Community Path Safety Improvements

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Map of the Community Path highlighting the old path and new extension

Background

The Somerville Community Path Extension opened in 2023 offering an off-street path through the center of Somerville for people biking, walking and rolling. A counter installed at Cedar Street recorded an average of 3,300 daily pedestrians in 2024!

Over the last couple of years, we have received inquiries from community members describing safety concerns or sharing experiences about conflicts, especially between slower and faster moving path users.

The Project

The goal is to implement both near-term quick-build improvements and longer-term design options along the path, at key intersections and at the two Green Line station entrances on the path.

As part of this project, we intend to:

  • Analyze community member inquiries related to issues on the community path, understand traffic patterns and uses of the path, and study the existing conditions

  • Collect public feedback about safety issues, solicit comments and ideas about possible safety interventions for the path.

  • Work with City departments – including Department of Public Works, Engineering Department, Parking Department, Public Space and Urban Forestry and the Fire department – to identify quick-build solutions such as new pavement markings and new street signage as well as possible permanent improvements to increase safety while still enabling maintenance and providing emergency access.

This work will help the City to continue to meet our Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries.

Timeline

From September to October 2025, we will be out on the Community Path to talk to people and hear your ideas on how to make it safer. In the fall of 2025 we will also publish a survey and provide opportunities to add comments to a Public Input Map. After reviewing all the input we gather, we aim to publish a set of safety improvement strategies in early 2026 with the goal to start quick-build implementations in the spring/summer of 2026.

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Si necesita ayuda en su idioma, comuníquese con nosotros a través de somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva o llame al 311 (617-666-3311)      

Caso precise de assistência em seu idioma, entre em contato conosco por meio deste formulário online: somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva ou ligue para 311 (617-666-3311)

Si ou bezwen asistans nan lang ou a, kontakte nou nan somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva oswa rele 311 (617-666-3311)    

यदि आफ्नो भाषामा सहायता चाहिन्छ भने कृपया सम्पर्क गर्नुहोस: www.somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva गर्नुहोस् वा यो ३११ (६१७-६६६-३३११) / 311 (617-666-3311)   

如果您需要語言方面的協助 請撥打 311 (617-666-3311) 或於somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva 聯絡 彩薩默: 移民事務辦公室。  

如果您需要语言方面的协助，请联系 (somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva)或者请拨打 311 (617-666-3311）。

Background

The Somerville Community Path Extension opened in 2023 offering an off-street path through the center of Somerville for people biking, walking and rolling. A counter installed at Cedar Street recorded an average of 3,300 daily pedestrians in 2024!

Over the last couple of years, we have received inquiries from community members describing safety concerns or sharing experiences about conflicts, especially between slower and faster moving path users.

The Project

The goal is to implement both near-term quick-build improvements and longer-term design options along the path, at key intersections and at the two Green Line station entrances on the path.

As part of this project, we intend to:

  • Analyze community member inquiries related to issues on the community path, understand traffic patterns and uses of the path, and study the existing conditions

  • Collect public feedback about safety issues, solicit comments and ideas about possible safety interventions for the path.

  • Work with City departments – including Department of Public Works, Engineering Department, Parking Department, Public Space and Urban Forestry and the Fire department – to identify quick-build solutions such as new pavement markings and new street signage as well as possible permanent improvements to increase safety while still enabling maintenance and providing emergency access.

This work will help the City to continue to meet our Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries.

Timeline

From September to October 2025, we will be out on the Community Path to talk to people and hear your ideas on how to make it safer. In the fall of 2025 we will also publish a survey and provide opportunities to add comments to a Public Input Map. After reviewing all the input we gather, we aim to publish a set of safety improvement strategies in early 2026 with the goal to start quick-build implementations in the spring/summer of 2026.

Information in other languages

Si necesita ayuda en su idioma, comuníquese con nosotros a través de somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva o llame al 311 (617-666-3311)      

Caso precise de assistência em seu idioma, entre em contato conosco por meio deste formulário online: somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva ou ligue para 311 (617-666-3311)

Si ou bezwen asistans nan lang ou a, kontakte nou nan somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva oswa rele 311 (617-666-3311)    

यदि आफ्नो भाषामा सहायता चाहिन्छ भने कृपया सम्पर्क गर्नुहोस: www.somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva गर्नुहोस् वा यो ३११ (६१७-६६६-३३११) / 311 (617-666-3311)   

如果您需要語言方面的協助 請撥打 311 (617-666-3311) 或於somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva 聯絡 彩薩默: 移民事務辦公室。  

如果您需要语言方面的协助，请联系 (somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva)或者请拨打 311 (617-666-3311）。

  • Community Path Safety Concerns Survey

    Thank you for taking the time to take our survey for the Community Path Safety Improvements project. Over the last couple of years, we have received inquiries from community members describing safety concerns or sharing experiences about conflicts, especially between slower and faster moving path users. The City of Somerville’s Community Path Safety Improvement project aims to get a comprehensive understanding of safety concerns and to identify possible improvements along the Community Path, including at key intersections and at Green Line station entrances. 

