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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.

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

LINDA PINKOW November 16, 2022

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

SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF October 12, 2022

Holland St Pedestrian Crossing at Cameron Ave. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

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

LINDA PINKOW September 28, 2022

Draft City of Somerville Draft Bike Network Vision. Image courtesy of the City of Somerville, Mass.

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

LINDA PINKOW June 28, 2022

SHOULD SOMERVILLE IMPLEMENT MORE PROTECTED BIKE LANES?

“The thing that keeps people from biking is just being scared of doing it.” Commuting comes in many forms. The greater Boston area is accessible through personal vehicles, buses, trains, rideshare apps and even ferries. However, biking stands out among many residents as a reliable, economic and sustainable way to

EMILY ROBERTS AND ASHLY IBARRA January 12, 2022

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.

JASON PRAMAS August 16, 2018

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.”

JASON PRAMAS July 25, 2018

BEHIND THE CURVE

Hubway’s low-income program goes regional, but infrastructure’s still inadequate As the bike-sharing industry becomes a multibillion-dollar race across the country, cycling options for Bostonians are getting more affordable and more competitive. In Boston, Cambridge, Brookline, and Somerville, Hubway reigns due to exclusive contracts with those cities. The publicly owned and

ROB KATZ May 14, 2018