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Walking from one side of McGrath Highway to the other along Mystic Avenue requires pedestrians to cross multiple highway ramps and walk along "sidewalks" like this one, in the middle of the roadway.

Mystic Ave. Sidewalk near McGrath

Somerville Preps Petitions for Lower Speed Limits on State-Controlled ‘Corridor of Death’

Grecia White

A large crowd of people celebrate the Green Line extension's opening day outside a snowy Ball Square station while some kids play on a snowy hillside next to the station entrance.

Ball Square station, Green Line Extension, December 12, 2022

MBTA

Opening Day: The Green Line Arrives In Medford

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

A Green Line train bears the destination “Union Square” at Lechmere station in Cambridge.

MBTA Board Updates: Green Line to Medford Will Open Dec. 12

a white striped crosswalk with two vegetated curb extensions on either side.

Somerville Avenue, curb extensions, October 24, 2022

Bicycling

Boston’s New Design Guidelines Aim for Safer, Greener Streets

People wearing day-glo vests walk along a paved path that's under construction, with bare soil and riprap on the ground to the left and the Green Line Extension tracks below them to the right.

Somerville Community Path between Medford and Walnut Streets

Transit

Photos: A Construction Tour of Somerville’s Community Path and New Light Rail Line

Map of the Davis and Teele Square neighborhoods in Somerville. Holland Street, College Avenue, and Broadway form a triangle north of Davis Square, with Holland running northwest from Davis to Teele Square, College Avenue running northeast from Davis to Powder House Square, and Broadway running east-to-west at the top of the triangle from Teele to Powder House, a few blocks south of the Tufts campus..

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Somerville to Build Protected Bike Lanes Near Davis Square After Fatal ‘Dooring’ Crash

A Green Line train passes over the viaduct over the future Community Path west of Lechmere Station

Somerville Community Path, An Ideal Shortcut, Won’t Open During Orange Line Shutdown

A Google Street View image of Broadway in Somerville near the site where Stephen Conley crashed. The roadway includes two parking lanes against the curbs, two travel lanes for cars, and two green-painted bike lanes in between the parking and moving vehicle lanes. In the middle distance is a traffic light at the intersection of Packard Avenue. The bike lanes do not continue beyond that intersection.

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Mayor Pledges ‘Immediate’ Action After Somerville Resident Killed In Door-Zone Bike Lane

T Announces Another Month-Long Closure For 5 Green Line Stops; Postpones Opening Date For Medford Extension

Accessible gendered public bathrooms inside the South Boston Maritime Park in the Seaport neighborhood. The park features many benches as well shade trees and two water fountains.

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Walking

Public Bathroom Access An Undervalued But Necessary Element of Walking, Transit Infrastructure

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