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.