City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 211798

• File #: 211798
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 4/22/2021
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/17/2021
• Final action: 9/23/2021
• Enactment date: 4/22/2021
• Enactment #: 211798
• Title: That the Mayor, the Director of SPCD, the Chief of Police and this Council collaborate with the State Delegation and community advocates to pressure the MA Department of Transportation to implement traffic safety improvements to McGrath Highway and Mystic Avenue to prevent more pedestrian deaths.
• Sponsors: Mark Niedergang, Kristen Strezo, Jesse Clingan

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/23/2021	5	City Council	Work completed
9/20/2021	4	Traffic and Parking Committee	Work completed
5/17/2021	3	Traffic and Parking Committee	Kept in committee
4/22/2021	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That the Mayor, the Director of SPCD, the Chief of Police and this Council collaborate with the State Delegation and community advocates to pressure the MA Department of Transportation to implement traffic safety improvements to McGrath Highway and Mystic Avenue to prevent more pedestrian deaths.

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Official Text

That the Mayor, the Executive Director of OSPCD (Mobility), the Chief of Police, and this Council work together, in collaboration with Somerville’s state legislative delegation and community advocates, to apply maximum pressure on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to enhance and speed up implementation of traffic safety improvements to McGrath Highway and Mystic Avenue to prevent more pedestrians being killed or seriously injured in this “corridor of death” that runs through our City.