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Somerville presents first Safe Streets annual report: 29‑mile priority bike network, 3‑mile per year target and cost estimates
Summary
City staff presented the first Safe Streets Ordinance annual report, summarizing past progress, a 29‑mile priority network, a 3‑mile per‑year installation target, quick‑build vs. permanent approaches, an estimated $431,900 per quick‑build mile cost, and funding and schedule risks tied to federal grants and capital contracts.
Councilors reviewed the City of Somerville’s first annual report required by the Safe Streets Ordinance, a staff presentation that summarized progress on separated bicycle facilities, pedestrian and transit infrastructure, and multi‑year forecasts for completing the city’s priority bike network.
Justin Schreiber, senior transportation planner in the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, presented the report and said the priority network totals just over 29 bicycle centerline miles. The ordinance requires the city to plan for installing no less than three miles from the priority network in a given construction season and to produce a multiyear plan for completing the network by the ordinance deadline…
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