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With MassDOT’s Promised Safety Upgrades in Limbo, More Carnage on Somerville’s Mystic Ave.
"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.”
December 7, 2021
Election Day Roundup: Meet the Candidates, Make a Plan to Vote
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.
November 1, 2021
Eyes On the Trails: More Mystic River Greenways In the Works
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.
October 22, 2021
Baker Admin Commits Funding for Proposed Mystic Greenway Bridge
“We are going to fund this project and make it happen,” said the Governor at a press conference on the shore of the Mystic River on Friday afternoon.
October 22, 2021
Eyes On the Street: More Space for Pedestrians and Bikes in Somerville
Two projects are nearing completion: the reconstruction of Somerville Avenue in Union Square, and the quick-build reconfiguration of Powder House Circle near Tufts University.
October 15, 2021
A Voter’s Guide to Tuesday’s Preliminary Elections
A brief guide for voters with a summary of Streetsblog coverage to date.
September 10, 2021
Meet the Candidates Running to Be Somerville’s Next Mayor
Somerville’s next mayor will take responsibility for a number of local issues that reflect national challenges: reforming community policing, improving street safety and effectiveness for walkers, bikers, and drivers, and prioritizing green and affordable public transportation and housing.
September 8, 2021
Somerville to Shrink Powder House Traffic Circle
In the next few weeks, the City of Somerville will use quick-build materials to transform the Powderhouse Circle traffic rotary, a six-way junction of busy walking and biking routes at the southern edge of the Tufts University campus, into a smaller roundabout with protected bike lanes, shortened crosswalks, and increased space for pedestrians.
August 10, 2021
Green Line Extension Update: Trains Arrive in Somerville
In the coming weeks, Green Line trains will venture out onto the new tracks of the Union Square branch for four months of systems integration testing to work out any remaining kinks before the new stations open in mid-December.
August 3, 2021
Advocacy Works: MassDOT Re-Prioritizes Basic Safety Upgrades For Somerville
On Wednesday evening, a follow-up public hearing on MassDOT's proposed I-93 viaduct rehabilitation project found a significantly warmer reception from neighbors and elected officials after the state agency promised to prioritize sidewalk and crosswalk upgrades this year, before a major highway viaduct rehabilitation project begins in earnest.
July 1, 2021
