"Letter: Green Line community meeting a success" More than 100 Medford residents gathered on June 27 to discuss the Green Line extension. Topics included parking, traffic, existing transit options, transit deficiencies, eminent domain, noise, neighborhood character, gentrification and a lack of information.
The State's support for the Green Line extension is a huge step forward, but it's not official yet, because first the Boston MPO must approve this huge project. We need a good showing at their public hearing to make sure the Green Line really does come to Somerville! Please spread the word. Read more about the meeting.
"Somerville's air is hazardous to your health" by William C. Shelton
Thanks for everyone who donated and joined us for the STEP fundraiser tonight – and especially to The Independent in Union Square for hosting us and Los Diablos for amazing music.
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If you've supported the effort to extend the Green Line through Somerville, then you probably already know that STEP has played an important role in persuading the state to honor its commitments to us. What you may not know is that STEP is holding its first-ever fundraiser on Tuesday, June 14, at The Independent in Union Square. Read more about the…
Check out this online newsletter from the Project for Public Spaces. Topics include transportation and community, making streets people-friendly, and what's working in places from New Jersey to Paris. June 2005 issue
"End of the Line? Big Dig-Related Transit Projects and the Future of Public Transportation" Ellin Reiser, President of STEP: We have pent-up demand for public transportation, and people will switch off buses and get on the Green Line. Somerville has 74,000 people. If we attract 10,000 to 13,000 new riders, that would be tremendous. Economic benefits would be very advantageous, but…
Topics included the bike path extension, the STEP fundraiser, ArtBeat, and an update on the Green Line. Meeting notes (PDF)