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WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS!

Broadway Bus Lanes Debate Between Michael Capuano and Chris Dwan at Somerville Media Center, November 9, 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input (Somerville Wire) – Two community leaders on different sides of the Broadway bus lane controversy sat down together last week to share their divergent views on transportation, accessibility, and accountability in Somerville. The hour-long debate brought together safe streets activist Chris Dwan and […]

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 […]

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 […]