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Is It Just Me Or Is There More Construction Than Usual? Linear Feet of City Construction 14000 Large Diameter Sewer/Drain Small Diameter Sewer/Drain 12000 Water Main Replacement 10000 Water Main Clean & Line 8000 Streetscape 6000 Sewer/Drain Rehbilitation This does not include 4000 work done by utility companies or for the 2000 Green Line Extension. 0 2015 2016 2017 2018
Somerville is an old city, with some old infrastructure. S O M E RV I L L E U N D E R Water & Sewer Pipes Installed Per 20 Years C O N S T RU C T I O N 1400 Why now? • 1200 How does this work fit • 1000 with the Somerville 800 community’s values? 600 400 • Living through 200 construction 0 • What about small businesses? Is there anything I can do to help? Some infrastructure work has been kicked down the road. We would need to do this work now, regardless of anything else happening in Somerville.
Collecting data about the conditions of our buildings, roads, and sidewalks will help us better S O M E RV I L L E prioritize future work and invest in less expensive, U N D E R less disruptive preventive maintenance. C O N S T RU C T I O N Why now? • How does this work fit • with the Somerville community’s values? Base rehabilitation • Living through of a road construction costs nearly 7 times more • What about small than businesses? Is there preventive anything I can do to maintenance. help?
Although many of these infrastructure projects would need to happen anyway, they also help S O M E RV I L L E reach Somerville’s SomerVision goals. U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N Why now? • How does this work fit • with the Somerville community’s values? • Living through Housing construction • What about small businesses? Is there anything I can do to help?
We reevaluate these goals as time goes on and use new data to shape priorities. S O M E RV I L L E U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N Somerville Open Space Climate Why now? • Master Plan Forward How does this work fit • with the Somerville Neighborhood SomerVision Plans community’s values? • Living through Housing construction • What about small Goals & Sustainable Vision Zero businesses? Is there Priorities Neighborhoods anything I can do to help? Get SomerVision updates at somervillema.gov/somervision
S O M E RV I L L E U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N Why now? • How does this work fit • with the Somerville community’s values? • Before work starts, projects teams • Living through look at issues like traffic and noise. construction • They need to balance mitigating • What about small businesses? Is there impacts to residents and businesses anything I can do to help? with completing projects on time and within budget.
S O M E RV I L L E U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N Why now? • How does this work fit • with the Somerville • We’ve set up a central email address for any construction community’s values? concerns or questions: – construction@somervillema.gov • Living through construction • Get updates through our construction newsletter – Email construction@somervillema.gov and ask to be put on the • What about small list businesses? Is there • Three new positions were created to help get construction anything I can do to information out and to address resident and business owner help? concerns: – Erica Mace, Construction Public Information Officer – Jesse Moos, Construction Liaison and Compliance Manager – Viola Augustin, GLX Project Liaison
• 84% of businesses in the Boston metro area have fewer than 20 employees. Small businesses are a BIG S O M E RV I L L E part of our economy. U N D E R • A New York City study found that businesses in areas C O N S T RU C T I O N of streetscape improvements had in increase in sales (up to 50%). Why now? • • Despite later benefits, construction can be tough on How does this work fit • small businesses. Some local businesses have reported with the Somerville losing between 20% and 50% of business when there’s community’s values? construction nearby. • Living through construction • What about small businesses? Is there anything I can do to help?
• Economic Development does S O M E RV I L L E targeted outreach U N D E R to businesses in C O N S T RU C T I O N construction areas. Why now? • • We’ve holding How does this work fit • events to bring with the Somerville people into affected community’s values? neighborhoods and • Living through introduce them to construction local businesses. • What about small • New assistance businesses? Is there programs and Loyal anything I can do to 2 Local campaign to help? help businesses weather construction.
• Ultimately, local businesses need customer support: S O M E RV I L L E U N D E R – Patronize them and encourage others to do the C O N S T RU C T I O N same – Use the #Loyal2Local hashtag on social media to Why now? • spread awareness and remind others that How does this work fit • businesses are open with the Somerville – Go to events in different squares and business community’s values? districts – If you can, park farther away or use public • Living through transportation so that nearby spaces are available construction to those who need them most • What about small businesses? Is there anything I can do to help?
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K E N S I N G TO N U N D E R PA S S : C O N N E C T I N G E A S T S O M E RV I L L E W I T H A S S E M B LY S Q UA R E Traffic control signals • installed (paid by private developer) • New public plaza May 2016 constructed (paid by private developer) • Safety lighting replacement installation scheduled for Spring 2019 (paid by MassDOT) Public art / murals / • artistic lighting being planned by City Oct 2017
G I L M A N S T R E E T N E I G H B O RWAY: C O N N E C T I N G E A S T S O M E RV I L L E W I T H H I G H S C H O O L McGrath Highway • overpass rebuilt (paid by MassDOT) • New two-way bicycling Sept 2013 regulations passed and pavement markings installed (by City) • New wayfinding signage being installed late 2019 (by City) Oct 2017
C O M M U N I T Y PAT H E X T E N S I O N : C O N N E C T I N G E A S T S O M E RV I L L E W I T H DAV I S S Q / L E C H M E R E Path construction began • in 2018; scheduled for completion in 2021 • Access points will be at Location of Access Point at Cross Street Cross Street, Walnut Street, Medford Street, School Street and Washington Street Example of Similar Access at Lowell Street
S O M E RV I L L E U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N • Green Line Extension Broadway Bridge • Washington Street • Bridge • Medford Street Bridge • Pearl Street Water and Sewer Work • Flint Street Water and Sewer Work Scheduled to be closed • Somerville Ave. January 2019 – January 2020 Utility & Streetscape Improvements
Potential Vehicle Detours S O M E RV I L L E U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N • Green Line Extension Broadway Bridge • Washington Street • Bridge • Medford Street Bridge • Pearl Street Water and Sewer Work • Flint Street Water and Sewer Work • Somerville Ave. Utility & Streetscape Improvements
Potential Pedestrian and Bike S O M E RV I L L E Detours U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N • Green Line Extension Broadway Bridge • Washington Street • Bridge • Medford Street Bridge • Pearl Street Water and Sewer Work • Flint Street Water and Sewer Work • Somerville Ave. Utility & Streetscape Improvements
S O M E RV I L L E U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N • Green Line Extension Broadway Bridge • Washington Street • Bridge • Medford Street Bridge • Pearl Street Water and Sewer Work • Flint Street Water and Sewer Work Scheduled to be closed Spring • Somerville Ave. 2019 – Winter 2019/2020 and Utility & Streetscape Spring 2020 to Fall 2020 Improvements
Potential Regional Vehicle S O M E RV I L L E Detours U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N • Green Line Extension Broadway Bridge • Washington Street • Bridge • Medford Street Bridge • Pearl Street Water and Sewer Work • Flint Street Water and Sewer Work • Somerville Ave. Utility & Streetscape Improvements
Potential Local Vehicle S O M E RV I L L E Detours U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N • Green Line Extension Broadway Bridge • Washington Street • Bridge • Medford Street Bridge • Pearl Street Water and Sewer Work • Flint Street Water and Sewer Work • Somerville Ave. Utility & Streetscape Improvements
Potential Pedestrian and Bike S O M E RV I L L E Detours U N D E R C O N S T RU C T I O N • Green Line Extension Broadway Bridge • Washington Street • Bridge • Medford Street Bridge • Pearl Street Water and Sewer Work • Flint Street Water and Sewer Work • Somerville Ave. Utility & Streetscape Improvements
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