Somerville
Basics
So, How Is ‘Vision Zero’ Doing in Beantown?
A new report singles out a Boston suburb, where there have been no fatal crashes since 2022.
June 30, 2026
Public Bathroom Access An Undervalued But Necessary Element of Walking, Transit Infrastructure
Public bathrooms are necessities for anyone who makes their way through cities by foot, bike, public transit, or any other set of wheels, and cities and transit agencies are increasingly treating bathrooms as vital elements of public health and transportation infrastructure.
July 25, 2022
‘Sneckdown’ At Somerville’s Most Dangerous Intersection Could Become Permanent
The intersection of the Fellsway with Mystic Avenue – a site of such frequent crashes that neighbors have started referring to the roadways in the area as the “corridor of death” – received some traffic-calming from the heavens this winter. Now, MassDOT officials say that they’d like to make the lane reduction permanent as part of a long-planned safety project for the area that’s still in the design phase.
March 7, 2022
A Large Town Answer to COVID-19 Mobility
Somerville, Mass. will provide safer walking and biking routes with more room for physical distancing.
May 24, 2020
