Unable to make the second public meeting? Provide your answer to the discussion questions below. You can view the <a href="https://voice.somervillema.gov/16281/widgets/50625/documents/52170" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">presentation slides here</a> or <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Y8QLOfypk6Q36JPPcwQFvoZxEsSojap-Q1bpZKGUY1y7BDSkAt1syCV9qk3wCCAp.ketZYhZyUelfdyEj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">watch the recording of the meeting on February 27th here</a>.What strategies would you most want to see employed to ensure that community has access at the Armory and remains strong for the next generation?What strategies would you feel uncomfortable with or least interested in seeing utilized at the Armory?

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Check out the latest <a href="https://voice.somervillema.gov/9455/widgets/26917/documents/57014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brickbottom Neighborhood Plan</a>! Please send your feedback to <a data-fr-linked="true" href="mailto:planning@somervillema.gov">planningboard@somervillema.gov</a>. Learn more at the public meeting on Monday, July8!<img src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-us-california/7abb902b87dc6ddf9f16651c25abd488ee938275/original/1719252500/96b8d6370670ddda03b02b0c670ec390_Social_Media_Graphic.png?1719252500" style="width: 408px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Come and learn about the updated Brickbottom Neighborhood Plan. City Staff will present the most current version of the plan and will answer questions from the community. The meeting will be hybrid, taking place both in-person and via Zoom.<div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"> </div><div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Zoom information: </div><div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Topic: Brickbottom Community Meeting</div><div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Date &amp; Time: Jul 8, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</div><div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Meeting ID: 861 0313 3834</div><div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Registration Link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsd-qprTgiGdAJas_g2T5LvMfLw0TAUmGS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsd-qprTgiGdAJas_g2T5LvMfLw0TAUmGS</a></div> Transportation to 100 Chestnut Street:The walking/biking path is located just north of 100 Chestnut Street and directly adjacent to the southern end of 86 Joy Street. It connects right to the East Somerville Green Line stop. There is some on-street parking available on Chestnut Street. City parking regulations for duration apply. The parking garage also has $10 flat rate parking after 5:00 PM. <hr>Current planning efforts for Brickbottom aim to produce a Vision Plan for the development of the area, which will inform infrastructure investments by the City while serving as a precursor to specific zoning changes that will enable new construction. It will primarily focus on the future physical design of streets and parks as well as the shape, size, and architectural character of new buildings. If there is a Master Planned Development overlay district for Brickbottom in the future, this Vision Plan will inform or become the Urban Design Framework that the Planning Board would adopt to enable it.Brickbottom is identified as an area to transform by SomerVision, the City&#39;s comprehensive plan. Therefore we want to enable extensive change in the area, creating new possibilities for housing, civic spaces, and commercial development.Please email any concerns or feedback to agraminski@somervillema.gov and <a href="http://eepurl.com/gR2bmX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for our mailing list!</a>

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The City of Somerville&rsquo;s Public Space and Urban Forestry (PSUF) Division is working to transform 217 Somerville Avenue, a vacant lot at the corner of Somerville Avenue and Rossmore Street, into a new pocket park. This parcel will add approximately .15 acres to Somerville&rsquo;s open space network as a pocket-park. The City&rsquo;s PSUF Division will lead a community process and hire a professional landscape architect to develop the park design and construction documents. The construction phase of 217 Somerville Avenue is intended to immediately follow the completion of design.

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<img src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-us-california/34fb39d06693065cf8956600999699e78150004c/original/1684873754/90a98b246d52127f66896ec7a470e12b_Prospect_Hill_DigitalEquity.png?1684873754" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-fil">The City of Somerville and the <a href="https://www.mapc.org/our-work/expertise/digital-equity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)</a> are developing a Digital Equity Plan, as part of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute&#39;s <a href="https://broadband.masstech.org/municipal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program</a>. The planning process involves four main phases:Existing Conditions Assessment and Data Analysis: May - June, 2023In this phase, MAPC&#39;s Data Analytics team will collect and analyze existing data relating to digital access from local, state, and federal sources. This phase also includes mapping of existing broadband infrastructure and of social infrastructure which exists to support digital literacy at community institutions like libraries, schools, community centers, and others. Community Engagement and Qualitative Research: July - August, 2023After completing initial data analysis, MAPC&#39;s Community Engagement team and the City staff will conduct a comprehensive community engagement process. This process will consist of survey research (conducted in-person as well as online), interviews and focus groups, and public events to contextualize the results of our data analysis with the lived experience of Somerville residents.Action Plan Development: August - September, 2023Once qualitative and quantitative data have been collected and analyzed, the project team will work to produce specific, actionable recommendations to be shared with municipal leadership and community-based stakeholders. These include policy recommendations, infrastructure investments, and other interventions.Documentation and Plan Communication: September - December, 2023Building on the digital equity action plan, MAPC&#39;s Digital Equity team will work to turn findings and recommendations into a comprehensive plan document, with a target publication date of early November, 2023. Following publication, the project team will share the findings with state and local elected leaders, municipal decision makers, community-based organizations, and the public in a series events and other outreach activities.To learn more or get involved in the planning process, please email Will Pfeffer (<a href="mailto:wpfeffer@mapc.org">wpfeffer@mapc.org</a>), the project manager for this planning process.

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