Committee approves $4,673.56 pilot to install 10 parking sensors on Broadway

The Revere City Pocket Advisory Committee voted April 16 to authorize $4,673.56 from park and benefits district funds to install 10 parking sensors in a pilot area on Broadway.

According to the motion presented to the committee, the sensors would be installed from the corner of "Yamans and Broadway" (as recorded in the agenda text) and extend to the driveway of 250 Broadway, covering nine to ten meter locations. The sensors are intended to allow a 15‑minute courtesy period; the committee described the effort as a pilot to observe driver behavior and any associated revenue impacts before considering expansion across the Broadway business district.

Committee members clarified that Shirley Avenue is not included in this funding request because a separate funding source is expected to cover Shirley Avenue work. One committee member said Shirley Avenue will be considered by the traffic commission at its meeting the following night, which would allow broader meter work there under a different grant funding source.

Members also discussed a related traffic commission request to remove four meters on Garfield Avenue to expand residential parking, noting that any meter removals would depend on the traffic commission's action and public hearings.

After discussion, a committee member moved to approve the pilot and another seconded. The motion passed; the transcript records the approval but does not include a roll call or named vote.

The meeting transcript lists the requested pilot amount as $4,673.56 and the proposed scope as 10 sensors; no vendor name or installation schedule was provided during the meeting.