The Green Line Extension Design Working Group is an online forum with discussions among members of the Design Working Group and MassDOT staff working on the Green Line. The group was created so that all email discussions by members are archived and open to the public. Anyone interested may join this group and read the discussion, but only members of the…
You can now download the presentation shown during this week's MassDOT workshops on station design, as well as the early station drawings. Go to www.mass.gov/greenlineextension for the files.
On September 25, more than 50 people hiked along the future Green Line route where the Path will someday be. The tour was led by Friends of the Community Path, which (like STEP) is fighting for getting the Path designed and built. Currently, the State is planning only to design the Path from Lowell St. to Inner Belt. We believe it should be designed all the way to Lechmere and built along with the Green Line construction.
Boston Globe: “Hardy hikers tour Community Path”
Somerville Patch: “Somerville Community Path Extension Not a Done Deal”
Keep reading for many photos of the walk.
"MassDOT moving on Green Line Extension despite ousting Big Dig firm"
MassDOT withdrew its request for a $24 million contract amendment for the VHB project team to continue Green Line Extension project work after it became immediately clear that there was little Board support for the requested action. This happened because the Board wasn't given adequate information before last month's meeting - for example, regarding project subcontractors, including Parsons Brinkerhoff, and also…
The Somerville Journal's report of a large state grant for the Community Path turns out to be false. That grant is instead for an access road to the new MaxPak development. Disappointing. Somerville Journal: "MassDOT's grant to Somerville for MaxPak leads to confusion"
Somerville Journal: "Somerville's bike path plans pedal forward with Governor Patrick's visit, $490,000 grant announcement" "Gov. Deval Patrick announced a $490,000 grant to construct a bike path alongside the 199-unit [MaxPak] residential development. The grant money will extend the Community Path from its terminus at Cedar Street to Lowell Street, where it will link up with a planned Green Line station."
Now that the Preliminary Engineering phase has begun, here's what will happen in the coming months: September: Educational workshops on the elements of station design (elevators, accessibility, etc.) October: Public meetings on the Community Path and maintenance facility November: Station design workshops on each station Spring 2011: Workshops for MassDOT to present updated station designs, plus more meetings on the Community…
Here's the video of the August 9 meeting. This group "will advise MassDOT on the design of six new stations proposed for the neighborhoods of Brickbottom, Gilman Square, Lowell Street, Ball Square, College Avenue, and Union Square, as well as the relocation of Lechmere Station. Working group members will review and advise on design plans, gather and share local input, and…
"Somerville residents sound off about Green Line extension" Criticisms in the public comment letters released last Friday range from the common complaints that the trolley won't extend to Route 16 and the state won't fund construction of a bike path, to less common ones, such as the narrowness of sidewalks around the proposed College Avenue station in Medford.