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Police traffic safety grant draws scrutiny over bicycle and pedestrian enforcement; committee sends to council without recommendation
Summary
Councilors questioned whether a $60,000 municipal road safety grant would target vulnerable road users or focus enforcement on cyclists and pedestrians. The committee discharged the item without recommendation to allow full-council review after staff agreed to share grant application materials.
A $60,000 municipal road safety grant proposal for the Somerville Police Department drew extended questioning Jan. 21 about how the funds would be used and whether enforcement would target vulnerable road users.
Sergeant Michael McCarrie, traffic unit, told the finance committee the State’s Municipal Road Safety Grant divides funds among high-visibility enforcement, pedestrian and bicycle safety enforcement, safety equipment and non‑enforcement community engagement. "It also gives us an…
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