At the Jan. 16 Traffic Commission hearing, members approved specific changes to the city's parking schedules, moved several items to public hearing, and tabled one meter/short-term parking request for further study by the parking advisory group.

The commission approved adding a handicap parking placard location at 5 Florence Ave linked to a request for a resident at 15 Centennial Ave and approved adding a handicap placard at 203 Constitution Ave. The commission also approved a no-parking designation on the easterly side of Wilson Street for its full length to make the narrow street consistent with neighboring Mills and Eaton streets.

The commission moved several items to public hearing for fuller review: installation of an isolated stop sign on Mountain Ave at Adams Street (westbound and eastbound stops), removal of multiple obsolete handicap parking listings (addresses including 54 Carlson Ave; 201 Crescent Ave; 5 Webster St; 255 Coolidge St; 65 Nahant Ave; 12 Hitchborn St; 283–285 Endicott Ave), and a proposal to make Green Street permit parking 24 hours a day, seven days a week following new construction across from the street. The commission also combined and amended two Thurlow Ave items: it will remove the current citywide no-parking listing for Thurlow and add a clarified no-parking segment from Beach Street to 59 Thurlow; that amended item will be sent to public hearing.

A request from the owner of Kwik E Mart at 225 Broadway for a 15-minute parking designation was tabled at the commission's request. Parking department staff said the parking advisory committee is preparing a broader proposal on meter courtesy times and recommended tabling the specific 15-minute sign request until that plan is ready, likely in April.

Votes and procedural outcomes were recorded by voice during the hearing; the transcript does not include roll-call tallies. Where the transcript records a clear approval or an agreed motion, the commission's action is listed below. If no formal roll-call or count was given in the transcript, the record below notes the outcome as reflected in the hearing minutes.

Votes at a glance
- Add handicap parking placard at 5 Florence Ave (for resident of 15 Centennial Ave): approved (motion and second recorded; no roll-call tally in transcript).
- Add handicap parking placard at 203 Constitution Ave: approved (moved to approval/public hearing earlier; transcript records approval).
- Wilson Street (easterly side): add no parking (entire length): approved.
- Mountain Ave at Adams St: install isolated westbound and eastbound stop signs: moved to public hearing.
- Remove obsolete handicap listings at multiple addresses (see list above): moved to public hearing for confirmation prior to removal.
- Green Street (northerly direction): add 24/7 permit parking: moved to public hearing.
- Kwik E Mart, 225 Broadway: request for 15-minute parking: tabled (pending broader parking advisory committee proposals).
- Thurlow Ave: remove long no-parking listing and add clarified no-parking from Beach Street to 59 Thurlow: moved to public hearing (amended during discussion).

Next steps: items sent to public hearing will be noticed and scheduled; staff will confirm addresses proposed for removal of handicap listings before the hearing. The commission did not adopt any final installation of stop signs, permit systems or curb changes at the Jan. 16 meeting; those changes require subsequent formal approvals.