Beacon Street Plan Opponents Strike Back on 'Greater Somerville'

Hayes Morrison, director of transportation and infrastructure with the city of Somerville, and Mark Chase, a Somerville resident and transportation planner, were guests on SCATV's "Greater Somerville" in late March to speak in favor of plans to reconstruct Beacon Street.

On Tuesday, Sam Coren and John Allen, who have voiced opposition to the plans, had their turn.

Speaking to "Greater Somerville" host Joseph Lynch, Coren, a resident of Ward 2, where the reconstruction would take place, said the neighborhood didn't really get involved in the project until after designers had begun submitting plans to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

When she saw the proposal, "It just felt really incomplete," she said.

Coren and Allen talked about what they saw as underlying problems with traffic and parking studies used in creating the reconstruction plans, and they questioned whether the proposal would be safer for bicyclists.

You can watch the episode above.

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