We have deployed officers to that location when they are available. I will pass along the request for signage but I have never found these violators to be dissuaded by signage.

Enforcement will be scheduled for speeding. The problem is the traffic apps that people use to navigate the city. They (Waze)direct drivers down secondary roadways and most of the time it doesn’t even save one minute off their commute.
A common redirection we see is the apps take drivers off Medford street and redirects them to Emerald street from Pearl to . This doesn’t save even one minute from the normal route of Medford st eastbound to the Fellsway. We need our legislators to pass some real laws that change the way these companies direct traffic. Many of these secondary roads such as Avon st are not equipped to handle this volume of traffic.

When is enforcement going to happen? How often?
Some of these drivers put the gas pedal to the floor when they turn onto Avon St. This is a dangerous situation, one to be attended to before a kid is hit.

Enforcement is scheduled around peak commuting hours in order to counsel as many drivers as possible. As you can imagine, many people are working form home, paying more attention to roadway travel and lodging many complaints. We have a finite number of officers to deploy across the entire city. Avon street has seen enforcement and will continue to see enforcement activity. We are on the other side of highland ave towards Quincy street. I hope this helps with your follow up question.

WAZE is not the problem. I've tested it on different days, different times and never has it diverted me to Avon st. If, going west on Medford St, with destination across the Fellsway, I purposely turn left onto Pearl, WAZE directs me to Devir St, AVOIDING AVON ST. which would be the fastest way back onto my route. It does it time after time.

Yes, there is not a constant stream of speeders on Avon St so the problem is difficult.

But at least put up some signs. What department is it that would put up these signs, and that your initial response mentioned?

Thank you staying on top of this but the danger to children on this block of Avon St continues.

Thank you for having Police vehicles parked for a while on Avon St. Not much traffic while here but maybe a deterrence to the few drivers.

Neighbors have asked about having speed bumps installed. Advice on that?

Thank you for "Caution Children" sign on Avon St.. Very visible location near corner of Avon and Pearl St. Need some time to assess effectiveness.

The "Slow Children" sign that was installed n 2020 after this issue was re[ported was removed and should be put back. (See my 8/9/2020 comment.) I'm thinking when Street Sweeping Info signs were installed the more important safety sign was taken down.

It should be restored.

Hi Hue, the sign tech would not remove a caution children sign to add street sweeping signs. The sign may have been damaged by a truck since that pole is so close to the street. Either way we will add another caution children sign to Avon.

Caution Children sign has been reattached.

Thanks for fixing this request!

Thank you