Gage Street One-Way (Eastern Avenue to Berkeley Street)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions and the posted minutes; names and details may be misheard.
- What: petition (CC item 8f, May 19, 2026) to make Gage St. one-way.
- Where it stands: the Traffic and Parking Committee recommended approval 3-0 on 2026-08-31 of a one-way eastbound from Eastern Ave. to Berkeley St.
- Next: the ordinance change (not yet seen in the record) and the parking review ordered for Ford St. and Berkeley St.
The street
- 27 feet wide with parking on both sides, leaving a 12 to 13 foot travel lane (the ordinance minimum).
- About 500 vehicles a day; 7 crashes in 5 years, mostly sideswipes, five into parked cars. Stephen S. Rolle called the crash rate more than ten times a typical local street, though the already one-way block was not much better.
- Gage St. is already one-way between Berkeley St. and East Shelby St.; the final block up the hill is two-way.
Discussion
- The petition was vague about the extent. A neighbor asked that the steep two-way block up to Elliot St. stay two-way for fire, rescue, trash and school buses; Rolle agreed.
- Direction proposed: eastbound, consistent with the existing one-way block.
- Robert A. Bilotta supported it, noting winter parking makes the street very tight.
Decision
- Approved 3-0.
- Chair's order (adopted by the Council 11-0 on 2026-09-08): review parking at Gage St. with Ford St. and Berkeley St. for the winter parking ban, and the feasibility of banning parking on the north side across from Ford St.
Discussion time
About 9 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee | 9 |
Log
- 2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Recommended approval 3-0 for one-way eastbound between Eastern Ave. and Berkeley St.; chair's order to study parking near Ford and Berkeley Streets.