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SOMERVISION NEXT STEPS: REVAMPED RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND NEW DESIGN PROJECTS FOR: MCGRATH HIGHWAY AREA; BRICKBOTTOM; COMMUNITY PATH EXTENSION

SOMERVILLE – With the final version of the City’s SomerVision Comprehensive Plan now published through the City’s web site, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Strategic Planning and Community Development Director Michael F. Glavin announced today that the twenty-year plan, approved last month by the Somerville Board of Aldermen and City Planning Board would serve as the basis for a new round of initiatives across the city.   The first of these will kick off in June with a release of a…

TUFTS, SOMERVILLE REACH 5-YEAR PARTNERSHIP DEAL

SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville and Tufts University have reached a partnership agreement through which Tufts will contribute $1.375 million over five years to the City. As part of the agreement, Tufts will also waive the university’s application fee for Somerville High School students and provide college preparation assistance for Somerville students beginning in the sixth grade. Tufts will make annual payments to the City of $275,000, representing a significant increase of nearly two-…

MAYOR CURTATONE, TRAFFIC & PARKING CONVENE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT RESEARCH AND POLICY GROUP

SOMERVILLE -Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he has created a Transportation Research, Innovation and Planning (TRIP) Team to advise the City on new technologies and procedures designed to increase accessibility, capacity, convenience and safety in all modes of local transportation. The advisory panel is composed of representatives drawn from the city's residential and business communities as well as Somerville-based transportation and parking policy experts. With City officials…

LGBT Skate Night Oct. 26th

Are you ready to celebrate Halloween - on ice? Please join us for the City of Somerville's second annual LGBT Skate Night on Saturday, October 26th from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Veteran's Memorial Skating Rink, 570 Somerville Ave. All ages and allies are welcome, and costume prizes will be awarded. Tickets are $10 and include skate rental. Play It Again Sports, located in Stoneham, is offering a 10% discount on skate purchases when you mention Somerville's LGBT Skate Night. The event is…

MAYOR CURTATONE ANNOUNCES LOCAL JOBS ADVISORY PANEL

SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he had established a new advisory group to assist the City in the development and implementation of programs designed to encourage and support efforts by area employers to hire local residents.  To be known as the Somerville Jobs Advisory Committee (SJAC), the eleven-member panel will begin meeting later this month.  The group will examine best practices for matching local job candidates to local training and hiring…

NEW “SOMERSTREETS” EVENT DEBUTS ON HOLLAND STREET SEPTEMBER 8th

SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville will host its newest event in the annual SomerStreets series on Sunday, September 8th from noon to 4 p.m. Strike Up the Bands @ SomerStreets will take place along Holland Street between Davis Square and Teele Square and will include live music at Johnny D's Uptown and PJ Ryan's Pub as well as children's activities, family-friendly programming, and student-friendly fun (Welcome back, students!) throughout the afternoon. This is the first time the festival has…

Smoke and Dye Testing of Sewer Lines

Smoke and dye testing of portions of Somerville’s sewer lines to identify connections between the drain and sanitary sewer systems will be conducted by City contractors Wright-Pierce beginning Monday, July 29, and continuing at various times through Friday, August 9. Residents will be notified via phone and email alerts prior to testing in your neighborhood.   Locations and corresponding dates of the testing are: Monday, July 29, through Friday, August 2: Broadway area from Alewife…

GLX CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON MEDFORD STREET BRIDGE

SOMERVILLE - As preparations continue throughout the City of Somerville in anticipation of the Green Line Extension Project, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will begin intensive repairs to the Medford Street Bridge in July that will require the full closure of Medford Street between Somerville Ave. and South Street through July 21st. Beginning on Friday, July 5th, this portion of roadway will be closed to vehicles 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the next three…

SOMERVILLE SETS NEW DATA-DRIVEN COURSE FOR STREET MANAGEMENT; CITY TO INCREASE ROAD AND SIDEWALK BUDGET TO $3 MILLION AND ADDITIONAL ADA FUNDS TO $1 MILLION

SOMERVILLE – Starting immediately, hard data and an innovative new statistical model designed to prioritize community needs and values such as ADA accessibility, transit access, and development of the City’s tree canopy, will guide the paving and sidewalk repair plans of the City of Somerville. Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the new Neighborhood Street Reconstruction Program, which also takes advantage of significant cost savings offered by a shift to more preventive maintenance…

CITY TO BREAK GROUND ON COMMUNITY PATH EXTENSION

The $2 million quarter-mile project will extend the popular pathway from its current end at Cedar Street to Lowell Street, the site of a future MBTA Green Line transit station.  SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville is about to grow one step closer to its vision of a bicycle and pedestrian path that connects the city to Boston. For the first time in 18 years, a new section of the Community Path in Somerville is under construction.   This week, the Massachusetts Department of…

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