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Somerville Neighborhood News speaks with Viola Augustin, GLX Project Liaison; Jesse Moos, Construction Liaison & Compliance Manager; and Daniel Amelin, Project Manager, Utilities about upcoming construction projects throughout the city and how they will impact drivers, pedestrians and cyclists and their commutes.
Citywide Construction: Commuter Concerns, Planning, Communication and Support of Local BusinessesSNN discusses citywide construction including commuter concerns, planning, communications and support of local businesses. Guests are Nick Schonberger, Economic Development Assistant and Erica Mace, Construction Public Information Officer.
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So here’s my take on the situation. The lack of advance planning is unbelievable. And the plan now is to fit a square peg into a round hole. Instead of taking all of the traffic from probably the city’s major thoroughfare and spreading it out, they are trying to jam it all onto Cedar Street. This makes life nice for the ‘protected’ streets (Highland Road, Willow Ave., Josephine Ave., etc.) and meanwhile anyone who lives on Cedar Street gets to enjoy all of the noise, traffic, and pollutants. And those on Spencer Ave. or Lexington Ave. who have no choice but to use Cedar Street, can’t get off the street in rush hour. They are doing the same in Medford on the other side of Broadway. This plan was definitely put together by geniuses.