The Inner Belt District is a 126-acre (0.51 km2) district within Somerville, Massachusetts, named after the proposed Inner Belt Highway. It is bounded by Interstate 93, Route 28, and the Lowell and Fitchburg rail lines. Innerbelt Road runs through the center of the Inner Belt District intersecting with 3rd Avenue to connect to the MBTA maintenance facility. This area includes many different businesses, including warehouse and distribution centers, regional marketing and maintenance facilities, MBTA/Amtrak offices, financial services, retail stores, and hotels.
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As part of the extension of the MBTA's Green Line into Somerville, two stations - Brickbottom and Washington Street - have been proposed near the Inner Belt District. City planners expect that they will stimulate economic growth.
The Kraft Group has discussed the possibility of building a soccer stadium for the New England Revolution in the Inner Belt District. Construction and operation of a stadium would create jobs and stimulate commercial revenue, but the facility would take up a great deal of the Inner Belt District while sitting vacant much of the year.