90 Washington Street Redevelopment
Project Overview
New here? Please take a look at this narrative and reference material - Civic Advisory Committee meetings, previous public outreach events, Building Committee meetings, and the FAQ's are a good place to start.
90 Washington Street is owned by the City of Somerville's Redevelopment Authority (SRA). The agency acquired the parcel in 2020 by eminent domain as the site for a new Public Safety Building (PSB), encompassing a new station for Fire Engine 3, Police and Fire headquarters and emergency dispatch center.
90 Washington Street was home to the popular Cobble Hill Plaza shopping center, which occupied the site from 1982-2016. Closed for development into an apartment building by the former owner, the businesses in the Plaza were a vital amenity for local residents of the Washington Street corridor. Fortunately, 90 Washington Street is large enough (4 acres) to accommodate a new PSB complex as well as new retail, commercial, residential and community uses in complementary buildings, green spaces and civic areas.
Project Information
The Capital Projects and Economic Development divisions are working together to implement a community vision for 90 Washington Street. Capital Projects is managing the development of the new Public Safety Building. Economic Development is overseeing the development of the community vision on the remainder of the site.
90 Washington Street Citizen Advisory Committee - Get Involved!
After intensive listening to the public throughout 2022, the City created a new 90 Washington Street Civic Advisory Committee (CAC), comprised of homeowners, renters, local businesses, non-profits and city councilors, to help advise the Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) on selecting a development partner for the site. The Committee started meeting in January 2023 and helped Economic Development staff use a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process to identify three development firms qualified for potential selection by the SRA. After sixteen (16) meetings, the 90 Washington CAC is taking a couple of months off this summer, but is poised to help Economic Development release a Request for Proposals (RFP) soon to the three qualified developers mentioned above. After proposals are submitted to the City, the CAC will help review them and advise the SRA on a final selection.
Click on this link to apply for membership on the 90 Washington Street Citizen Advisory Committee:
https://forms.gle/Hz9cLKbemWzi7vbh8
Project Timelines
Project Site
The 90 Washington Street site is a 4 acre site a stones throw from the East Somerville GLX station. Based on good urban design principles and PSB project requirements, the site has been subdivided into four areas: the new realignment of New Washington Street, the Washington Street Redevelopment Parcels (Parcels A & C), and the PSB project site, most likely to be on Parcel B. New Washington Street is proposed to be moved west to line up with Franklin Street, providing a safer intersection with Washington Street that can accommodate a traffic signal that can permit emergency vehicles to quickly access both roadways.
Project Overview
New here? Please take a look at this narrative and reference material - Civic Advisory Committee meetings, previous public outreach events, Building Committee meetings, and the FAQ's are a good place to start.
90 Washington Street is owned by the City of Somerville's Redevelopment Authority (SRA). The agency acquired the parcel in 2020 by eminent domain as the site for a new Public Safety Building (PSB), encompassing a new station for Fire Engine 3, Police and Fire headquarters and emergency dispatch center.
90 Washington Street was home to the popular Cobble Hill Plaza shopping center, which occupied the site from 1982-2016. Closed for development into an apartment building by the former owner, the businesses in the Plaza were a vital amenity for local residents of the Washington Street corridor. Fortunately, 90 Washington Street is large enough (4 acres) to accommodate a new PSB complex as well as new retail, commercial, residential and community uses in complementary buildings, green spaces and civic areas.
Project Information
The Capital Projects and Economic Development divisions are working together to implement a community vision for 90 Washington Street. Capital Projects is managing the development of the new Public Safety Building. Economic Development is overseeing the development of the community vision on the remainder of the site.
90 Washington Street Citizen Advisory Committee - Get Involved!
After intensive listening to the public throughout 2022, the City created a new 90 Washington Street Civic Advisory Committee (CAC), comprised of homeowners, renters, local businesses, non-profits and city councilors, to help advise the Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) on selecting a development partner for the site. The Committee started meeting in January 2023 and helped Economic Development staff use a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process to identify three development firms qualified for potential selection by the SRA. After sixteen (16) meetings, the 90 Washington CAC is taking a couple of months off this summer, but is poised to help Economic Development release a Request for Proposals (RFP) soon to the three qualified developers mentioned above. After proposals are submitted to the City, the CAC will help review them and advise the SRA on a final selection.
