Delmont and Farrar Avenues Four-Way Stop Requests
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions and the posted minutes; names may be misheard.
- What: John P. Fresolo's petitions for four-way stops at Delmont Ave. and Farrar Ave. where they meet Bedford Ave.
- Where it stands: both filed 2-0 on 2026-07-22 (no federal warrant); the Council accepted the filings on 2026-08-18 and adopted orders for stop bars at the existing Bedford Ave. stop signs.
- Next: stop bars to be painted; a speed hump petition for Delmont Ave. is in for next season, and a slow-down sign petition from Fresolo.
Testimony
- Two Bedford Ave. residents asked for a corridor traffic study and cumulative review of more than 2,000 new units in District 3 (and tied it to the pending parking-minimum change; see Minimum Parking Requirements Zoning Amendment).
- Callers backed four-way stops or traffic calming because both streets are cut-throughs between Hamilton St. and Grafton St.
- Farrar Ave. neighbors opposed stop signs on a steep icy hill (rolling back, a dialysis trip, a handicapped neighbor), but accepted a seasonal slow-down sign.
Decision
- Stephen S. Rolle: the federal engineering study found neither intersection meets traffic-volume or crash warrants. Delmont Ave. had two crashes in five years, both by drivers who ran the stop signs; Farrar Ave. had none.
- Stop signs are not traffic calming under the federal rules; speed humps can go only where grades are under about 8 percent.
Discussion time
About 27 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 - Traffic and Parking Committee | 27 |
Log
- 2026-08-18 - City Council - Items 20o and 20p: filings accepted 9-0; items 12e and 12f: orders for stop bars at the existing stop signs facing Bedford Ave. adopted 9-0.
- 2026-07-22 - Traffic and Parking Committee - Both petitions filed 2-0 after lengthy testimony; chairman's orders for stop bars.