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March 2025 Meeting Agenda
Somerville Pedestrian & Transit Advisory Committee (PTAC)
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne
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Meeting Information
Thursday, March 20, 2025, 6:30-8:00 PM
This meeting will be virtual:
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 Somerville Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee logo. Members
1. Ted Alexander
2. Ginny Alverson
3. Caroline Bodager
4. Meredith Brown
5. Laura Evans
6. Christopher Ferry
7. Preston Gutelius
8. Satoko Hirai (Digital Communications Officer)
9. Brenda Marvin (Secretary)
10. Steven Mulder
11. Barbara Myers
12. Bianca Norkunas
13. Vitor Pamplona (Vice Chair)
14. Zach Rosenberg
15. Alessandra Seiter (Chair)
16. Robert Stanzel
17. Carole Voulgaris
18. Will Mbah (Ex Officio, City Councilor At Large)
19. Justin Schreiber (Ex Officio, OSPCD Mobility)
20. Katherine White (Ex Officio, OSPCD Mobility)
Agenda
Procedural Business (10 Minutes)
* Roll call and guest introductions
* Vote on February draft minutes
* FYI: First annual Safe Streets Ordinance progress report
Subcommittee Updates (5 Minutes)
* Community Events
* Design Review
* Special Projects
Review Latest Draft of Snow Clearing Letter (10 Minutes)
* The Vice Chair will present the latest draft of an advocacy letter on snow clearing in Somerville. If the rest of the committee is supportive, we will vote on the letter.
Parking & Curb Use Study Progress with the Parking Department (20 Minutes)
* Jackie Stagnari, Project Manager at the City of Somerville Parking Department, will join us to provide an in-depth update on the progress of the Citywide Parking & Curb Use Study.
Review Elm-Beacon Connector Concept Design (40 Minutes)
* Mobility staff will provide a brief overview of the concept design for the Elm-Beacon Connector quick-build project before opening up discussion to committee members for feedback.
* The concept design and supporting materials will be available on the Elm-Beacon Connector project page by the end of the week of March 10.
Other Business (5 Minutes)
* Public comment.
Online Meeting Addendum
Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. C. 30A, s. 18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitations on the number of people that may gather in one place, as well as Mayor Curtatone’s Declaration of Emergency, dated March 15, 2020, this meeting of the PTAC will be conducted via remote participation.  We will post an audio recording, audio-video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Somerville website and local cable access government channels (SCATV).