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Broadway Bus Lanes Debate Between Michael Capuano and Chris Dwan at Somerville Media Center, November 9, 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.
LINDA PINKOW

WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS!

Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input (Somerville Wire) – Two community leaders on different sides of the Broadway bus lane controversy sat down together last week to share their divergent views on transportation, accessibility, and accountability in Somerville. The hour-long debate brought together safe

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LINDA PINKOW November 16, 2022
SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF

SPEAK YOUR MIND: BROADWAY BUS LANES, NOV. 9, 6 P.M.

Public forum at the Somerville Media Center main studio, opponents and proponents encouraged to participate! In the three years since the City of Somerville installed dedicated bus lanes on Broadway, they have gotten both cheers and jeers from residents, business owners, and commuters passing through the area. Local stakeholders from

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SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF October 12, 2022
Holland St Pedestrian Crossing at Cameron Ave. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.
LINDA PINKOW

CAN HOLLAND STREET BE SAFE FOR ALL?

Proposed street redesign would bring protected bike lanes to Davis Square and beyond (Somerville Wire) – Led by Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, the City is proposing to install protected bicycle lanes on Holland Street between Davis and Teele Squares. The proposal brought forth passionate comments at a virtual meeting of the

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LINDA PINKOW September 28, 2022
Draft City of Somerville Draft Bike Network Vision. Image courtesy of the City of Somerville, Mass.
LINDA PINKOW

COMPREHENSIVE BICYCLE NETWORK PLANNED

Streets throughout Somerville to be designated “Neighborways” with reduced vehicle speeds (Somerville Wire) – The City is currently planning a broad new system of bicycle routes throughout Somerville. The preliminary plans, which are being vetted in small pop-ups around the city this spring and summer, would add more separated bike

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LINDA PINKOW June 28, 2022
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEBRUARY 22, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Support local businesses, a plan for more inclusive City boards and commissions, and bicycle network planning workshops Articles SOMERVILLE YMCA CONTEMPLATES FUTURE IN NEW BUILDING The search for a new facility is on BUSINESS PROFILE: KOSHARI MAMA The restaurant brings the flavors of Egypt to Somerville Avenue Shorts Local business

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN February 22, 2022
Somerville Live Wire - Episode 4 - YouTube 2021-06-08 10-43-30
SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF

VIDEO: SOMERVILLE’S ‘CORRIDOR OF DEATH’

Somerville Live Wire — Episode 4 Episode 4 discusses the Somerville “Corridor of Death”—McGrath Highway between Broadway and Route 38/Mystic Ave.—and how community advocates are fighting to make it safer for pedestrians and bikers. Guests: Wig Zamore of Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership and Community Assessment of Freeway Exposures and Health

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SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF June 3, 2021
JASON PRAMAS

SOME THOUGHTS ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY

It was vexing to watch Bird fans that clearly hadn’t even bothered to read the article in question—let alone my broad and deep back catalog—attack me as some kind of car-loving anti-environmental reactionary in the service of flogging their hipster transportation fetish du jour.

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JASON PRAMAS August 16, 2018
JASON PRAMAS

FLIPPING US THE BIRD

Bird’s model looks to be entirely profit-driven and completely mean-spirited. No matter how much CEO Travis VanderZanden tries to equate the unasked-for and unwanted service to “freedom.”

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JASON PRAMAS July 25, 2018
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