Davis Square Streetscape Improvement Project: new website

[ron_newman]

As a followup to the five public meetings held earlier this year, the City of Somerville has created a website about the Davis Square Streetscape Improvement Project:

http://www.somervillema.gov/davissquarestreetscape

This is all still in a very preliminary design stage, and has no funding yet. The page links to presentations made at the public meetings.

Comments

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

"Cyclists will ride to the T
headhouse via the community path or striped sidewalk, disembark from their bicycle at
the T headhouse, walk their bike along the sidewalk to the Holland St and College Ave.
intersection, cross each road to the existing plaza while still walking their bike and continue on to the opposite T headhouse."

LOL

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

Sarcasm aside, though, this plan looks really good.

I really like how they've managed to keep the character of the brick sidewalks, while changing he actual walking path to concrete. Very nicely done. Also the seating area at the Elm/Summer split is good.

Any idea what the paving plan is for the middle of the plaza and for the new Mike's Plaza? The brick is pretty but treacherous.

[ron_newman]

I don't know specifics; I'm not sure the city has even decided on that level of detail yet. The best person to ask is Sarah Spicer, sspicer@somervillema.gov . I'll point her at this discussion as well.