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City of Somerville MBTA GLX Community Path SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY PATH - EXISTING AND EXTENDED Davis Square Magoun Square Station Porter Square Gilman Square Station High School East Somerville Station Union Square EXISTING COMMUNITY PATH From Davis Square to Lowell Street ~ 0.7 miles Union Square Station EXTENDED (GLX) COMMUNITY PATH From Lowell Street to Cambridge Crossing ~ 1.9 miles TO CAMBRIDGE CROSSING GREEN LINE EXTENSION (GLX) Lechmere Station MBTA - GLX - COMMUNITY PATH April 2021 GLX COMMUNITY PATH - CROSS SECTION AND ACCESS POINTS (Note: vertical scale is exaggerated) ÿÿ ÿÿ ÿ!"#$ÿ ÿ%&'#ÿ(#)&"0 ÿÿ ÿÿ ÿ!"#$ÿ ÿ%&'#ÿ(#)&"0 ÿÿ ÿÿ ÿ!"#$ÿ ÿ%&'#ÿ(#)&"0 COMMUNITY PATH - EXISTING AND EXTENDED Maintenance Only Opportunity for public access in future Viaduct/Bridge Community Path Elevations • Vertical scale is exaggerated COMMUNITY PATH CROSSINGS/ACCESS • Slope: 5% Maximum Location Type Path Access Lowell St Connecting to existing Community Path and on/off street via access ramp and stairs Central St Access from street Sycamore Access from street School St Access from street, entrance off community path to Gilman Square Station Medford St Access from street, entrance off communtiy path to Gilman Square Station Walnut St Access from street Cross St Access from Chester with on-off access walk Washington St Access from Washington St sidewalk with on-off access walk, also entrance to East Somerville Station Poplar Maintenance access only MBTA - GLX - COMMUNITY PATH April 2021 GLX COMMUNITY PATH - TYPICAL STREET CROSSING CENTRAL/SYCAMORE/WALNUT STREET CROSSINGS MEDFORD STREET CROSSING Typical ADA curb ramps and crosswalk SYCAMORE ST Community Path Railroad Corridor below the path Railroad Corridor below the path Path crosses at street level Community Community Path Path crosses at street level Path MEDFORD STREET Flexposts 10’O.C. 3’-0” 4’-0” 4’-0” Community Path SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MBTA - GLX - COMMUNITY PATH April 2021 GLX COMMUNITY PATH - TYPICAL PATH AND GREEN SPACE SECTION - SLOPED This cross section represents the condition between Lowell St and Walnut St; in a few short stretches path is only 12ft without adjacent planted areas. CHAINLINK FENCE SMALL RETAINING WALL CHAINLINK FENCE 6ft Height If needed to attain 2:1 slope 8ft Height GUARDRAIL RETAINING WALL 3ft Height Height varies ADJACENT PROPERTY PLANTED SLOPE COMMUNITY PATH PLANTED SLOPE RAILROAD CORRIDOR Max Slope 2:1 10ft Width Max Slope 2:1 GREEN LINE Width Varies Width Varies GRAVEL GRAVEL 1ft Width 1ft Width 12ft MBTA - GLX - COMMUNITY PATH April 2021 GLX COMMUNITY PATH - TYPICAL PATH AND FLAT GREEN SPACE SECTION Between McGrath and Brickbottom (begin of viaduct) CHAINLINK FENCE 6ft Height CHAINLINK FENCE GUARDRAIL 6ft Height 3ft Height ADJACENT PLANTED AREA MBTA ACCESS ROAD COMMUNITY PATH GREEN LINE PROPERTY Width Varies 11ft Width 10ft Width (in some areas path right next (road only from Poplar GRAVEL GRAVEL to back of building) St to begin of viaduct at 1ft Width 1ft Width Fitchburg St) 12ft MBTA - GLX - COMMUNITY PATH April 2021.

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