    We want to hear from you! Please take this 5–7-minute survey to help us learn more about your safety concerns and priorities in the area. 

    For more details about the project: 

    1. Check out details on the project website 

    2. Click to view proposed design tools 

    You can also call us at 311 (617-666-3311) if you would prefer to conduct the survey over the phone or email your feedback to our team at transportation@somervillema.gov. If you want to get regular email updates about the project, please subscribe to the Monthly Mobility Newsletter. 

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  • Encuesta sobre los problemas de seguridad del camino comunitario

    Gracias por dedicar su tiempo a participar en nuestra encuesta sobre el proyecto de mejoras de seguridad en el camino comunitario. En los últimos dos años, los miembros de la comunidad se han comunicado con nosotros para manifestarnos su preocupación acerca de la seguridad o para contarnos sus experiencias con conflictos suscitados, particularmente entre usuarios que transitan a diferentes velocidades en el camino. El proyecto de mejoras de seguridad en el camino comunitario de la ciudad de Somerville tiene como objetivo comprender a fondo los problemas relacionados con la seguridad que causan preocupación e identificar posibles mejoras a lo largo del camino comunitario, incluidas las intersecciones clave y las entradas a las estaciones de la Línea Verde. 

    ¡Queremos conocer su opinión! Responda esta encuesta de 5 a 7 minutos para ayudarnos a saber más sobre lo que le preocupa y le parece prioritario en torno a la seguridad en la zona. 

    Para más detalles sobre el proyecto: 

    1. Consulte los detalles en el sitio web del proyecto. 

    1. Haga clic para ver las herramientas de diseño propuestas. 

    También nos puede llamar al 311 (617-666-3311) si prefiere realizar la encuesta por teléfono o enviar sus comentarios por correo electrónico a nuestro equipo al transportation@somervillema.gov. Si desea recibir actualizaciones periódicas por correo electrónico sobre el proyecto, suscríbase al boletín mensual de movilidad. 

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  • Pesquisa sobre preocupações com a segurança do Community Path

    Agradecemos por dedicar seu tempo a responder à nossa pesquisa para o projeto Melhorias na segurança do Community Path. Nos últimos anos, recebemos questionamentos de membros da comunidade descrevendo preocupações com a segurança ou compartilhando experiências sobre conflitos, especialmente entre usuários da via que transitam com menor e com maior velocidade. O projeto Melhorias na segurança do Community Path da cidade de Somerville visa obter uma compreensão abrangente das preocupações com a segurança e identificar possíveis melhorias ao longo do Community Path, inclusive nos principais cruzamentos e nas entradas da estação Green Line. 

    Queremos ouvir você! Responda a esta pesquisa de 5 a 7 minutos para nos ajudar a saber mais sobre suas preocupações e prioridades de segurança na região. 

    Para ver mais detalhes sobre o projeto: 

    1. Confira os detalhes no site do projeto 

    1. Clique para ver as ferramentas de segurança propostas 

    Você também pode ligar para 311 (617-666-3311) se preferir realizar a pesquisa por telefone ou enviar seu feedback para nossa equipe pelo e-mail transportation@somervillema.gov. Se você deseja receber atualizações regulares por e-mail sobre o projeto, assine o boletim informativo Monthly Mobility Newsletter. 

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    Mèsi paske w pran tan pou ranpli sondaj nou an sou pwojè Amelyorayon Sekirite sou Chemen Kominotè yo. Pandan de (2) dènye ane ki pase yo, nou te resevwa yon seri plent nan men manm kominote a konsènan enkyetid yo genyen pou kesyon sekirite a, oswa yo te pataje eksperyans yo te fè anrapò ak konfli, sitou ant itilizatè chemen an ki ap deplase dousman ak sa ki ap deplase rapid yo. Objektif pwojè Vil Somerville genyen pou Amelyore Sekirite sou Chemen Kominotè yo se jwenn yon konpreyansyon global konsènan pwoblèm sekirite a, epi idantifye amelyorasyon ki posib toutolon Chemen Kominotè yo, sitou nan entèseksyon prensipal yo ak nan antre estasyon Liy Vèt yo. 

    Nou vle konn pwennvi w ! Tanpri, ranpli sondaj 5–7-minit sa a pou ede nou pi byen konprann enkyetid ou yo ak priyorite w pou kesyon sekirite nan zòn nan. 

    Pou plis detay konsènan pwojè a: 

    1. Verifye detay yo sou sit entènèt pwojè a 

    1. Klike pou w wè zouti konsepsyon nou pwopoze yo 

    Ou kapab rele nou nan 311 (617-666-3311) si w prefere reponn sondaj la nan telefòn, oswa voye kòmantè w yo pa imèl bay ekip nou an nan transportation@somervillema.gov. Si w vle jwenn enfòmasyon sou pwojè a pa imèl regilyèman, tanpri, abòne sou Monthly Mobility Newsletter. 

