SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 28, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Fourth of July Festivities, Tackling Sewer Overflows, and More! Article COMPREHENSIVE BICYCLE NETWORK PLANNED Streets throughout Somerville to be designated “Neighborways” with reduced vehicle speeds The City is currently planning a broad new system of bicycle routes throughout Somerville. The preliminary plans, which are being vetted in small pop-ups around the city this spring and […]
COMPREHENSIVE BICYCLE NETWORK PLANNED
Streets throughout Somerville to be designated “Neighborways” with reduced vehicle speeds (Somerville Wire) – The City is currently planning a broad new system of bicycle routes throughout Somerville. The preliminary plans, which are being vetted in small pop-ups around the city this spring and summer, would add more separated bike lanes and also improve protection […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 22, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Teen Spaces, Tenant Protection, and More! Article URBAN RENEWAL FOR WINTER HILL Mixed-use development planned at former Star Market on Broadway The long-abandoned Star Market on Broadway in Winter Hill is moving closer to a new life. Developers presented their latest revisions for the mixed-use development at a meeting of the Somerville Redevelopment Authority last […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 14, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Money for Your Guns, a More Inclusive Farmers Market, and More! Articles NEW LIFE FOR CLARENDON HILL City gives final approval for expansion, renovation of public housing OPINION: ‘FIREHOUSE REELS’ AT THE SOMERVILLE MUSEUM Exhibit highlights the once-controversial practice of cities supporting free speech Shorts Money for Your Guns The Somerville Police Department and the […]
NEW LIFE FOR CLARENDON HILL
City gives final approval for expansion, renovation of public housing Clarendon Hill, a 216-unit housing development in West Somerville, will be substantially enlarged, redesigned, and renovated, after the City Council last week authorized $14 million in borrowing to help finance the project. Located at 34 North St. between Alewife Brook Parkway, Powder House Blvd., and […]
OPINION: ‘FIREHOUSE REELS’ AT THE SOMERVILLE MUSEUM
Exhibit highlights the once-controversial practice of cities supporting free speech SCAT was born in controversy. When a utility comes in to do business in a city, there’s the expectation that the company will give back to the community that’s letting them set up lines over the streets. In Somerville, the expectation was that Warner Amex […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 7, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Free Taxi Rides, Boynton Yard Concerts, and More! Articles CITY, STATE PLANNING SAFETY OVERHAUL FOR ROUTES 28 & 38 Officials hope to slow traffic, reduce crashes around high-traffic intersection Utilizing federal and state funding, the city and state are moving forward together with plans to improve safety on Routes 28 and 38, including raised crosswalks, […]
CITY, STATE PLANNING SAFETY OVERHAUL FOR ROUTES 28 & 38
Officials hope to slow traffic, reduce crashes around high-traffic intersection Utilizing federal and state funding, the city and state are moving forward together with plans to improve safety on Routes 28 and 38, including raised crosswalks, separated bike lanes, and additional traffic signals. Made more urgent by recent pedestrian fatalities, the project focuses on McGrath […]
OPINION: MY PRIDE IS A RIOT AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACY
“As a Black and queer person, I know that when a person’s very existence is criminalized it inevitably results in fear, hate crimes, and death.” The rain poured down on me and a cadre of queer and trans youth in front of the bricked facade of Somerville’s City Hall. The Progressive Pride Flag rose as […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 1, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
40 Years of SCATV Exhibit, CARNAVAL, Big Gay Dance Party, and More! Articles NEIGHBORS SOUND OFF ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLANS Mayor announces “pause” in design process, seeking more community input Committed to siting a new police and fire complex at 90 Washington St., the City has nevertheless paused the design process for the new […]
