Transportation and Mobility
To create safe, "complete streets" that serve Somerville residents and businesses as a priority, Mayor Katjana’s administration
- Is creating safe, accessible, complete streets that prioritize residents and local businesses so they can move around Somerville safely instead of prioritizing commuters who are just driving through
- Is rebuilding streets to accommodate multiple transportation modes including bus and bike lanes, shared curbs, traffic calming, and hands-free pedestrian signals. These features make moving around Somerville safer and more efficient for everyone, including children, mature adults, and people with disabilities.
- Rebuilt Eastern Pearl Street, Powder House Boulevard, Holland Street, and more, to improve traffic flow, safety, and sustainability, and we’ve completed Phase 1 of Highland Avenue’s repaving
- Installed nearly sixty traffic safety treatments each year, more than 150 treatments in total, including life-saving bike lanes, improved crossings, and speed humps
- Provided more than 9,000 rides to access food resources and health services with our Taxi to Health program
- Is creating affordable, sustainable ways for our residents to get around from equity work on new bus routes and free T pass programs for students, staff, and low-income families; to safer streets for walking, rolling, and biking
- Worked together with Safe Streets (SASS) and as a member of the Somerville Bike Advisory Committee (SBAC), and the Somerville Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PTAC). Together, we have made these and more important and highly visible improvements
- Is working to make Somerville a leader in encouraging appropriate, new modes of efficient, economic, user-friendly urban transit options, including bike-sharing and autonomous vehicles
