In 2024, MassDOT launched the Transportation Management Association (TMA) Grant Program, providing $3 million to support projects that reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and expand mobility across the Commonwealth. Funding was awarded to 12 TMAs to implement 18 projects ranging from shuttle services and carpools to biking initiatives. Assembly Connect was proud to receive funding for two 2024-2025 projects: an Assembly Square Mobility Hub & Wayfinding Signage plan as well as a TNC Study/Carpool Program.

We’re also excited to share that MassDOT has renewed the grant for 2025–2026, and Assembly Connect has once again been selected as a grant recipient! Funding was awarded for both of our proposed projects: Phase II of the Assembly Square Mobility Hub & Wayfinding Project and a new “Ride Ready Bike Series.”

With support from the Assembly Square Mobility Hub Steering Committee, Assembly Connect has launched a new Pop-Up Mobility Hub at the corner of Grand Union Boulevard and Foley Street! This pop-up installation is the first step toward long-term improvements at this busy intersection in Assembly Row - designed to create a safer, more welcoming space for everyone who walks, bikes, or rolls through. New features include benches, a picnic table, wayfinding signage, a bike fix-it station, bike rack, lending library (coming soon!), planters, and a colorful street mural co-designed with Neighborways and painted by Assembly residents and community members at our Paint Party on June 18th. Check out our Instagram post to see photos from the event!

Assembly Connect and consultants from Stantec have developed and proposed wayfinding designs for the Assembly Square district. Check out our Instagram to preview one of the new designs or stop by the Pop-Up Mobility Hub to see it in person!

On June 24, MassDOT held a public meeting to unveil updated designs and a revised timeline for the Mystic River Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge - a new car-free connection between Assembly Square and Everett. The bridge will link Somerville’s Draw Seven Park to Everett’s Gateway Park trail and include a widened 18-foot path with integration to the Assembly MBTA headhouse. Construction is expected to begin in Fall 2026, enhancing multimodal access and supporting sustainable transportation. Click here for more info.

Discover how Somerville is working towards eliminating traffic-related deaths and injuries for good through Vision Zero.

Neighborhoods take planning - take a look at the Assembly Square Neighborhood Plan from February 2025.

The process for building new residential units at 375 Harold Cohen Way (Block 9) in Assembly Square continues.

Draw Seven Park in Somerville is officially closed for a major renovation project led by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The $13 million upgrade is expected to continue through spring 2026 and will include expanded recreation areas, stronger connections to the Mystic River Reservation, and a new flood control berm to help prevent coastal flooding.

Pedestrian and cyclist detours are in place from Alford Street to Main Street/Mystic Avenue.