The city's plan is based on a study by the Kraft Group, which owns the Revolution soccer team and wants a new stadium. The city hopes the Green Line extension will also help revitalize the area, and would like to build on top of the proposed Green Line maintenance facility in Inner Belt. Somerville News: "City presents stadium plans for Inner…
Topics included the delayed Green Line DEIR, Inner Belt planning, and the Smart Growth Conference. Meeting notes (PDF)
The following is a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick…
As elected representatives of Somerville and Medford we are writing toâ¨express our concerns that the Green Line extension may not be extended farâ¨enough to serve all of our communities as effectively as possible. Weâ¨strongly believe that the Green Line should terminate at Route 16. The Greenâ¨Line extension is one of the most important public transportationâ¨investments that we as a state have made or are likely to make in the nearâ¨future. It is crucial that we get this investment as right as possible.â¨
The following is a letter from Carrie Russell and Noah Chesnin of CLF…
We will pass up a major opportunity for cleaner air and regular transit service in neighborhoods in Medford, Somerville and Arlington if state officials don’t extend the Green Line to Route 16 in Medford Hillside. When the state makes a final decision on a Green Line terminus station, it should uphold the promise made to residents of these cities to reduce air pollution and extend public transportation by building the terminus station at Route 16 instead of stopping short at College Avenue.
Keep reading for meeting notes from yesterday’s meeting, kindly provided by Ken Krause. Topics of this meeting included traffic analysis, air quality, noise and vibration, environmental justice, disability access, and construction staging.
Some have wondered if tunnels might be a better option for part of the Green Line extension, and now the State has released its analysis of some tunneling options. Not surprisingly, it concludes that the additional cost isn't worth it. Read the study (PDF).
Yesterday, the city of Somerville conducted a workshop session at Build Boston, the Boston Society of Architects' annual convention and trade show. The workshop detailed the city's extensive efforts to try to maximize the benefits to be derived from the extension of MBTA Green Line service to Somerville. Somerville has been actively studying the possible implications of the Green Line from…
Come hear the latest updates and join the discussion at this joint STEP/MGNA community meeting. It's Monday night at 7pm at Tufts. Read more about it.
If you couldn't attend the Nov 12 meeting, you can watch it on SCAT this Sunday, Nov 23, at 8:00 pm. Highlights from the meeting: - The State has spent recent months studying options for the Green Line support facility, and still recommends the Yard 8 location. - The State provided ridership projections. - Two Union Square alignments remain in the…