#bikebus week 3: More riders, had a grandparent jump in to help direct traffic, and have stickers hot off the press 💪

Do you live in Ward 4? If so, join us for the kick off design meeting for the Mystic River Outfall and Sewer Separation project this Wednesday at 6pm. Jesse Clingan Jake Wilson Andre Green voice.somervillema.gov/mystic-river-o…

My message to the Mayor is simple: it is not too late to reconsider this decision. The full Council made it clear: let's put this idea behind us and swiftly hire 12 new Somerville firefighters from the list of highly qualified, dedicated residents. 6/
x.com/somershade1/st…

Last night, I joined the entire Council and our firefighters in strongly opposing Mayor Ballantyne's plan to use 'lateral hiring' to bring 12 new firefighters in from other cities, rather than the standard practice of hiring Somerville residents via the civil service exam. 1/

Starting a bike bus for K-4th grade in our little town, week 1 off to a fast start.

Shout out Sam Balto for the inspo 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Beginning this week in #Cambridge #Somerville daytime construction operations for concrete sidewalk repairs on Route 28 (McGrath Highway) SB between Third Street and Rufo Road. Detours will start 4/8 at 6:30am and remain in place for approximately one month.

Automated enforcement can't come soon enough #MBTA

The struggle of trying to decide which bus to take:
The due in two minutes with 9 min walk or the due in six minutes with 6 mi walk but with dedicated bus lane.
It's cold and rainy out.

E-cargo bikes are now street legal! 

Large delivery trucks can present safety and environmental hazards, so we’ve created new rules to make deliveries greener and safer. Check out our own e-cargo bike: Cargi B!

Driver violence is so normalized and politically acceptable that it took six different violent assaults over *seven months* for the cops to even realize, oh shit, we might have a serial killer on our hands.

What are license plates even for. sltrib.com/news/2024/03/2…

Process update on public comment to the City Council:

Formerly, you could get something placed on the agenda as a public comment by putting [email protected] on CC.

This morning I learned that we use [email protected] for that now.

News you can use.

Reading MassDOT's email about the Maffa Way and Mystic Ave superstructure replacement that starts April 1. ...Did they digitally remove all the cars on the roads in this picture? 🤔

Cargo bike curious? Come to our test drive event, talk to parents who have a variety of kinds, and test drive them in a comfortable park environment. familybikeride.org/testdrive

Is it already leaf-blower season?!

It's about to get exciting on Western Washington Street as our crews mobilize to begin construction on drainage and sidewalk improvements! voice.somervillema.gov/western-washin…

“What chafes critics, even those who might consider themselves progressive, is that they expect reconciliation to instead look like a kind of reversal, rewinding the tape of history to some museum-diorama past.” apple.news/AmvjjRLoFRpm_7…

Let’s get that sidewalk back. maps.app.goo.gl/YYMAJDEPi1gn5G…