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Greetings fellow safe street advocates! The Somerville Alliance for Safe Streets (SASS) turned 1 year old this past December. Thank you for being part of this Alliance as we continue to push for safe, equitable, and beneficial streets for everyone in Somerville. SASS is over 900…

January 06, 2022 Commonwealth of MassachusettsDivision of Professional LicensureOffice of Public Safety and InspectionsArchitectural Access Board1000 Washington St, Suite 710, Boston MA Dear Members of the Architectural Access Board, We submit the following public comment on the variance request for “MassDOT Project Number 608605 regarding…

After Tuesday’s election results, we are optimistic for positive changes coming to our streets, and Somerville is about to host several meetings and community input activities that will determine streetscape layouts all over the city for the next generation. These are our neighborhoods and local…

Thank you everyone for showing up and/or making comments to one or both of the I-93 Viaduct presentations by MassDOT. We secured some important promises, one of which is already implemented: the crossing at Blakeley Ave. This was where Marshall Mac was struck and killed by…

We’ve got more work to do to keep making our streets safer for all of our residents. 1. TONIGHT, June 8, 6PM – 8PM: Somerville I-93 Viaduct Presentation. You can find more details and submit written comments here. This will be a three-year construction project, done at…

This past Wednesday, we had a great rally with local residents and elected officials that drew over 200 people to demand highway justice for residents living near Mystic Ave and McGrath Highway. The event was covered by many major news outlets, such as this article in…

Secretary Pete Buttigieg is right, and it’s not just in other states — here in Somerville, these decisions are still killing Somerville residents today. MassDOT continues to ignore the needs and safety of the lowest-income neighborhoods, ignoring calls to add anti-particulate barriers along I-93 and…

Somerville Alliance for Safe Streets (SASS)somervillesafestreets@gmail.com Somerville, MA May 19, 2021 Johnathan Gulliver, Highway AdministratorJamey Tesler, Acting SecretaryMassachusetts Department of Transportation10 Park Plaza, Suite 4160, Boston, MA Dear Administrator Gulliver and Secretary Tesler, Somerville Alliance for Safe Streets (SASS) is a coalition of hundreds of Somerville…

We recently asked our community to contact Somerville City Councilors about the Mayor’s mid-year budget request for the Mobility Department — it worked! One of SASS’s top asks was for an increase in the staff of the city’s Mobility department. This team manages the planning for…