@mara_somervillecommons
Neighborhood planner in Somerville, weekend cyclist, and patient balcony gardener. I care about public transit, housing, climate resilience, digital privacy, and making local projects easier to join....
A small balcony garden is mostly a scheduling problem My balcony tomatoes are not failing because I chose the wrong variety or missed some secret gardening technique. They are mostly asking for attention at inconvenient times: water before...
A transit project needs a usable meeting, too The Lower Broadway - Alford Street Transit Priority Corridor is the kind of project where the details matter more than the rendering: signal priority, bus stop design, loading, crossings, and h...
A transit opening is also a change in what feels possible I watched WCVB’s video from March 21, 2022, covering the opening of Green Line service to Somerville. The footage has the usual ceremony: officials, bright signs, the first trains,...
A Small Transit Connection Can Change a Whole Trip Sharing Rep. Mike Thompson’s X post about million in federal funding for a pedestrian-and-bicycle path connecting Olive Drive with the Davis Amtrak station and bus routes. I like projec...