Grounding McGrath Highway meeting Thurs 5.31

[somervillesnow.livejournal.com]

Apologies not Davis Square, but important to Somerville's future in general.  It looks like we need a large turnout Thursday 5.31 to tell the state/MASS DOT to convert the elevated portions of McGrath Highway to an at grade boulevard.  Currently they want to spend $10 million in repairs to extend it's life.  This is absurd, as no one wants this ugly piece of concrete in our city.  The money should be spent to deelevate it, rather than wasted.  If it is spent to extend it's life, you can bet it will not be deelevated for a *long* time.  

See STEP website for meeting details and more insight on the issue: http://www.somervillestep.org/2012/05/mccarthy_overpa.html

Comments

[emannths.livejournal.com]

Even with the flyover, there's not actually a way for pedestrians to cross the highway at the end of Somerville Ave. There's a crosswalk that gets you under the highway, but there's no crosswalk that connects to the east side of the highway. The only pedestrian crossing that will be affected is the one at Washington St.

[ron_newman]

Right now there's a painted crosswalk (in two parts) all the way from 'Glass Stop' to the Poplar Street intersection and bus stop on the other side.

[emannths.livejournal.com]

I guess it must have been repainted recently? It's not on Google's satellite view: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1+Somerville+Ave,+Somerville,+MA&hl=en&ll=42.377182,-71.088507&spn=0.002098,0.002598&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=47.349227,93.076172&oq=1+&hnear=1+Somerville+Ave,+Somerville,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts&t=k°=270&z=19

[ron_newman]

Yep - I think added within the past 6 months, along with warning signs for car traffic. I can't remember if there are any blinking lights on the signs.