Check out Green Team member Enxhi!
November 2nd, 2010Enxhi is a senior at Somerville High School in Somerville, MA. She grew up in Albania and moved to the U.S. with her family three years ago. Enxhi started working on climate change two summers ago when she was hired in a green jobs program at Groundwork Somerville, a local non-profit organization. There she learned how the climate is changing and became passionate about finding solutions. Her first step – to start a Green Team at her high school! The club started the school’s recycling program, which they will be expanding this year. This past summer, Enxhi continued to work with Groundwork Somerville on urban agriculture project where she built on her experience in urban food systems, landscaping, and community outreach projects to start a school garden with a friend. Greening the world and dancing her are two biggest passions. Enxhi will be blogging from Boston and speaking at local events this year.
Somerville receives $1.8m for transportation plan
November 1st, 2010Senator John Kerry and Congressman Mike Capuano announced Wednesday that Somerville will receive $1.8 million in federal funds to complete a comprehensive citywide transportation plan incorporating the six new rapid transit stations being built in the city by 2015.
The grant will allow the city to prepare and implement plans for land use and infrastructure around new stations, prepare a new zoning ordinance for the city, streamline permitting, and create a land bank for affordable housing, according to a statement released by Kerry’s office.
“A streamlined, modernized transit system means a better commute for everyone who lives or works in Somerville,” said Kerry in the statement.
“This federal funding will help the City of Somerville as it prepares for the Green Line, increasing the resources available to implement a thoughtful approach to transit oriented development planning,” said Capuano.