SOMERVILLE NAMED TOP 10 CITY FOR WALKING AND TRANSIT
City jumps from 10th to 7th most walkable city in nation; Also lands rank of 9th for most transit-friendly city
SOMERVILLE
- According to 2014 national Walk Score® ratings, Somerville is now the 7th
most walkable city and the 9th most transit-friendly city in the
CELEBRATE WALKING, BIKING AND TRANSIT-RIDING WITH CITY, BIKE COMMITTEE NOV. 22
“Commuter Celebration” planned to honor City’s achievements in active transportation
- Join
Mayor Joseph Curtatone, the Somerville Board of Aldermen and School Committee,
Somerville Bicycle Committee City, Shape Up Somerville, and many others to
celebrate walking, biking, and transit-riding into the fall, as well as two
important milestones for Somerville. On Friday, Nov. 22 from 7:30 to 8:30
a.m. at the East Somerville Community School (Cross Street side), all residents
and commuters are invited to join us for hot coffee or hot cider, and students
ONLINE FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT MOBILE FARMERS MARKET EBT MATCHES
Using Kickstarter-like crowdfunding service designed for governments, City Holiday Fundraiser seeks to help low-income residents access healthy foods
CITY, SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE KICK OFF “Citizinvestor” CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT MOBILE FARMERS MARKET SUBSIDY PROGRAM
Mobile Farmers Market program needs your help-and a nifty online crowdfunding
campaign makes it easy to give once during the holidays to provide meaningful
help to low-income families all year.
ARTS COUNCIL SURVEY SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND CITY’S CREATIVE ASSETS
Council better understand the economic assets of the creative community in
Somerville by participating in a quick community survey, launched with the
UMass Center for Policy Analysis. .
Online fundraiser to benefit Mobile Market EBT matches
Using Kickstarter-like crowdfunding service designed for governments, City Holiday Fundraiser seeks to help low-income residents access healthy foods
CITY, SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE KICK OFF “Citizinvestor” CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT MOBILE FARMERS MARKET SUBSIDY PROGRAM
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville's Mobile Farmers Market program needs your help-and a nifty online crowdfunding campaign makes it easy to give once during the holidays to provide meaningful help to low-income families all year.
INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES LOAN PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY THE INNOVATION CITY
The City of Somerville makes $1 million available to support next-generation industries
SOMERVILLE
- The City of Somerville-the 'Innovation City'-is supporting the growth of
next-generation industries that will fuel the 21st century economy
with the creation of the Somerville Innovation Fund (the I-Fund), a $1 million
loan program to support the growth of innovative businesses in the city.
2nd Meeting to Discuss Lincoln Park Renovations 12/2
Join
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston for the second in
a series of community meetings to discuss your ideas for the renovation of
Lincoln Park on Monday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the
Argenziano School at 290 Washington Street, and will build on the discussion
held on Oct. 30. The City plans to renovate Lincoln Park to provide necessary
upgrades to the ball fields and playgrounds, and community input and feedback
PROPERTY TAX RATES GOING DOWN--THANKS MAINLY TO UNPRECEDENTED NEW GROWTH
Somerville Tax Rate Lowered Thanks to Unprecedented Gains in New Commercial Growth--Mainly in Assembly Square
Residential and commercial tax rates to be lower in FY14; Significant shift in tax burden from residents to commercial properties keeps taxes low despite rising property values
Alewife/Mystic Water Quality Alert
Alewife/Mystic CSO/Storm Water Run off Water Quality Alert
In accordance with the conditions of the Department of
Environmental Protection's (DEP) Alewife Brook/Upper Mystic River Variance, we hereby notify the public that a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) occurred at
CAM401B on November 23, 2013, and discharged into the Alewife Brook. The
Variance approved workplan requires the Cambridge Department of Public Works
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