STEP meeting
Topics included Green Line meetings and special guest Eric Bourassa of TROC and MassPIRG. Meeting notes (PDF)
Traffic pollution’s effects on children’s IQ
A study from the Harvard School of Public Health found that kids who live in neighbourhoods with heavy traffic pollution have lower IQs and score worse on other tests of intelligence and memory than children who breathe cleaner air. Read more.
Union Square meeting to be shown on SCAT
Missed the meeting last Tuesday? It will be shown on SCAT (Channel 3) on Friday, February 22, at 3:00 pm, and Wednesday, February 27, at 3:00 pm.
Boston Globe: Economic benefits of rail service
"New rail service to Hub called economic boon"
Union Square Green Line station: maps and community priorities
On Tuesday, residents gathered in Union Square for a second community meeting sponsored by STEP and Union Square Main Streets. Everyone discussed maps of potential Green Line routes and station locations as well as the criteria that are important to the community as we decide how the Green Line could best serve the square.
Keep reading for maps and notes from the meeting.
Green Line ideas from Charlotte, NC
What could the Green Line look like in Somerville? Check out the new light rail line in Charlotte, where ridership exceeding all the projections.
Boston Globe: Green Line workshops
"Possibility of Green Line stops puts residents in the pink" The MBTA has considered extending the Green Line into Somerville for decades. But after the governor's October pledge to prioritize the project - and with the state bound to finish by 2014 -the long-promised service seems almost imminent. That explained the standing-room-only crowd at the Visiting Nurse Association assisted living center…
More press coverage of Green Line workshops
Medford Transcript: "Green Line stops discussed at Tufts workshop" "Kristine Wickham, of Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB)...ran through a brief slideshow presentation to familiarize any newcomers to the project on the current stage and its challenges. She explained that VHB is still working on the Environmental Impact Report, which will measure effects on the surrounding environment and define the project's scope when…
Land use and pollution issues on SCAT
Ellin Reisner and Wig Zamore of STEP, along with Rep. Denise Provost, appeared on "Talking About Somerville" on Somerville Community Access Television in a talk about land use, transportation, and vehicle pollution. The engaging discussion was facilitated by Bob Nesson, also a member of STEP. Watch the video.
Maps of Assembly Square T stop
At a recent community meeting, Federal Realty Investment Trust, the developer of Assembly Square, presented designs for many future Assembly Square features, including a new Orange line MBTA station. Funding is available for the station, which could be open as soon as 2013. Click for larger maps.
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