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

[contradictacat.livejournal.com]

And for those without bikes? Those who live in that area? People will cross where they feel the need to cross, and for an intersection as heavily used as that one is, many, many people will need to cross right there. The point is to make it safe for them to do so.

[ron_newman]

I agree with that, but the parkway design further up Route 28 (north of Route 16) shows that it can be done without overpasses or underpasses.