MBTA REVISES ITS BUS NETWORK DESIGN
Abundant public comments lead to substantial changes in future Somerville routes (Somerville Wire) – After receiving more than 20,000 comments on its plan to reorganize its bus routes, the MBTA announced a revised plan last week. The new version of the map makes changes to more than half the routes announced in its initial proposal […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: OCTOBER 26, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Crane Coming Down, Domestic Violence Vigil, Monster Mash, and More! Article CODIFYING A NEW CURB PHILOSOPHY City proposes new ways of looking at street usage Shorts One Crane Coming Down Weather permitting, Prospect Street will be closed to traffic between Somerville Avenue and Webster Avenue this Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 27-29, to facilitate […]
CODIFYING A NEW CURB PHILOSOPHY
City proposes new ways of looking at street usage (Somerville Wire) – After two years of data collection and outreach to the community, the City has concluded its Citywide Parking and Curb Use Study. The research team has issued a final report summarizing findings and recommendations for developing “an effective, equitable curb-management system.” The final […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: OCTOBER 19, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Curb Use Study, Raúl the Third, Former Wire Staffer at Open Mic, and More! ARTICLE From the Cambridge Day BEING ABLE TO GO FASTER ON A BLUEBIKES E-BIKE WON’T HAPPEN QUICKLY Including in Somerville SHORTS What to Use Curbs for After two years of research, data collection, and stakeholder engagement, the Citywide Parking and […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: October 12, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Protecting Spaces for Local Artists, Indigenous Rights Program, and More! ARTICLES SPEAK YOUR MIND: BROADWAY BUS LANES, NOV. 9, 6 P.M. Public forum at the Somerville Media Center main studio, opponents and proponents encouraged to participate! THREE HONK! PHOTOS Somerville Wire on the scene at the 2022 Festival of Activist Street Bands SHORTS Protecting […]
THREE HONK! PHOTOS
Somerville Wire on the scene at the 2022 Festival of Activist Street Bands All photos by Russell Adams. Copyright 2022 Russell Adams.
SPEAK YOUR MIND: BROADWAY BUS LANES, NOV. 9, 6 P.M.
Public forum at the Somerville Media Center main studio, opponents and proponents encouraged to participate! In the three years since the City of Somerville installed dedicated bus lanes on Broadway, they have gotten both cheers and jeers from residents, business owners, and commuters passing through the area. Local stakeholders from abutting neighborhoods are invited to […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: October 5, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
The Verdict on Holland St, the Latest on 90 Washington St, and More! Article DOES UNION SQUARE NEED ANOTHER LAB BUILDING? Developer reveals new plans to replace block of shops with commercial structure SAVE THE DATE: Speak Your Mind: Broadway Bus Lanes, Nov. 9, 6-8 p.m., Somerville Media Center main studio. Short talks by […]
DOES UNION SQUARE NEED ANOTHER LAB BUILDING?
Developer reveals new plans to replace block of shops with commercial structure (Somerville Wire) – In the heart of Union Square, the new 450-unit apartment building and the seven-story lab building are nearing completion. Last week, the owner of a block of buildings just across Prospect Street from the new buildings held their first public […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: September 28, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
‘Opioid Project,’ City Hall Community Meetings, Pollinators, and More! Articles CAN HOLLAND STREET BE SAFE FOR ALL? Proposed street redesign would bring protected bike lanes to Davis Square and beyond OPINION: STATE BOARD RAISES MCAS PASSING SCORE DESPITE 1/2 LEGISLATORS’ OPPOSITION The latest from Sen. Pat Jehlen SAVE THE DATE: Public Forum on the Broadway […]
