Yet despite almost unanimous approval by the council, the resolution has met with little success. Chopra expressed dismay at what he considered a lack of movement by the University administration and the Cambridge Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department.
"They weren't really responsive to the resolution until [the accident] happened," Chopra says. "They're more interested in dealing with things after they happen, not before then. These were preventative measures, but they didn't start talking about them until after the fact."
Chopra said he was surprised by the response he received from Cambridge even after the accident.
"There was limited response to my e-mails before Shira's death, and all they said was that they were looking into it and there was pedestrian sign clutter on Mass Ave.," Chopra says.
"After [Palmer-Sherman's} death, they didn't respond to any of my e-mails."
Currently, there are no pedestrian warning signs directed at motorists on the stretch of Mass. Ave. between Bow St. and the Square and on Mt. Auburn St.
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