Click on this link to apply for membership on the 90 Washington Street Citizen Advisory Committee:
https://forms.gle/Hz9cLKbemWzi7vbh8
Project Timelines
Project Site
The 90 Washington Street site is a 4 acre site a stones throw from the East Somerville GLX station. Based on good urban design principles and PSB project requirements, the site has been subdivided into four areas: the new realignment of New Washington Street, the Washington Street Redevelopment Parcels (Parcels A & C), and the PSB project site, most likely to be on Parcel B. New Washington Street is proposed to be moved west to line up with Franklin Street, providing a safer intersection with Washington Street that can accommodate a traffic signal that can permit emergency vehicles to quickly access both roadways.
City Staff monitored and replied to questions through December 17th. While no new questions are being accepted at this time, the previous questions and answers can be seen below. You may continue to provide thoughts and comments through the other tools on this page.
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Share Why are we not putting the police and fire station at Assembly Row in the old Circuit City building and using 90 Washington for something more useful, like affordable housing? Why would we put an enormous parking garage next to a transit station, rather than putting it somewhere with ample parking (Circuit City) and putting low- or no-parking housing near the transit? on Facebook Share Why are we not putting the police and fire station at Assembly Row in the old Circuit City building and using 90 Washington for something more useful, like affordable housing? Why would we put an enormous parking garage next to a transit station, rather than putting it somewhere with ample parking (Circuit City) and putting low- or no-parking housing near the transit? on Twitter Share Why are we not putting the police and fire station at Assembly Row in the old Circuit City building and using 90 Washington for something more useful, like affordable housing? Why would we put an enormous parking garage next to a transit station, rather than putting it somewhere with ample parking (Circuit City) and putting low- or no-parking housing near the transit? on Linkedin Email Why are we not putting the police and fire station at Assembly Row in the old Circuit City building and using 90 Washington for something more useful, like affordable housing? Why would we put an enormous parking garage next to a transit station, rather than putting it somewhere with ample parking (Circuit City) and putting low- or no-parking housing near the transit? link
Why are we not putting the police and fire station at Assembly Row in the old Circuit City building and using 90 Washington for something more useful, like affordable housing? Why would we put an enormous parking garage next to a transit station, rather than putting it somewhere with ample parking (Circuit City) and putting low- or no-parking housing near the transit?
Gordon asked about 3 years agoThe community meeting allowed people to discuss ideas for the 90 Washington Street site. It was taken via a demonstration project which allows the City to site a public safety building here and other community needs. It sounds like you want affordable housing and I believe many stated similar desires last Monday.
The City did not consider land in Assembly Square for the PSB because land costs in Assembly are the highest in Somerville. The Circuit City is a vacant site but public safety couldn't simply move in like your question implies. The Assembly Square Neighborhood Plan does not envision a continuation of the surface parking in Assembly Square either. However, your critique of the parking supply as currently shown is under review.
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Share 1. Why wasn't the Circuit City site considered for this development. 2. Why would you put municipal buildings next to the train. We need small businesses and housing next to the train, not vehicle-oriented services. 3. Does the cost analysis for each site you considered account for the loss in tax revenue over the next few decades that not building commercial and residential programming? Our taxes are going straight up. The cost of this is NOT just the cost of the building and land, it is the opportunity cost over decades of mis-allocating extremely valuable and taxable property to non-income-generating services. on Facebook Share 1. Why wasn't the Circuit City site considered for this development. 2. Why would you put municipal buildings next to the train. We need small businesses and housing next to the train, not vehicle-oriented services. 3. Does the cost analysis for each site you considered account for the loss in tax revenue over the next few decades that not building commercial and residential programming? Our taxes are going straight up. The cost of this is NOT just the cost of the building and land, it is the opportunity cost over decades of mis-allocating extremely valuable and taxable property to non-income-generating services. on Twitter Share 1. Why wasn't the Circuit City site considered for this development. 2. Why would you put municipal buildings next to the train. We need small businesses and housing next to the train, not vehicle-oriented services. 3. Does the cost analysis for each site you considered account for the loss in tax revenue over the next few decades that not building commercial and residential programming? Our taxes are going straight up. The cost of this is NOT just the cost of the building and land, it is the opportunity cost over decades of mis-allocating extremely valuable and taxable property to non-income-generating services. on Linkedin Email 1. Why wasn't the Circuit City site considered for this development. 2. Why would you put municipal buildings next to the train. We need small businesses and housing next to the train, not vehicle-oriented services. 3. Does the cost analysis for each site you considered account for the loss in tax revenue over the next few decades that not building commercial and residential programming? Our taxes are going straight up. The cost of this is NOT just the cost of the building and land, it is the opportunity cost over decades of mis-allocating extremely valuable and taxable property to non-income-generating services. link
1. Why wasn't the Circuit City site considered for this development. 2. Why would you put municipal buildings next to the train. We need small businesses and housing next to the train, not vehicle-oriented services. 3. Does the cost analysis for each site you considered account for the loss in tax revenue over the next few decades that not building commercial and residential programming? Our taxes are going straight up. The cost of this is NOT just the cost of the building and land, it is the opportunity cost over decades of mis-allocating extremely valuable and taxable property to non-income-generating services.
