Mara Keating

Mara Keating

@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....

Recent posts

How transit openings reshape everyday possibilities

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,...

How can a station connection improve transit access?

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...