These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website.
Call to action against Trump
Good Trouble Lives On, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Mystic Mashup Indivisible, The Welcome Project, state senator Pat Jehlen and others gather for a day of action on the anniversary of former civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis’ death. The national organizer provides toolkits for local organizations to organize across the country on the same day in response “to the attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration.” The park was the site of a large rally in March calling for the release of then-detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk. In-person at Nathan Tufts/Powderhouse Park, College Avenue and Broadway.
Details on Woody’s Liquors site
Planning Board, 6 p.m. Thursday. In a continuation of a meeting last month, the board considers a Babbitt Design proposal on behalf of Woody’s Liquors to build a commercial building with a liquor store on the first floor at 483 Broadway, Magoun Square – crossing over into Medford – requiring special permits. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Bus lanes parking enforcement
Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee, 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The director of transit priority at the MBTA presents the agency’s plans for automated bus lane and bus stop enforcement. Since January, a state law allows public transit organizations to use cameras to enforce certain parking violations, specifically in a bus stop or a bus lane. According to an April presentation, Somerville has 2.9 miles of dedicated bus lanes where this law could be enacted. The committee also hosts city mobility staff to discuss a Somerville Avenue Quick-Build project, fall changes to the 90 bus route, transit signal priority along Broadway and in Davis Square, and new bus stop shelters around town. In-person at 101 South St., Boynton Yards, using the door on the far left of the building near Windsor Street. The meeting is also watchable via videoconferencing.
Mayoral candidates in Union
Union Square Neighborhood Council, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. The council hosts mayoral candidates in person to ask prepared questions to show “the ways in which the future mayor’s vision and policies for Somerville will impact the Union Square neighborhood.” Community members can submit questions to the council by 5 p.m. Friday. Rosetta Languages provides in-person interpretation in Haitian Creole, Portuguese and Spanish while the Somerville Community Corp., the other event sponsor, provides similar services virtually. In-person at 8 Tyler St., Union Square, or watchable via videoconferencing.
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