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Katjana's Leadership on the Environment

Combating Climate Change

To restore our urban ecosystem, Mayor Katjana, raised our climate goals from targeting just Net Zero—to be Carbon Negative by 2050, she directed our Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) to implement networked geothermal in Somerville, to decarbonize heating and cooling of our buildings, and much more...
  • Education & Youth Services

    To support youth and teachers, Mayor Katjana made historic budget increases in our schools, expanded out of school time programming, and opened our first three teen spaces
    Launched a new program to coach Somerville students as they make the transition out of high school and into their next step be that college, training, or a career, and much more...
  • COVID-19 Recovery

    Mayor Katjana Ballantyne focused on an equitable COVID-19 recovery in Somerville, implementing initiatives like a guaranteed basic income pilot and a First 100-Day Agenda. Her administration prioritized equity, community engagement, and economic recovery, and much more...
  • Veterans

    To support our Veterans, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne increased staff in our Veterans Office, which brought back the Memorial Day Parade. Katjana relaunched the Veterans Commission on Monuments, and she strengthened programming that serves veterans. Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is suing the Trump administration to preserve funding for Veterans’ benefits!
  • Combating Climate Change

    To restore our urban ecosystem, Mayor Katjana, raised our climate goals from targeting just Net Zero—to be Carbon Negative by 2050, she directed our Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) to implement networked geothermal in Somerville, to decarbonize heating and cooling of our buildings, and much more...
  • Arts & Culture

    To support the Arts and Artists, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne created development carve outs of up to 550,000 square feet of new arts space to propel our vibrant arts community. She will work with our arts community to seize these opportunities
    Granted $500,000 in support for Arts at the Armory, and much more...
  • Education & Youth Services

    To support youth and teachers, Mayor Katjana made historic budget increases in our schools, expanded out of school time programming, and opened our first three teen spaces
    Launched a new program to coach Somerville students as they make the transition out of high school and into their next step be that college, training, or a career, and much more...
  • Social Equity and Safety

    To make Somerville more equitable and safe, Mayor Katjana’s administration created pay equity standards for all employees union and non-union. They launched a Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot to aid our lowest-income residents – the first of its kind in Somerville, and much, much more...
  • Responsive Government

    To make Somerville’s government more efficient and effective, Mayor Katjana’s administration established fiscal controls and reforms that achieved Somerville’s first triple A bond rating from Standard and Poor, which lowers our cost of borrowing. And we’ve maintained that high rating for three years running, and much more...
  • COVID-19 Recovery

    Mayor Katjana Ballantyne focused on an equitable COVID-19 recovery in Somerville, implementing initiatives like a guaranteed basic income pilot and a First 100-Day Agenda. Her administration prioritized equity, community engagement, and economic recovery, and much more...
  • Veterans

    To support our Veterans, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne increased staff in our Veterans Office, which brought back the Memorial Day Parade. Katjana relaunched the Veterans Commission on Monuments, and she strengthened programming that serves veterans. Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is suing the Trump administration to preserve funding for Veterans’ benefits!
  • Seniors

    To support our seniors, Mayor Katjana’s administration Increased the Council on Aging's capacity, programming, and supports for both seniors and caregivers. Mayor Katjana is suing the Trump administration to preserve funding for Seniors’ benefits, and much more...
  • 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, and much more...
  • Food Security

    To end food insecurity in Somerville, Katjana’s administration
    Provided nearly 600 monthly food boxes to 8 public housing sites and multi-use grocery cards to more than 1,000 students, and much more...
  • Housing Stability

    To increase housing stability, affordability, and to prevent displacement, Katjana’s administration

    Distributed over $9.5 million in flexible rental assistance, helping more than 400 households
  • Infrastructure, Streets & Sidewalks

    Infrastructure, Streets & Sidewalks
    To improve our aging infrastructure, Mayor Katjana
    Rebuilt Eastern Pearl Street, Powder House Boulevard, Holland Street, and more, to improve traffic flow and safety, and sustainability, and we completed Phase 1 of Highland Avenue’s repaving, and much more...
  • Economic Development

    To develop our economy, Somerville local, and small businesses, Mayor Katjana
    Committed more than $5 million in pandemic relief, and we launched new efforts to market our businesses and skill-building supports, and much more...