FAQs

The Vision Zero Action Plan is the City’s strategy for eliminating deaths and serious injuries from our transportation system and details the actions the City will take over the next five years. It was developed by a team of City staff and dedicated resident volunteers on the Vision Zero Task Force, including representatives from advisory and advocacy committees from Somerville and the Greater Boston region. The objectives, strategies, and actions set forth are intended to be ambitious, specific, actionable, and measurable. 

We have been observing high path usage and receiving community feedback about conflicts along the path and a feeling of discomfort and unsafe behavior. The community path extension from Lowell Street eastward to Cambridge completed in 2023 has several unique constraints, including narrow path width, and areas of high traffic due to two Green Line Stations and Somerville High School located right next to the path. In order to create a safe shared path etiquette, we are developing a safety improvement strategy. 

In early 2025, the City’s Engineering Division hired a design consultant to study the intersections of the community path at both Lowell Street and School Street and propose alternative designs. This work is intended to produce safer, more comfortable crossings and minimize conflicts among people traveling in the area whether they are walking or wheeling, biking, and driving. The project team currently anticipates having more information about this effort to share with the community in late fall 2025. Follow updates on the Community Path website.