smz asked about 3 years agoTo answer your questions. 1. Land in Assembly Square was not considered for the public safety building because land prices are the highest there than anywhere else in the city. 2. When the GLX opens, there will be numerous city buildings within walking distance of stations. In fact 85% of Somerville will be within walking distance of a train station. This gives employees options that they may not have now, take the train to work. Your point is heard about vehicle storage on the site and was echoed by many at the community meeting. 3. The site analysis did not include the loss of tax revenue. Our municipal buildings provide space for employees that provide necessary services to constituents, it's a disserve to pit that against lost tax revenue. Part of the community meeting was discussing potential uses on the site - this site was taken using a demonstration project plan which means that it can also fill other community needs. As presented roughly 2 acres of the site could become taxable development depending on the outcome of the community process. Lastly, the current PSB site at 220 Washington Street is part of the Union Square Redevelopment Plan. It's on a site named D1 and is slated to be redeveloped into commercial development. A new building for public safety allows that site to become taxable development.
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Share Clarifying my previous question - how will you actually incentivize not driving when there will be parking available to employees, and employees could use residential parking permits should there not be a space. As for illegal parking - city is unlikely to ticket their own vehicles or own employees. on Facebook Share Clarifying my previous question - how will you actually incentivize not driving when there will be parking available to employees, and employees could use residential parking permits should there not be a space. As for illegal parking - city is unlikely to ticket their own vehicles or own employees. on Twitter Share Clarifying my previous question - how will you actually incentivize not driving when there will be parking available to employees, and employees could use residential parking permits should there not be a space. As for illegal parking - city is unlikely to ticket their own vehicles or own employees. on Linkedin Email Clarifying my previous question - how will you actually incentivize not driving when there will be parking available to employees, and employees could use residential parking permits should there not be a space. As for illegal parking - city is unlikely to ticket their own vehicles or own employees. link
Clarifying my previous question - how will you actually incentivize not driving when there will be parking available to employees, and employees could use residential parking permits should there not be a space. As for illegal parking - city is unlikely to ticket their own vehicles or own employees.
joan asked about 3 years agoThere's an 80 vehicle fleet associated with the building. The garage has 100 spaces so, with a shared parking model, some employees would be able to park in the garage. We did hear feedback in the community meeting about the quantity of parking and are looking into options.
Please see the previous response regarding residential parking permits.
I can speak from personal experience that parking enforcement does ticket employee vehicles. The City expects anyone whether in personal or fleet/work vehicles to follow the posted parking requirements.
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Share How will employees be encouraged to take public transit instead of parking using residential parking stickers or parking illegally? on Facebook Share How will employees be encouraged to take public transit instead of parking using residential parking stickers or parking illegally? on Twitter Share How will employees be encouraged to take public transit instead of parking using residential parking stickers or parking illegally? on Linkedin Email How will employees be encouraged to take public transit instead of parking using residential parking stickers or parking illegally? link
How will employees be encouraged to take public transit instead of parking using residential parking stickers or parking illegally?
joan asked about 3 years agoI'll take the latter half of the questions first. City employees that also live in the City may choose to purchase residential permits. Those permits can be used as permitted. You may be interested in Mobility's Citywide Parking and Curb Use Study. Illegal parking is addressed by ticketing.
To shift behavior, in this case, from driving to other modes of transit, the City needs to engage building occupants on transportation demand management strategies or TDM for short. TDM programs have 'carrots' and 'sticks' to incentivize behavior. The building will have bike parking, showers, and is within a 1/4 mile of the East Somerville GLX station. The City is piloting a free blue bikes program for employees this year and also has a pre-tax benefit for MBTA passes. Other options are being explored.
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Share where can we access the presentation from the 13th? what is parcel A and C? on Facebook Share where can we access the presentation from the 13th? what is parcel A and C? on Twitter Share where can we access the presentation from the 13th? what is parcel A and C? on Linkedin Email where can we access the presentation from the 13th? what is parcel A and C? link
where can we access the presentation from the 13th? what is parcel A and C?
