Quick-Build changes for Medford Street planned as part of the Western Pearl Street Reconstruction

On February 12, 2026, the Mobility Division brought proposed parking regulation changes for the Western Pearl Street Reconstruction project and the Medford Street quick-build project to the City’s Traffic Commission. The Traffic Commission approved these changes.

We plan to install protected bike lanes in both directions on Medford Street to connect the new facilities on Pearl Street to the existing two-way bike lanes on School Street heading towards the Community Path. We anticipate removing 4 on-street parking spaces to make space for these quick-build bike lanes. We shared these designs throughout Western Pearl Street public outreach. We believe it makes sense to complete this quick-build work at the same time as the new design for Western Pearl Street is implemented. We anticipate implementation to occur in 2027. We will include more detailed updates to this work on this project website and on the Western Pearl Street Reconstruction website as we get more clarity on the construction schedule.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our team via email at transportation@somervillema.gov or via phone through 311 (617-666-3311).