An order asked mobility and engineering staff to evaluate an on‑demand dedicated pedestrian phase at Broadway and School Street and to add no‑turn‑on‑red signage for eastbound Broadway and northbound School Street traffic.

Director Oasek (mobility) told the committee the current timing—implemented as part of the 2019 Winter Hill dedicated bus lane and protected bike facility project—provides a seven‑second pedestrian head start on some approaches and is consistent with the project’s safety objectives. “The design intent for the signal timing that is running today is to provide safe and short signal operation as short as possible to reduce wait times for people walking and rolling and to reduce wait times for MBTA buses,” the director said.

Councilor Scott Wilson and others asked whether new signal equipment being installed at the top of the hill could enable bus priority features or permit a dedicated pedestrian phase when no bus is present; staff said new equipment and future software could allow smarter timing and transit priority settings but that current recommendations remain to maintain the seven‑second head start to protect pedestrians. Wilson also pressed staff to ensure any missing no‑turn‑on‑red signs are installed; staff said a citywide audit found the majority of eligible turns already signed and agreed to coordinate with parking and traffic engineers to add any missing signage.

The committee did not change signal timing during the meeting. Staff said they will continue to monitor bus run times and delays at the location and will revisit signal timing and signage as equipment upgrades and additional data allow.