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Magoun Square is a neighborhood centered on the intersection of Broadway and Medford Streets on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It is a mixed-use urban business district, with commercial sites in the square and residential areas surrounding it.
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Map of Magoun Square, Somerville, MA 02145, USA
Notable residents include playwright John Shea.
History
Magoun Square was named after the family of John Calvin Magoun (1797 - 1882) of the Adams-Magoun House. Magoun was the local Assessor for twenty-eight years and was Captain in the militia at the time of the visit by the Marquis de Lafayette in 1826.
Transportation
Magoun Square is located the intersection of Broadway and Medford Streets, two major thoroughfares. The square is a six-way intersection, with signals for Dexter Street and a municipal lot as well as the two major through streets. Lowell Street meets Medford Street just south of the square at a separate light. In 2009, the city requested and received $3 million in stimulus funding to improve the safety and accessibility of the crash prone intersection. The project which totaled $3.1 million in work, included resignalization, raised pedestrian islands and accessible curb cuts, bicycle racks, improved sidewalks, and street furniture. The project was initially completed in 2011, though some work had to be redone in 2012.
Two MBTA Bus routes run through the square:
An additional route follows Main Street, 400 feet (120 m) to the northeast:
The Medford Branch of the under-construction Green Line Extension will follow the nearby Lowell Line, with new rapid transit stations at Lowell Street 0.3 miles (0.48 km) to the south and Ball Square 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the west opening in 2020.