CSM123 asked about 3 years agoHere's the direct link. In general, project documents are 'archived' on the right hand side of your screen (if you're using a desktop).
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Share I was not at the 13-Dec-2021 meeting, so apologies if this was covered there, but what kind of outreach has been performed with the existing community around 90 Washington St? on Facebook Share I was not at the 13-Dec-2021 meeting, so apologies if this was covered there, but what kind of outreach has been performed with the existing community around 90 Washington St? on Twitter Share I was not at the 13-Dec-2021 meeting, so apologies if this was covered there, but what kind of outreach has been performed with the existing community around 90 Washington St? on Linkedin Email I was not at the 13-Dec-2021 meeting, so apologies if this was covered there, but what kind of outreach has been performed with the existing community around 90 Washington St? link
I was not at the 13-Dec-2021 meeting, so apologies if this was covered there, but what kind of outreach has been performed with the existing community around 90 Washington St?
drdupont asked about 3 years agoThis was our first public meeting for the 90 Washington Street site. To advertise the meeting we used the following advertising channels:
- Project email list (subscribe here)
- City calendar and project website
- City communication channels (subscribe here)
- Local organizations like East Somerville Main Streets
- Various social media channels on facebook, twitter, and instagram
- Various Somerville commissions and committees that likely have interest in the project
- Publicizing via the Public Safety Building Committee
- Flyering local homes and businesses in East Somerville and, roughly speaking, south of Pearl and east of Cross Street in East Somerville. This is in addition to Cobble Hill Apartments.
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Share I was at the meeting yesterday, but I also wanted to submit my thoughts below in written form. My name is Matthew Kennedy. I’m a ward 5 resident. I live on Hudson Street, and I’m very active in Defund SPD. I’m here because I object to using the building for policing. Somerville promised a year and a half ago to “reimagine” policing, but has been extremely disappointing in the time since then. What has happened since then is horrific instances of the criminalization of children, the additional hiring of several new police officers, and a refusal to listen to residents of color such as myself who have demanded a reduction in the amount of resources devoted to policing. Instead, pro-police elected officials have selectively talked to more conservative and pro-police residents of color. They’ve used the voices of these people who they already agree with to launder their own opinions. It’s a racist tactic that allows our city to harm people of color all while claiming it’s something we asked them to do. My organization Defund SPD has done a massive amount of work since the summer of 2020. It’s led by people of color. We’ve mobilized thousands of residents to amplify our demands, but because we’re actually asking for substantive change, the city claims that we’re all white which they know isn’t true. Councilor Matt McGlaughlin is here tonight. I’m glad he’s here because he’s one of the people I have in mind. He’s pro-police. His brother is a cop. He’s not allowed to vote on matters relating to police, but he has absolutely used this racist tactic in the past year and a half. He’s repeatedly framed Defund SPD as a white organization, and belittled our demands based on that false assumption. The majority of our current and incoming city administration has not offered any solutions to the issues caused by policing that haven’t been already tried and proven ineffective. We do not need more diverse police. We do not need “community police”. We need to spend less money on policing and more money on things the community actually needs like social housing. I have multiple friends who have had to move out of the city because they couldn’t afford to stay here. Earlier this year there was an unhoused man who died because he didn’t have a warm place to sleep. There was a shooting that happened this summer because the roommates were arguing over rent money. We should be prioritizing bike safety, public transit, drug addiction, health care, and food insecurity. These are the biggest issues facing Somerville. Every dollar we spend on policing is a dollar we don’t spend on something else we need more. on Facebook Share I was at the meeting yesterday, but I also wanted to submit my thoughts below in written form. My name is Matthew Kennedy. I’m a ward 5 resident. I live on Hudson Street, and I’m very active in Defund SPD. I’m here because I object to using the building for policing. Somerville promised a year and a half ago to “reimagine” policing, but has been extremely disappointing in the time since then. What has happened since then is horrific instances of the criminalization of children, the additional hiring of several new police officers, and a refusal to listen to residents of color such as myself who have demanded a reduction in the amount of resources devoted to policing. Instead, pro-police elected