Somerville by Design: East Somerville

The popular “Somerville by Design”
community planning effort is coming to East Somerville! On Tuesday, May 28th,
a “Crowdsourcing Event” will be held at 6:30 pm, at the Michael E. Capuano
Early Childhood Education Center, 150 Glen Street.

Somerville by Design is a
cutting-edge approach to community planning that uses resident know-how to
solve challenging physical planning and urban design issues. It makes planning
fun, using highly visual, interactive techniques such as “Open Studio” design
sessions, neighborhood meetings, block walking and online surveys. Most
importantly, it provides multiple ways for the public to get involved in
generating and refining physical design plans for sites and neighborhoods. In
2012, hundreds of residents and businesspersons participated in the Somerville
by Design “Station Area Planning Series” for Gilman Square, Lowell Street /
Magoun Square, and Ball Square neighborhoods that will soon be served by the
Green Line Extension.

The Somerville by Design: East
Somerville process will include several public meetings and events during the
coming months. Participants in next week’s “Crowdsourcing Event” will be asked
to steer the process by identifying key issues for study, and by recommending
scheduling and outreach approaches that are customized to the East Somerville
neighborhood.

Additional information is
available on the City of Somerville Web site at www.somervillema.gov/bydesign.