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City presents citywide parking and curb-use study with recommendations to reallocate curb space
Summary
Somerville’s parking department presented a living curb-use study that recommends clarifying curb-management roles, reallocating curb space for bikes, buses and loading, expanding technology and staff capacity, and piloting automated enforcement to reduce safety conflicts.
At its Feb. 25 meeting the Somerville City Council received an update from the parking department on the citywide parking and curb-use study and attached recommendations. Director Renfrid described the study as a “living document” that inventories curb use citywide and proposes a menu of strategies to meet the city’s mobility, equity and safety goals.
Key measures presented include clarifying interdepartmental roles for curb management, using a curb prioritization framework when…
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