CITY BREAKS GROUND AT CHUCKIE HARRIS PARK
Bill Roche joined members of the Harris family - the park is named for
son/brother Chuckie Harris - staff from the Office of Strategic Planning and
Community Development, Ground View Landscape Architects, and more than 50 East
Somerville residents and community members for the groundbreaking on Cross
Street on Friday, July 13th.
The park, named for a young Somerville resident who lost his life in an
IKEA TELLS CITY IT WILL LET ASSEMBLY SQUARE PERMITS EXPIRE
Mayor Receives Letter Announcing IKEA Has No Plans to Build Additional Stores in Region “for the Foreseeable Future;” Noting Likely Interest from Other Developers, City Will Ensure that Future Uses of IKEA Site Conform to Current Vision for Assembly Sq. D
SOMERVILLE –Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he had received a letter from officials at international furniture retailer IKEA informing him that they have decided not to proceed with construction at
‘SEIZE THE SUMMER’ AT SOMERSTREETS ON HIGHLAND AVE, 7/29
July’s SomerStreets Event to be Held Noon-4pm along Highland Ave. from Walnut Street to Cedar Street
- "Seize the Summer," the July installment of the City's seasonal SomerStreets
festival, will take place on Sunday, July 29th from noon to 4pm
between Walnut and Cedar Streets on Highland Ave. It is the second of five SomerStreets
celebrations planned for 2012, with the first event having drawn more than
3,000 attendees in June along East Broadway.
For this unique street fair, where "roads are closed to cars and open to
you," programming includes: a "Kidical Mass" bike ride to Davis Square;
Lincoln Park Renovations to be Discussed at Community Meetings
Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston, and the Office of
Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested
community members to a series of community meetings to discuss upcoming renovations
to Lincoln Park. Presentations will be
made on Wednesday, August 1st and Monday, August6th at 6:30 p.m.,
and well be held at the Argenziano School, 290 Washington Street. The City plans to renovate Lincoln Park in two
phases, the first of which would include:
FIRST HUBWAY BIKE-SHARING KIOSKS ARRIVING IN SOMERVILLE THIS MONTH
Installation of First Three Rental Kiosks Under Way at Union Square, Beacon Street and City Hall; Nine More Stations to be Installed at Locations Across the City; Official Ribbon-Cutting Set for August 8th at City Hall Concourse
Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Hayes Morrison announced today
that kiosk installation was under way in Somerville for the popular
metro-Boston Hubway bike-sharing system.
The first wave of kiosk setup would include locations at Union Square,
Beacon Street near its intersection with Washington Street and at the City Hall
Concourse. Hubway is also installing new kiosks in Cambridge and Brookline as
SOMERVILLE SLATED FOR $18 MILLION GRANT FROM BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS
City on List for State Grant to Support Relocation and Construction of New Public Library; Union Square Site under Consideration for New Building
Curtatone and Director of Libraries, Maria Carpenter, announced today that the
City of Somerville has been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners (MBLC) to be placed on a waiting list for an $18 million
construction grant to partially fund a new public library in the heart of Union
Square. Fourteen other communities were listed,
but Somerville received the highest grant award in the state and placed first
in the second round of review. Eight more Massachusetts communities received
CITY, MASSDOT, MBTA SIGN PACT ON GREEN LINE STATION DEVELOPMENT FOR UNION SQUARE
City’s Redevelopment Authority Will Acquire Land, Manage Adjacent Development, Give MBTA Permanent Easement for the Station; MassDOT and MBTA Reaffirm Commitment to Keep Project Moving with Medford Street Bridge Rehab Project to Start in October
SOMERVILLE - Massachusetts Department of
Transportation Secretary Richard A. Davey, MBTA Acting General Manager Jonathan
R. Davis and Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the City
of Somerville, MassDOT and the MBTA have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
that describes how land will be acquired by the City, or by the Somerville
Redevelopment Authority (SRA) acting as the City's agent, to be transferred to
the MBTA in exchange for a firm commitment by the MBTA and MassDOT to construct
East Broadway Construction Meeting
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 1 Alderman Bill Roche
invite all interested residents and stakeholders to attend a community meeting
on Monday, August 13th to present the construction schedule for the
East Broadway Streetscape Project. The meeting will be held at the Cross
Street Center, 165 Broadway, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please contact
Carlene Campbell-Hegarty at ccampbell@somervillema.gov
or (617) 625-6600 ext. 2615 for more information.
INSPECTIONAL SERVICES SUPT. EDWARD NUZZO TO TRANSFER TO CITY’S CAPITAL PROJECTS DEPT.
In Past, Veteran Manager Oversaw Successful Completion of Argenziano School Construction, Upgrade to Trum Field and Rehab of Conway Park
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that Inspectional Services Superintendent
MassDOT / Davis Square Construction
MassDOT is scheduled to install a raised crosswalk on Holland Street at
the MBTA Station. Weather permitting, construction will begin on Sunday,
August 19th at approximately 2:00 a.m. and continue through
Wednesday, August 22nd. During this period, the Buena Vista
Parking Lot will remain open. However no vehicular traffic will be allowed on Holland Street from
Winter Street to Dover Street.
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