officials have selectively talked to more conservative and pro-police residents of color. They’ve used the voices of these people who they already agree with to launder their own opinions. It’s a racist tactic that allows our city to harm people of color all while claiming it’s something we asked them to do. My organization Defund SPD has done a massive amount of work since the summer of 2020. It’s led by people of color. We’ve mobilized thousands of residents to amplify our demands, but because we’re actually asking for substantive change, the city claims that we’re all white which they know isn’t true. Councilor Matt McGlaughlin is here tonight. I’m glad he’s here because he’s one of the people I have in mind. He’s pro-police. His brother is a cop. He’s not allowed to vote on matters relating to police, but he has absolutely used this racist tactic in the past year and a half. He’s repeatedly framed Defund SPD as a white organization, and belittled our demands based on that false assumption. The majority of our current and incoming city administration has not offered any solutions to the issues caused by policing that haven’t been already tried and proven ineffective. We do not need more diverse police. We do not need “community police”. We need to spend less money on policing and more money on things the community actually needs like social housing. I have multiple friends who have had to move out of the city because they couldn’t afford to stay here. Earlier this year there was an unhoused man who died because he didn’t have a warm place to sleep. There was a shooting that happened this summer because the roommates were arguing over rent money. We should be prioritizing bike safety, public transit, drug addiction, health care, and food insecurity. These are the biggest issues facing Somerville. Every dollar we spend on policing is a dollar we don’t spend on something else we need more. on Twitter Share I was at the meeting yesterday, but I also wanted to submit my thoughts below in written form. My name is Matthew Kennedy. I’m a ward 5 resident. I live on Hudson Street, and I’m very active in Defund SPD. I’m here because I object to using the building for policing. Somerville promised a year and a half ago to “reimagine” policing, but has been extremely disappointing in the time since then. What has happened since then is horrific instances of the criminalization of children, the additional hiring of several new police officers, and a refusal to listen to residents of color such as myself who have demanded a reduction in the amount of resources devoted to policing. Instead, pro-police elected officials have selectively talked to more conservative and pro-police residents of color. They’ve used the voices of these people who they already agree with to launder their own opinions. It’s a racist tactic that allows our city to harm people of color all while claiming it’s something we asked them to do. My organization Defund SPD has done a massive amount of work since the summer of 2020. It’s led by people of color. We’ve mobilized thousands of residents to amplify our demands, but because we’re actually asking for substantive change, the city claims that we’re all white which they know isn’t true. Councilor Matt McGlaughlin is here tonight. I’m glad he’s here because he’s one of the people I have in mind. He’s pro-police. His brother is a cop. He’s not allowed to vote on matters relating to police, but he has absolutely used this racist tactic in the past year and a half. He’s repeatedly framed Defund SPD as a white organization, and belittled our demands based on that false assumption. The majority of our current and incoming city administration has not offered any solutions to the issues caused by policing that haven’t been already tried and proven ineffective. We do not need more diverse police. We do not need “community police”. We need to spend less money on policing and more money on things the community actually needs like social housing. I have multiple friends who have had to move out of the city because they couldn’t afford to stay here. Earlier this year there was an unhoused man who died because he didn’t have a warm place to sleep. There was a shooting that happened this summer because the roommates were arguing over rent money. We should be prioritizing bike safety, public transit, drug addiction, health care, and food insecurity. These are the biggest issues facing Somerville. Every dollar we spend on policing is a dollar we don’t spend on something else we need more. on Linkedin Email I was at the meeting yesterday, but I also wanted to submit my thoughts below in written form. My name is Matthew Kennedy. I’m a ward 5 resident. I live on Hudson Street, and I’m very active in Defund SPD. I’m here because I object to using the building for policing. Somerville promised a year and a half ago to “reimagine” policing, but has been extremely disappointing in the time since then. What has happened since then is horrific instances of the criminalization of children, the additional hiring of several new police officers, and a refusal to listen to residents of color such as myself who have demanded a reduction in the amount of resources devoted to policing. Instead, pro-police elected officials have