Leadership on Transportation and Mobility

For more than twenty years, Katjana has worked and advocated for basic transit infrastructure to enable walkable, transit-oriented, mixed-use development in Somerville, increasing access to jobs while decreasing traffic and emissions. She:

Volunteered in the 1990s and 2000s with the Mystic View Task Force and the Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership (STEP), which brought walkable, mixed-use development and a new Orange Line MBTA stop to Assembly Square
For decades has advocated for MBTA and MPO improvements including the Green Line Extension
Successfully advocated for Somerville Community Path infrastructure improvements; drainage, pavement, and markings along the community path and west gateway entrance to our city
Advocated no decrease in cross town 89/80 bus services, a change that would undermine the connections between East and West Somerville necessary for transit justice and equity
Petitioned for and accomplished the intersection redesign for pedestrian safety at Alewife Parkway and Powderhouse Boulevard, a state roadway
Supported dedicated bike lanes on Powderhouse Boulevard
Advocated for a vision of streets that will work for 100 years into the future, rather than using the infrastructure from 100 years ago to dictate our plans