Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, July 18, 2025 Everett to invest in off-street, shared community paths project E By Neil Zolot verett is using $220,000 in state funds from the Shared Streets and Spaces Program for a Neighborhood Safety and Wayfinding Project, which City of Everett Transportation Planner Eric Molinari describes as “shared use community paths” to give people access to various places in the city without having to traverse busy streets. “We’re trying to connect people to important destinations without them having to be on main roads,” he said. “Ev8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Tues. - Sat. at 4:00 PM Closed Sun. & Mon. Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Tuesdays & Wednesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s Scan & Follow Us on Facebook! Everett Traffic Planner Eric Molinari with consultant Jessica Mortell last Tuesday. A map of the Northern Strand Community Trail erett is not always the safest place to walk or be on a bike. It’s more comfortable to be on back paths.” One of the pathways is the www.810bargrille.com Aluminum Aluminum Everett Supplies 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Celebrating 66 Years in Business! •Vinyl Siding Decks • • •Carpentry Work •Decks • Replacement Windows Carpentry Work • • • Fully Insured Fully Insured • Replacement Windows www.everettaluminum.com Free Estimates Fully Licensed • Roong •Free Estimates •Fully Licensed •Roong Now’s the time to schedule those home improvement projects you’ve been dreaming about all winter! Northern Strand Community Trail, part of a regional rail trail on abandoned railroad beds, roughly parallel to Main Street, used for walking and biking. In Everett it provides off-street connections between areas for about three miles from Malden to the Mystic River. Most of the project is on side streets, on which signage and walking lanes will be designated and traffic calming elements, like curb extensions and speed bumps, will be installed, although no final designation of which streets has been made. “The project is pretty simple,” Molinari said. “We want to use roads people are already using, which are the low stress, less travelled roads. Walkers and bikers know the backroads. With branding, others will figure out how it works.” Communities awarded grants have demonstrated their projects can be implemented by December 31, 2027. The state Dept. of Transportation (MassDOT) calls it a “quick-build grant program focused on projects that are easily implementable; align with the program goals of supporting public health, safe mobility, strengthened commerce and support safe travel to schools, including safe walking, bicycling, and pickup/drop-off areas within two miles of schools or other facilities for children; projects that support safe routes for seniors, including safe walking and bicycling facilities within one mile of senior centers, housing for elders and travel corridors used by seniors; improve pedestrian and bicyclist access within one mile of PROJECT | SEE PAGE 6 Summer is Here!
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