News & Announcements

Highland Ave Redesign Notes

Several of our members attended Wednesday's kickoff meeting for the Highland Avenue Redesign plan, and it was mostly productive although somewhat contentious. The process will continue over the next year or two, with construction scheduled to start some time in 2023.

City Survey on Parking & Curb Use

The city's ongoing parking & curb use study is underway! Help them understand how you get around town and how things could improve by

taking their survey here

. One key thing the city wants to find out: how much should parking cost?

  Bike Highland Ave

Our friends over at Somerville Bicycle Safety are running a weekly raffle through December 16 to promote local businesses. To enter, ride your bike to a Highland Ave business, shop there, and post  a photo of you, your bike, and your purchase on social media, tagging Somerville Bicycle Safety.

More details and a non-social-media entry are available here

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AHMA Webinar With California Senator Scott Wiener

Please join Abundant Housing Massachusetts for a conversation with California State Senator Scott Wiener, a leading pro-housing voice in the California legislature. Senator Wiener will speak with AHMA about the progress in California, and what we in Massachusetts can do to win similar, big statewide action we desperately need to stem our own housing crisis. RSVP here.

Key Meetings

• November 22 (tonight!): Gilman Square Neighborhood Plan City staff will provide an update on present and future projects in Gilman Square, present the feasibility study for an accessible path from Marshall Street to the Medford Street Bridge and Community Path extension, discuss options for protected bicycle lanes on Medford Street and Pearl Street from the School Street to the Skilton Ave intersections, and gather public feedback.

• November 22: Land Use Commmitee Ongoing discussion of the Broadway Star Market site and Boynton Yards parking issues.

• November 30: 21-23 Francesca Avenue A proposal to convert a 2-family to a single, then add a backyard cottage. A small neighborhood meeting, but emblematic of the problems with our current Accessory Dwelling Unit rules.

• December 13: 90 Washington St (Public Safety Building) The much-delayed Public Safety Building meeting.