selectively talked to more conservative and pro-police residents of color. They’ve used the voices of these people who they already agree with to launder their own opinions. It’s a racist tactic that allows our city to harm people of color all while claiming it’s something we asked them to do. My organization Defund SPD has done a massive amount of work since the summer of 2020. It’s led by people of color. We’ve mobilized thousands of residents to amplify our demands, but because we’re actually asking for substantive change, the city claims that we’re all white which they know isn’t true. Councilor Matt McGlaughlin is here tonight. I’m glad he’s here because he’s one of the people I have in mind. He’s pro-police. His brother is a cop. He’s not allowed to vote on matters relating to police, but he has absolutely used this racist tactic in the past year and a half. He’s repeatedly framed Defund SPD as a white organization, and belittled our demands based on that false assumption. The majority of our current and incoming city administration has not offered any solutions to the issues caused by policing that haven’t been already tried and proven ineffective. We do not need more diverse police. We do not need “community police”. We need to spend less money on policing and more money on things the community actually needs like social housing. I have multiple friends who have had to move out of the city because they couldn’t afford to stay here. Earlier this year there was an unhoused man who died because he didn’t have a warm place to sleep. There was a shooting that happened this summer because the roommates were arguing over rent money. We should be prioritizing bike safety, public transit, drug addiction, health care, and food insecurity. These are the biggest issues facing Somerville. Every dollar we spend on policing is a dollar we don’t spend on something else we need more. link
I was at the meeting yesterday, but I also wanted to submit my thoughts below in written form. My name is Matthew Kennedy. I’m a ward 5 resident. I live on Hudson Street, and I’m very active in Defund SPD. I’m here because I object to using the building for policing. Somerville promised a year and a half ago to “reimagine” policing, but has been extremely disappointing in the time since then. What has happened since then is horrific instances of the criminalization of children, the additional hiring of several new police officers, and a refusal to listen to residents of color such as myself who have demanded a reduction in the amount of resources devoted to policing. Instead, pro-police elected officials have selectively talked to more conservative and pro-police residents of color. They’ve used the voices of these people who they already agree with to launder their own opinions. It’s a racist tactic that allows our city to harm people of color all while claiming it’s something we asked them to do. My organization Defund SPD has done a massive amount of work since the summer of 2020. It’s led by people of color. We’ve mobilized thousands of residents to amplify our demands, but because we’re actually asking for substantive change, the city claims that we’re all white which they know isn’t true. Councilor Matt McGlaughlin is here tonight. I’m glad he’s here because he’s one of the people I have in mind. He’s pro-police. His brother is a cop. He’s not allowed to vote on matters relating to police, but he has absolutely used this racist tactic in the past year and a half. He’s repeatedly framed Defund SPD as a white organization, and belittled our demands based on that false assumption. The majority of our current and incoming city administration has not offered any solutions to the issues caused by policing that haven’t been already tried and proven ineffective. We do not need more diverse police. We do not need “community police”. We need to spend less money on policing and more money on things the community actually needs like social housing. I have multiple friends who have had to move out of the city because they couldn’t afford to stay here. Earlier this year there was an unhoused man who died because he didn’t have a warm place to sleep. There was a shooting that happened this summer because the roommates were arguing over rent money. We should be prioritizing bike safety, public transit, drug addiction, health care, and food insecurity. These are the biggest issues facing Somerville. Every dollar we spend on policing is a dollar we don’t spend on something else we need more.
mkennedymsm asked about 3 years agoHi Matthew, there's not much of a question here but I'll try to provide a little bit of information. This is covered in the FAQ's but the current public safety building in Union Square is obsolete and needs to be replaced. Furthermore, the property is part of the Union Square Redevelopment plan which, when implemented, will deliver things like more affordable housing to Somerville.
We are working to build a new building to relocate the SPD (and other departments). While I understand your opposition to this, we do understand that there's a broader discussion about the future of policing. Because of this, we are working closely with the design team to build a modern office building that can be flexible and adjust to shifts in policing.
