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Bus Network Redesign Shows Signs of Life
The T plans to roll out a new network of four frequent-service bus routes across the northern part of its service area before the end of 2024 in the first implementation phase of its bus network redesign.
April 11, 2024
Wednesday Night: Editor Christian MilNeil Speaks At Streetwise Somerville
StreetsblogMASS editor Christian MilNeil will be in Somerville this evening as the guest of the month for the Streetwise lecture series from the Somerville Bicycle Advisory Committee and the Somerville Alliance for Safe Streets.
March 20, 2024
Somerville’s ‘Grounding McGrath’ Plan Has A New Look, With Fewer Lanes
A plan to transform Somerville's McGrath Highway into a narrower, tree-lined boulevard is getting closer to reality.
February 14, 2024
What’s Somerville Doing With a City-Owned Empty Lot Next to a New Light Rail Station?
In 2014, the City of Somerville endorsed a plan to create new affordable housing, spaces for small businesses, and public plazas for city-owned land next to the new Gilman Square Green Line Station. Nearly a decade later, it's still an empty lot.
December 4, 2023
Somerville Voters Approve Bike Lanes, Bus Stop Improvements In Participatory Budget
Earlier this week, Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announced that five projects would receive nearly $1 million in city funding in the City of Somerville’s first-ever Participatory Budgeting process.
October 26, 2023
Study: Finishing the Mass. Central Rail Trail Could Deliver Over $200 Million In Annual Benefits
Filling in the remaining gaps in the east-west Mass. Central Rail Trail, which is envisioned as a 104-mile path from Northampton to Boston, could generate over $200 million a year in increased economic activity from new trail-oriented tourism, according to a new analysis.
June 26, 2023
Car-Free Mystic River Bridge Will Begin Construction In 2024
"We are on schedule for the project to go out to bid at the end of the calendar year," a state official confirmed for StreetsblogMASS.
June 20, 2023
Somerville’s Community Path Extension Is Open
The long-awaited Somerville Community Path Extension will finally open to bike and pedestrian traffic on Saturday, June 10.
June 9, 2023
New Somerville Bike Plan Envisions Bike Routes On 1/4 of the City’s Streets
The City of Somerville is on the cusp of adopting a new bike network plan that aims to give people of all ages safe bicycling routes to every corner of the city.
May 30, 2023
UPDATED: Unresolved Accessibility Issues Push Somerville Community Path Opening to Mid-June
MBTA officials have confirmed that additional work still needs to be done to bring the path into compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
April 27, 2023