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Notes from the February 12 Streetscape and Intersection Design Meeting
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Thank you to the approximately 55 people who joined us for the City and the Gilman Square Neighborhood Association’s co-hosted Community Meeting on February 12 at the Winter Hill Community School. We also would like to thank Councilors Clingan and Ewen-Campen for attending.Viola Augustin, a City staff member, explained that the City is currently working with a consultant to explore different designs for Gilman Square intersections and streetscape. This is an important next step in the implementation of the Gilman Square Neighborhood Plan because it will identify where public space can be located and affect the shape of parcels which could be used for redevelopment.Viola introduced the two concepts, and then participants broke into small groups to discuss each concept's merits and challenges.We are still gathering feedback about these two initial concepts; community members are welcome to submit their feedback online until February 23. The City will share the feedback on this site by the end of February.After February 23, the City's consultants will:- Conduct traffic analysis to determine how possible changes to the roadway will affect vehicular traffic.
- Tweak the concepts based on feedback and the results of the traffic study.
By June, the City will have a "25% design" (a concept that is well-researched and reflects community feedback but is not the full technical document set necessary to begin construction). At this time, we will have a public meeting to share this design. Now is the time to to weigh in! We are gathering feedback until February 23.
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Update on the 7/15/2019 Gilman Square Community Meeting
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Thank you to the approximately 70 people who joined us for the City and the Gilman Square Neighborhood Association’s co-hosted Community Meeting on July 15 at 6pm at the Winter Hill Community School. We also would like to thank Councilors Clingan, Ewen-Campen, Mbah, Rossetti, and White for attending.Ward 5 Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen introduced the event, and then we heard from several City of Somerville OSPCD staff members about a variety of topics:- Sue Thomas (Economic Development) discussed the neighborhood plan and explained the partnership between the City and the Gilman Square Neighborhood Association (GSNA).
- Cortney Kirk (Public Space and Urban Forestry) discussed the Central Hill planning process, park accessibility, trees, and the streetscape research currently happening at the Gilman Square intersection.
- Viola Augustin (Transportation and Infrastructure) shared updates about the Green Line Extension and community path.
- Tom Galligani (Economic Development) shared information about development opportunities in the Gilman Square, and Sue Thomas discussed the processes these developments involve.
The complete slides are available here, and the handout we provided is available here. After the presentation, staff answered questions from the audience about the GLX station, open space, trees, and other topics.GSNA, represented by Christine Carlino, then lead the feedback exercise session at the end of the meeting with the attendees. Different easel pads throughout the room displayed different values from SomerVision 2030. Participants wrote down what they'd like to see in the square under the different categories. You can review what people contributed here.
