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City Installing Protected Bike Lanes on Wellington Bridge This Fall as Part of COVID-19 Mobility Response
The City of Somerville will install protected bike lanes on Route 28 across the Wellington Bridge thanks to a MassDOT Shared Streets and Spaces Program grant award. This new statewide funding program supports public health by facilitating quick-build projects that provide new or repurposed space for socially-distanced walking, bicycling, dining, retail, and bus travel during the coronavirus pandemic. The Wellington Bridge has long represented a gap in the regional network of walking…One Case of West Nile Virus Confirmed in Somerville; City Now Considered ‘High Risk’
Learn more at www.somervillema.gov/WNVSomerville Public Schools Reopening Town Hall, 9/21
The Somerville Public Schools and the City of Somerville will be jointly hosting an online Schools Reopening Town Hall on local efforts to prepare for the 2020/2021 school year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 21, at 5:30 p.m. Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole interpretation will be available. How to Participate Watch: The meeting will be live-streamed. View it live on: City Cable TV and the Educational Channel (Channels 13 &…How to Watch the City’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
On the morning of Friday, September 11, the City of Somerville held a small ceremony to remember and honor those who lost their lives in the September 11 terrorist attack and its aftermath. The ceremony was recorded and will be shown on City Cable TV (channel 13 on RCN, channel 15 on Comcast) and is available on the City’s YouTube page at www.youtube.com/SomervilleCityTV. Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication,…Take a Quick Survey to Help Prioritize Community Preservation Act Spending
The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) is seeking resident feedback to help guide its Community Preservation Act (CPA) spending recommendations. Through a short online survey, you can share with the CPC how you would divide CPA money among the areas it can fund - affordable housing, recreation/open space, and historical preservation. The survey is open through Monday, November 9, and can be found at http://bit.ly/SomervilleCPA2020. Individuals with disabilities who need…Somerville to Allow Limited Phase 3 Step 1 Businesses to Reopen 9/8
Mayor Joe Curtatone announced today that certain Phase 3 Step 1 businesses, including fitness clubs and gyms, may open -- with restrictions -- in Somerville on Tuesday, September 8. All businesses seeking to open must have a City-approved health and safety plan and meet stringent COVID-19 safety requirements. The requirements, which are designed to decrease the risk of virus transmission, include all State requirements as well as measures that exceed State standards such as mandatory face…Somerville to Monitor Wastewater for Evidence of COVID-19
Mayor Joe Curtatone announced today that Somerville is launching a community wastewater testing program to monitor for the coronavirus and provide earlier detection of increased spread of COVID-19. In partnership with Northeastern University Asst. Professor Ameet Pinto of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Stantec, the City’s on-call engineering firm for sewer work and design, the program is designed to reveal COVID-19 hotspots up to one to two weeks earlier …Protect Yourself From Mosquito Bites as Summer Winds Down
Protect Yourself from Mosquito Bites as Summer Winds Down As the Labor Day weekend and cooler temperatures approach, residents should continue to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquito bites and mosquito-borne illnesses. Somerville and surrounding communities are still at moderate risk of West Nile Virus (WNV), and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) cases have been confirmed in Massachusetts. WNV and EEE are usually transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected…New Shared Streets Route Coming to Davis Square Area
Somerville’s Shared Streets initiative will add a new route, weather permitting, starting Thursday, September 3. Shared Streets open up low-volume or residential side-streets to pedestrians, cyclists, and other users while still allowing vehicle access for residents who live on the street or who need to use the street to get to their homes, their guests, and service vehicles such as first responders, delivery drivers, sanitation trucks, and street sweepers. The new route will include Morrison…EPA to Coordinate with City on Cleanup of Conway Field Contamination
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Somerville have signed an Administrative Order of Consent in which the EPA has committed to coordinate with the City on remediation of Conway Field in accordance with federal and state environmental regulations. Conway Field and the adjacent splash pad were closed in 2018 after soil testing conducted in preparation for the proposed renovation of the park revealed PCB and lead contaminants, some exceeding regulatory limits. Under the…Feedback
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