Massachusetts is beginning a public process to try to weasel out of many remaining Ozone SIP transit obligations - including the Green Line extension. Apparently the Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have been discussing this in private for over a year. They think that Somerville will grumble but not complain too loudly. We can't…
The Capital Investment Program (CIP) is the MBTA’s rolling 5-year plan of its expenditures. Unfortunately, the new CIP includes no funding for the Green Line extension beyond the study currently underway – not even the $1 million necessary to continue basic preliminary planning. What can you do? Go to a CIP public meeting or follow the link below to send your comments to the MBTA.
FY05 â FY10 Draft Capital Investment Program (CIP)
In this letter to Daniel Grabauskas, Robert Golledge of the Department of Environmental Protection makes it official: the state is not complying with its obligations for the Green Line extension and other projects. DEP letter (PDF)
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that smog is directly linked to deaths from heart and lung ailments in major U.S. metropolitan areas. Massachusetts has some of the worst traffic congestion in the country and, according to the Centers for Disease Control, has the highest asthma level in the nation. Jeremy Marin, Conservation Organizer…
The Green Line study has mapped out ten different alternatives so far for better transportation in Somerville. Take a look through the options, which have been updated for the next Green Line Advisory Committee meeting on November 17. The MBTA’s initial evaluations of the options are also now available.
The Conservation Law Foundation will file a Clean Air Act lawsuit against the State of Massachusetts early next year regarding transit projects that have not been completed or are not on schedule. It's clear that the state won't make the deadlines it committed to in 1990, including the Green Line extension. "The state found the money to spend $15 billion for…
"Crowd to MBTA: Don't give us no stinking buses"
“In Somerville, they want to catch trolley” reports that about 500 residents gathered for the October 27 meeting at Somerville High School, in an effort to convince the MBTA of Somerville’s need for better transportation. Keep reading for quotes from the article.
by Asher Miller
Every morning
I see this view:
The John Hancock
And the Pru
The Town of Bean
Saying, “Nuts to you!”
It hurts so much,
It can’t be true.