Committee Votes to Request Longer Pedestrian Signal Timing
Watertown Bike-Ped Committee sought longer pedestrian signal time at busy intersection. The Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee voted unanimously to request that city officials extend the pedestrian crossing phase at the Arlington-Nichols-Greenway intersection from 20 seconds to roughly 27 seconds.
Bike & Pedestrian Committee · Meeting of August 3, 2026
Watertown Bike-Ped Committee sought longer pedestrian signal time at busy intersection. The Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee voted unanimously to request that city officials extend the pedestrian crossing phase at the Arlington-Nichols-Greenway intersection from 20 seconds to roughly 27 seconds. Committee member Adrian Hauck moved to direct staff member Zeke Mermell to follow up with the Department of Public Works with the request.
The eight-member committee also approved a Rules & Orders document and accepted minutes from its July 13 meeting by a vote of 7 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 abstention by Jenny Wang.
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Source: the Bike & Pedestrian Committee meeting of August 3, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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