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  • सामुदायिक बाटोको सुरक्षासम्बन्धी चिन्ताको सर्वेक्षण

    हाम्रो सामुदायिक बाटो सुरक्षा सुधारसम्बन्धी परियोजनाको सर्वेक्षणमा भाग लिनुभएकोमा धन्यवाद पछिल्ला केही वर्षहरूमा हामीलाई समुदायका सदस्यहरूले सुरक्षासम्बन्धी चिन्ताहरू वा त्यस्ता अनुभवहरू साझा गर्नुभएको छ जसमा विशेषगरी बिस्तारै र छिटो हिँड्ने बाटो प्रयोगकर्ताहरूबीच हुने विवादहरूका बारेमा उल्लेख गरिएको पाएका छौँ। सिटी अफ समरभिलको सामुदायिक बाटो सुरक्षा सुधारसम्बन्धी परियोजनाको उद्देश्य सुरक्षासम्बन्धी चिन्ताहरूको व्यापक बुझाइ प्राप्त गर्नु र सामुदायिक बाटोका विभिन्न स्थानहरू जसमा महत्वपूर्ण चौबाटो र ग्रीन लाइन स्टेशनका प्रवेशद्वारहरू समेत छन्, तिनीहरूको सम्भावित सुधारहरू पहिचान गर्नु हो।हामी तपाईंको विचार सुन्न चाहछौँ! कृपया 5–7 मिनेट समय निकालेर यो सर्वेक्षण पूरा गर्नुहोस् जसले हामीलाई तपाईंको सुरक्षासम्बन्धी चिन्ता र यस क्षेत्रका प्राथमिकताहरूको बारेमा अझ राम्रोसँग जान्न मद्दत गर्नेछ। 

    परियोजनाबारे थप विवरणका लागि: 

    1. परियोजनाको वेबसाइटमा विवरण हेर्नुहोस् 

    1. प्रस्तावित डिजाइन उपकरणहरू हेर्न क्लिक गर्नुहोस् 

    तपाईंलाई फोनमार्फत सर्वेक्षण गर्न सहज लागेमा, हामीलाई 311 (617-666-3311) मा कल गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ वा तपाईंको प्रतिक्रिया हाम्रो टोलीलाई transportation@somervillema.gov मा इमेल गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ। यदि तपाईं परियोजनाबारे नियमित इमेल अद्यावधिकहरू प्राप्त गर्न चाहनुहुन्छ भने कृपया मासिक मोबिलिटी समाचारपत्र को सदस्यता लिनुहोस्। 

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  • 社區步道安全關注調查

    感謝您撥冗參與本次「社區步道安全改善計畫」調查。過去幾年，我們收到許多來自社區居民的詢問，表達對安全方面的疑慮，或分享步道上不同用路人（尤其是慢速與快速用路人）之間發生的衝突經驗。薩默維爾市的「社區步道安全改善計畫」旨在全面了解社區的安全關切，並找出可能的改善措施，涵蓋整條社區步道，包含重要路口及綠線車站出入口。 

    我們希望聽到您的聲音！請花 5–7 分鐘完成本份調查，協助我們更深入了解您在該區域的安全疑慮與優先考量。 

    如需更多關於本計畫的資訊： 

    1. 請至計畫網站查看詳細內容 

    1. 點選檢視提議的設計工具 

    如果您希望透過電話進行調查，請致電與我們聯絡：311 (617-666-3311)；或將您的意見以電子郵件傳送至：transportation@somervillema.gov。若您希望定期透過電子郵件收到計畫的最新進度，請訂閱每月交通電子報。 

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  • 社区道路安全隐患调查

    感谢您抽出宝贵时间参与我们开展的社区道路安全改进项目相关调查。在过去几年里，我们收到了很多社区成员提供的描述道路安全隐患或分享冲突（特别是速度较慢与速度较快的道路使用者之间的冲突）相关经历的反馈。萨默维尔市的社区道路安全改进项目旨在全面了解社区道路沿线（包括关键十字路口和绿线车站入口）的安全隐患并制定合适的改进方案。 

    我们期待收到您的回复！请抽出 5–7 分钟完成本调查，以帮助我们进一步了解您认为该区域存在的安全隐患和有待优先处理的问题。 

    如需了解有关该项目的更多详情，请： 

    1. 打开项目网站以查看详情 

    1. 点击查看拟议的设计工具 

    如果您更倾向于通过电话参与调查，您还可以致电 311 (617-666-3311) 联系我们，或者发送电子邮件至 transportation@somervillema.gov 以将您的反馈意见提交给我们的团队。如果您希望定期收到关于该项目最新消息的电子邮件，请订阅交通时事通讯月刊 (Monthly Mobility Newsletter)。 

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