Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Somerville

Dept. of Conservation and Recreation Chief Engineer Jeff Parenti leans into a metal traffic signal cabinet on Broadway in Arlington to adjust the traffic signal timing of the pedestrian crosswalk while Somerville Director Transportation & Infrastructure Brad Rawson watches over his shoulder.

On Alewife Brook Parkway, Organizing (and Adjusting Traffic Signals) for a Slower, Safer Street

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 2, 2022 | No Comments

The "walk and talk" event on Wednesday evening brought out dozens of neighborhood advocates, including Somerville city councilors, local transportation engineers from the public and private sectors, state Rep. Christine Barber, and state Sen. Patricia Jehlen.

The northern entrance to the new Charlestown Seawall bike path, pictured from Draw 7 Park in Somerville. The Alford Street Bridge and the spire of the Saint Vincent de Sales Church on Bunker Hill are visible in the distance.

Two New Trail Links Open, Connecting Greenways North of Boston

By Christian MilNeil | May 9, 2022 | No Comments

A tour of the new Charlestown Seawall trail, which connects Draw 7 Park in Somerville to Alford Street in Boston, and the new Watertown-Cambridge Greenway, which connects the Alewife Red Line station to Watertown Square.

A Green Line train bearing the destination sign for "Union Square" arrives at Lechmere station in Cambridge.

Photos: The Green Line Extension’s Opening Day

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

Photos from the first day of operation on the Green Line's new branch to Union Square in Somerville.

Passengers on the new Lechmere station platform next to the first train on the new Green Line extension at 5 a.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022.

GLX Opening Day: Scenes From the First Train From Union Square

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 21, 2022 | No Comments

"This is a huge moment in Somerville's history. It's a huge moment for the region," Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne told StreetsblogMASS while waiting for the first train.

A Google Street View snapshot of the Fellsway in Somerville, showing a snowbank burying the rightmost lane at its intersection with Mystic Avenue.

‘Sneckdown’ At Somerville’s Most Dangerous Intersection Could Become Permanent

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

A lane of the Fellsway/McGrath Highway would be "repurposed to provide enhanced bicycle accommodations" under the I-93 viaduct, according to a MassDOT spokesperson.

The new Magoun Square Green Line station under construction, seen from Lowell Street. This station is on the longer Medford branch of the Green Line Extension, which is expected to open later this year.

Eyes On the Green Line: Somerville’s New Community Path Is Coming Together

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 21, 2022 | No Comments

The new Community Path Extension in Somerville is beginning to look like a usable trail, with new light fixtures and a base layer of pavement in place.

Joggers on the Somerville Community Path near Davis Square.

New Trails We Can Look Forward to in Eastern Mass. in 2022

By Christian MilNeil | Feb 7, 2022 | 1 Comment

From the Berkshires to Boston, construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a dozen new off-street biking and walking paths that are expected to open to traffic in 2022.

MassDOT Shares Early Concepts for Taming Wellington Circle

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 6, 2022 | No Comments

Local stakeholders in an advisory working group expressed a desire to see less asphalt and fewer lanes through the intersections in MassDOT's proposed designs.

A memorial to Kevin Dumont on Mystic Avenue, near the crosswalk where a hit-and-run driver killed him in August 2019.

With MassDOT’s Promised Safety Upgrades in Limbo, More Carnage on Somerville’s Mystic Ave.

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 7, 2021 | No Comments

"We had to bring in Rep. Ayanna Pressley just to get a crosswalk. We have to publicly shame MassDOT for months and months, and all we get are empty promises.”

Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston on Election Day, November 3, 2020.

Election Day Roundup: Meet the Candidates, Make a Plan to Vote

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 1, 2021 | No Comments

Tomorrow is Election Day in Massachusetts, and although there are no statewide races at stake, numerous cities and towns across the Commonwealth will choose new mayors and city councilors. These are the elected officials who arguably have the most influence over the safety of the streets in your hometown, so be sure to cast your […]

The Northern Strand Trail extension in Everett, looking south towards the Encore Casino and the Mystic River

Eyes On the Trails: More Mystic River Greenways In the Works

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

Two trail segments that are nearing completion in Everett, Boston, and Somerville will provide crucial links to the proposed Mystic River bike and pedestrian bridge.

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