A visual summary of why better transportation keeps you healthy
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Somerville Journal: Community Path bridge
"Somerville, Cambridge weigh Inner Belt bridge for Community Path" "We still do not have a complete and safe route to Cambridge and Boston that is agreed to by all parties and funded," says Alan Moore, co-president of Friends of the Community Path, which has been researching ways to an extended the bike path for 11 years. Cyclists would like to see…
Perhaps the state is finally getting serious about sustainable transportation funding?
Boston Globe: "Mass. tax hike on the table for roads and transit" Nearly six years after a bipartisan commission sounded the alarm about a transportation system in a crisis so severe that it carried a shortfall of nearly $1 billion a year, Governor Deval Patrick will ask lawmakers to solve the problem with a plan that includes higher taxes.
Utility lines force MBTA to revisit Ball Square station design
From MGNA... The MBTA Green Line Extension project team is working to modify the Ball Square station design in Medford to accommodate an unexpectedly problematic NStar electrical line. At a meeting of the GLX Design Working Group Thursday night at Tufts University, Mary Ainsley, Director of Design and Construction for the MBTA, said the team needed to "revisit the headhouse location"…
Bond for Union Square Green Line land and planning
Somerville Patch: "Aldermen Authorize $8 Million Bond for Union Square Green Line Site" Most of the bond - $6 million of it - would go toward acquiring land, between Prospect Street, Somerville Avenue and Allen Street, for the station and accompanying development.
Somerville Journal on Capuano’s Green Line criticism
"Somerville Congressman Capuano continues criticism of Green Line Extension" "This is not easy, it's very, very hard," Pat Jehlen told the Journal in an interview. "That's why we have to do it together, so we need the support of the public and businesses. It's way too early to declare defeat."
“Somerville by Design” planning initiative envisions Green Line Extension
Somerville Patch: "City Wants to Make Zoning Laws Less Byzantine, Plan for Green Line" The city of Somerville is launching a urban planning initiative called "Somerville by Design," which will kick off with a "visioning session" on Oct. 17.
Study on traffic pollution and child asthma
Science Daily: "Near-Roadway Air Pollution a Major Contributor to Asthma in Los Angeles County, Research Finds" "Our findings suggest that there are large and previously unappreciated public health consequences of air pollution in Los Angeles County and probably other metropolitan areas with large numbers of children living near major traffic corridors," said Rob McConnell, professor of preventive medicine, Keck School of…
$45 million contract awarded for Green Line Extension design
The MassDOT Board of Directors approved a contract for final design and preliminary engineering work on the Green Line Extension. It was awarded to a joint venture of AECOM Technical Services and HNTB Corporation. Construction on Phase I of the project will "begin next month," according to Transportation Secretary Richard Davey. Somerville Patch: "MassDOT Board Authorizes $45 Million Green Line Extension…
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