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

[fefie.livejournal.com]

In addition to the info on the STEP website, Livable Streets has pdf that highlights the salient points of the McCarthy Overpass issue:
http://www.livablestreets.info/files/McGrath_CI_handout.pdf

Also, if you need to refresh your memory of this area, Livable Streets has a short video, which features a few words from some ped/cyclists on the street by the overpass:
http://vimeo.com/37448189

(The McCarthy overpass issue is similar to that of the Casey overpass in JP, which was recently slated for demolition by MassDOT at the wish of the community:
http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-08/yourtown/31136484_1_advisory-group-design-process-state-officials)