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Why am I the first and only person to answer this poll after looking for it for an inordinate amount of time? I hope it was not deliberately inactivated. (Dec. 14, 9:50am)
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December 11 2024
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June 12 2024
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April 10 2024
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February 13 2024
90 Washington Street Civic Advisory Committee (CAC)
- CAC Final Recommended RFP Development Criteria, September 10, 2024
- 90 Washington Street CAC - Parking Presentation June 12, 2024
- 90 Washington CAC Memo to Redevelopment Authority May 9, 2024
- CAC Memo to Redevelopment Authority - January 11, 2024
- CAC Memo to Redevelopment Authority, October 16, 2023
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting #16 recording
- 90 Washington CAC M16 posting.pdf (207 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC M15 posting.pdf (207 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting #14 recording
- 90 Washington CAC M14 posting.pdf (207 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC M13 posting.pdf (208 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC M12 posting.pdf (208 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting #11 recording
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting 11 posting.pdf (206 KB) (pdf)
- 90Wash CAC Meeting #10 Notes.pdf (111 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting #10 recording
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting 10 posting.pdf (207 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting #9 Notes.pdf (63.2 KB) (pdf)
- 90Wash CAC Meeting #8 Notes.pdf (114 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street CAC Meeting #8 recording
- 90 Washington CAC M8 posting.pdf (206 KB) (pdf)
- 90Wash CAC Meeting #7 Notes.pdf (128 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting #7 recording
- 90 Washington CAC M7 posting.pdf (206 KB) (pdf)
- 90Wash CAC Meeting #6 Notes.pdf (120 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street CAC Meeting #6 recording
- 90 Washington CAC M6 posting.pdf (198 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Wash CAC Meeting #5 Notes.pdf (141 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street CAC - Meeting #5 recording
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting 5 posting.pdf (220 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Wash CAC Meeting 4 Notes.pdf (140 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting 4 posting.pdf (198 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street Citizens Advisory Committee - Meeting #4 recording
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting 3 Notes.pdf (144 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Citizen Advisory Committee - Meeting #3 recording
- 90 Washington CAC M3 posting.pdf (198 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington St CAC Meeting 2 Notes (118 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington St CAC Meeting 2 presentation
- 90 Washington Street Citizens Advisory Committee - Meeting #2 recording
- Drone tour of 90 Washington Street - 2.24.2023
- 90 Washington St CAC M2 posting.pdf (198 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington St CAC Meeting 1 Notes.pdf (69.1 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington CAC - Meeting #1 recording
- 90 Washington CAC Meeting 1 Posting (198 KB) (pdf)
- Washington St CAC Charter.pdf (1.33 MB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington St CAC membership roster 2023.pdf (73.8 KB) (pdf)
90 Washington Street Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - Document Center
- 2022.04.15 Enabling Site Work 100% CD survey (V101&102) (676 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street RFQ - FAQ/Addendum Statement.pdf (382 KB) (pdf)
- Somerville PSB FER 052421.pdf (9.08 MB) (pdf)
- Somerville PSB Preliminary Geotech Geoenv Memorandum 010821.pdf (3.3 MB) (pdf)
- 90 Wash RFQ Site Tour Attendees (102 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street RFQ 2.16.23 (2.16 MB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street - RFQ Submittal Requirements (71.3 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street - RFQ Anticipated Schedule (50.9 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street - RFQ Evaluation Criteria (64.7 KB) (pdf)
- Background documents
2023 Request for Qualifications Summary
- 90 Washington Street CAC RFQ recommendation to SRA 1.11.24.pdf (166 KB) (pdf)
- Anonymized RFQ Response Summary - 90 Washington Street 5.8.23 Criteria Check 2.pdf (111 KB) (pdf)
- Anonymized RFQ Response Summary - 90 Washington Street 5.8.23.pdf (189 KB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street RFQ Process Summary - January 2023.pptx (356 KB) (pptx)
Mailing List
Who's Listening
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Capital Projects, Director
Email mwoods@somervillema.gov -
Email tfields@somervillema.gov -
Liaison with city and neighborhood residents
90 Washington St Citizen Advisory Committee
CA
Community Meetings
- 90 Washington RFQ Virtual Site Tour / Q&A Roundtable 2.28.23 recording
- October 2022 Community Meeting
