Second Shared Streets Route Opening In West Somerville

SOMERVILLE, MA — The city's second Shared Streets route will connect West Somerville and Davis Square and open Tuesday, June 23. The initiative opens up low-volume or residential side streets to pedestrians, cyclists and other users, while still allowing vehicular access for residents, first responders, delivery drivers and city services.

The first Shared Streets route opened in early June, connecting Winter Hill and East Somerville. The second route will provide access to Stop and Shop on Alewife Brook Parkway, North Street Housing – where the Somerville Mobile Farmers' Market will be located on Saturdays starting July 11, the West Somerville Neighborhood School, Davis Square and the Community Path.

Additional routes will be rolled out throughout the summer, and you can find a full route map and schedule at https://somervoice.somervillema.gov/covid19mobility. As routes are implemented, feedback on them can also be submitted on SomerVoice.

Safety measures along each route include signs and flexible barriers to alert people to the shared use of these streets. Somerville’s program will use temporary materials that can be modified based on our experience and feedback from residents with the pilot. Drivers allowed to use a shared street, such as abutters, should drive slowly and expect to see people in the street on these routes. People walking, rolling, and biking should remain alert and aware and make room for these allowed vehicles.