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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

'Somerville by Design' Workshops to Discuss Ball, Magoun, Gilman Squares

The meetings, on Nov. 28 and 29, will take place at The Center for Arts at the Armory.

"Somerville by Design," an urban planning initiative, aims to create visions for the futures of Magoun, Gilman and Ball squares  and plan for the Green Line. It also seeks to inform city planners in an effort to overhaul residential zoning laws. There was an initial "visioning session" on Oct. 17. Now, the city has a series of other meetings set up to seek thoughts and opinions from the public. Here's the announcement from the city: "SOMERVILLE BY DESIGN” INITIATVE PRESENTS FINAL TWO PLANNING SESSIONS City Seeks Public Input at November 28th, 29th Meetings for Gilman, Magoun and Ball Square GLX Station Planning SOMERVILLE – The final two planning sessions of the City’s new “Somerville by Design” initiative – which will assist in the …

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City Wants to Make Zoning Laws Less Byzantine, Plan for Green Line

Courtney O'Keefe

11:34 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Looks like a cool event...I'll be there.   more ›

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Readers' Ideas About Davis Square Streetscape Improvements Vary Widely

What some commenters said about planned changes to Davis Square's streets and sidewalks.

Based on readers' comments, there's little agreement about how—or even if—to improved Davis Square's streets, sidewalks and public spaces. The city held a series of meetings over the summer about streetscape improvements to the square, and some of the recommendations include altering the shape of roads and sidewalks, improving traffic-light signals and using materials other than brick for sidewalks. While some commenters welcomed changes to Davis Square, others feared change could make life worse for drivers and pedestrians. "What's with all the traffic changes … the ideas don't sound good to me. Don't fix what ain't broken," said Somerville Home Owner. Nancy wrote, "Adding lights? Removing the slip lane? Narrowing traffic lanes on Elm? I …

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Will Davis Square Keep Its Brick Sidewalks?, Mike's Food & Spirits, and CVS Pharmacy

Somerville Home Owner

3:29 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012

Thanks for the diagrams... it makes more sense and it looks better than I imagined. But I'm still concerned that traffic on Highland will get backed up more.   more ›

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