Newton's Traffic Council will weigh parking restrictions near two schools when it meets Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. in Room 211 at City Hall.

Councilors Silber, Kalis and Farrell, along with School Committee Member Lee, are requesting a long-term trial of parking changes on streets around Newton South High School. According to the city's agenda, discussion will focus on Brandeis Road, Roosevelt Road, Littlefield Road and Greenwood Street between Dudley Road and Levbert Road. The goal is to accommodate parking while keeping lanes clear for emergency, trash and recycling vehicles.

Abutters on those four streets have been notified.

The council has already been working on the area. On March 19, it voted 5-0 to trial a ban on parking at all times on the south side of Greenwood Street between Lion Drive and Dudley Road, and a school-day ban from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the north side. A separate item would prohibit parking on one side of Littlefield Road from Greenwood Street to the cul-de-sac at Hurley Field, based on a survey of all 21 occupied homes on the street.

Also scheduled: Councilors Greenberg, Leary and Oliver want to convert the Live Parking zones on Park Street and Vernon Street near Bigelow Middle School into Blue Zones, which would require new signs and allow curbs to be painted blue. The council will also consider removing four "No Turn on Red" signs at Oak Street and Chestnut Street and changing parking on the north side of Chestnut Street to a two-hour limit except Sundays and holidays.

Two other items sit on the agenda but are not yet scheduled for discussion. One is a long-term trial of temporary parking and traffic changes near the Newtonville MBTA commuter rail station, sponsored by Traffic Bureau Captain Daniel Devine, DPW Commissioner Shawna Sullivan and Acting Planning Department Director Katie Whewell. The Traffic Council voted 5-0 on July 1 to hold the item for a trial.

Traffic Council Chair David Koses said at the July 1 meeting that the trial would let the city "quickly respond to various types of changes that might be necessary over the next couple years" as station construction brings parking disruptions. The MBTA announced a $50 million renovation, the Newton Beacon reported. Construction is scheduled to begin in November 2026, with the existing station closing in December 2026, Patch reported June 26. The MBTA awarded the contract to Consigli Construction Co., and a fully accessible station is expected to open in 2029.

The other unscheduled item is a request from Jessica Molson of 48 Goddard Street asking the city to work with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on Goddard Street to 25 mph.

The Sept. 24 meeting is hybrid. Residents can attend in person or join via Zoom at Meeting ID 835 4492 0607.