeding and truck traffic and on a no-truck-outlet sign for Rhode Island Street; engineering said these concerns are being handled through citywide initiatives.
Next: Engineering invited feedback on a broader review of the Westfield Road heavy commercial vehicle exclusion with MassDOT; a new order may be filed.

Engineering said Rhode Island Street is not a dead end, so standard no-outlet signage is not appropriate, and suggested the Westfield Road truck exclusion may be diverting trucks onto side streets.
Residents and councilors are encouraged to submit concerns to the Safer Streets online comment map.
Related: SeeClickFix Reporting System, Parking and Traffic Ordinances.

Meeting video from the Holyoke Media YouTube channel and the city's posted agendas on https://www.holyoke.org/departments/public-meetings/.

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Safer Streets task force public meeting set for November 19; interactive map open until December.