Medford Awarded $100K In Shared Streets Funding For Bus Shelters

MEDFORD, MA — MassDOT awarded Medford $100,000 in the fourth round of funding from the Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program.

The program, launched Nov. 10, provides technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts cities and towns plan, design and implement changes to curbs, streets and parking areas in support of public health, safe mobility and renewed commerce, with a special focus on the particular challenges of winter.

Medford's funding will be used to add two bus shelters in Medford Square in Haines Square, areas that have been identified as high need or stops with high ridership.

Since the program's inception in June 2020, Massachusetts has invested $21.1 million in Shared Streets projects.

Funding was allotted to 17 municipalities, 58 percent of which are designated Environmental Justice communities and 79 percent of which are considered high-risk for COVID infections. Two public transit authorities were also awarded funding, for a total of 19 projects.