Author: smulder

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 – FY10 Draft Capital Investment Program (CIP)

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"Green Line boosted"

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)

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.

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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.

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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.

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Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone writes to the Department of Environmental Protection to push for the Green Line extension. Letter (PDF)