- August 2022 BYO Workshop
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Spring/Summer 2022 Listening Sessions
- Notes of Listening Session - Mystics Housing Complex - 9.19.22.pdf (58.9 KB) (pdf)
- Notes of Listening Session w Portuguese Speakers - August 1, 2022.pdf (67.3 KB) (pdf)
- Video of Virtual Listening Session - June 29, 2022
- Notes of Virtual Listening Session - June 29, 2022 (60.6 KB) (pdf)
- Video of In Person Listening Session - June 28, 2022
- Notes of In Person Listening Session - June 28, 2022.pdf (60.5 KB) (pdf)
- Video of Listening Session w/Cobble Hill Residents - May 25, 2022
- Notes of Listening Session with Cobble Hill Residents - May 25, 2022 (112 KB) (pdf)
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February 2022
- February 2022 Meeting Video
- February 2022 Community Meeting Presentation (6.06 MB) (pdf)
- February 16 Design Scenarios_English.pdf (60.9 MB) (pdf)
- February 2022 Community Meeting Designs_Spanish.pdf (1.06 MB) (pdf)
- February 2022 Community Meeting Designs_Haitian Creole.pdf (5.31 MB) (pdf)
- February 2022 Community Meeting Designs_Portuguese.pdf (5.32 MB) (pdf)
- February 2022 Community Meeting Designs_Nepali.pdf (5.25 MB) (pdf)
- 220223_BreakoutRoomSummaries.pdf (123 KB) (pdf)
- Design Feedback Survey Responses.pdf (348 KB) (pdf)
- Washington Street Design Feedback Survey Total Results.pdf (52.2 KB) (pdf)
- Washington Street Design Feedback Survey Total Results II.pdf (40.6 KB) (pdf)
- December 2021
- March 2021
Reference Documents
- 90 Washington Street - Site Concept Polls - March '23 results (5.31 MB) (pdf)
- 90 Washington Street - Site Concept Polls - March '23 results II (40.6 KB) (pdf)
- 2019 Demonstration Plan 90 Washington Street
- Previous Studies & Reports
- Initial Site Selection and Evaluation
- Public Safety Building Procurement Documents
- 20220810 Tree Memo PSUF.pdf (1.54 MB) (pdf)
Building Committee
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Building Committee 2021 Materials
- January 2021 Meeting Video
- January 2021 Meeting Minutes (128 KB) (pdf)
- February 2021 Meeting Video
- February 2021 Meeting Minutes (108 KB) (pdf)
- April 2021 Meeting Presentation (702 KB) (pdf)
- April 2021 Meeting Video
- April 2021 Meeting Minutes (114 KB) (pdf)
- May 2021 Meeting Presentation (709 KB) (pdf)
- May 2021 Meeting Video
- June 2021 Meeting Minutes.pdf (118 KB) (pdf)
- June 2021 Meeting Presentation.pdf (620 KB) (pdf)
- June 2021 Meeting Video
- July 2021 Meeting Presentation.pdf (1020 KB) (pdf)
- July 2021 Meeting Video
- July 2021 Meeting Minutes.pdf (120 KB) (pdf)
- August 2021 Meeting Presentation (11.4 MB) (pdf)
- August 2021 Meeting Video
- August 2021 Meeting Minutes (121 KB) (pdf)
- October 2021 Presentation (621 KB) (pdf)
- October 2021 Meeting Video
- October 2021 Meeting Minutes (126 KB) (pdf)
- November 2021 Meeting Video
- November 2021 Presentation (1.42 MB) (pdf)
- November 2021 Meeting Minutes.pdf (122 KB) (pdf)
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Building Committee 2022 Materials
- January 2021 Meeting Presentation.pdf (345 KB) (pdf)
- January 2022 Meeting Video
- January 2022 Meeting Minutes (107 KB) (pdf)
- February 2022 Meeting Presentation (1.84 MB) (pdf)
- February 2022 Meeting Video
- February 2022 Meeting Minutes.pdf (107 KB) (pdf)
- March 2022 Meeting Presentation.pdf (1.78 MB) (pdf)
- March 2022 Meeting Video
- March 2022 Meeting Minutes (142 KB) (pdf)
- April 2022 Meeting Video
- April 2022 Meeting Presentation.pdf (2.57 MB) (pdf)
- April 2022 Meeting Minutes (140 KB) (pdf)
- June 2022 Meeting Presentation (379 KB) (pdf)
- June 2022 Meeting Video
- June 2022 Meeting Minutes.pdf (136 KB) (pdf)
- July 2022 Presentation.pdf (355 KB) (pdf)
- July 2022 Meeting Video
- July 2022 Meeting Minutes_DRAFT.pdf (137 KB) (pdf)
- October 2022 Presentation.pdf (944 KB) (pdf)
- October 2022 Meeting Video
- October 2022 Meeting Minutes_DRAFT.pdf (147 KB) (pdf)
Frequently Asked Questions
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FAQ's
- What facilities will be on New Washington Street?
- Why not put the parking underground?
- How was this site selected?
- Why didn’t the site selection consider the Washington Street underpass flooding?
- Do we really need a new building for public safety?
- Why realign New Washington Street?
- Why is the public safety building planning a parking garage?
- How is this building sustainable?
- Some people may not feel comfortable using a park adjacent to the public safety building, can the park go somewhere else on the site?
- How many calls does Engine 3 answer?
- How is siren noise being mitigated?
- Why is the City building a public safety building so close to a train station?
- I’ve heard that public private partnerships could be a way to get the public safety building built for free or reduced cost. Why aren’t we pursuing that option?
- What are some of the design drivers of the PSB program?
- The rendering of the Public Safety Building looks final, can residents really have a say?
- Does this building have a firing range?
- The City is taking away Cobble Hill resident's parking lot, why?
- How many trees will be removed from the site?
- What's the climate impact of this project?
- Can the project include a Safe Consumption Site (SCS?)
- Have a question that wasn’t answered?