"Suits look to force transit upgrades" "This is the same thing we had to do to get the harbor cleaned up," said Julia Bovey, spokeswoman for the foundation. "Only a federal order seems to have teeth."
Dear Secretary Grabauskas and Commissioner Golledge,
The actress Mae West used to say âan ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises,â and those words could not be truer as I write today to comment on the Commonwealth’s reconsideration of the transit commitment to extend the Green Line from Lechmere to the Medford Hills.
Today the Conservation Law Foundation filed "Notices of Intent" in U.S. District Court to sue Massachusetts state agencies over the remaining transit commitments, including the Green Line extension. Read the summary on the CLF website. Press coverage: Associated Press: "Lawsuits seek to pressure state on transit promises" Boston Globe: "Suits look to force transit upgrades" Boston Herald: "State sued over sidetracked…
"City: T's been taking us for Green Line ride"
From today's Boston Globe: The city intends to sue the state for failing to extend the Green Line train into Somerville, despite a 1990 agreement that paved the way for the Big Dig, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone said last night. ''In the next month, we will go to court to make sure the state lives up to its Green Line commitments,"…
The state is trying to weasel out of its commitment to extend the Green Line by setting up a process to re-evaluate its remaining Big Dig commitments. They are accepting comments from the public through January 15. We want as many Somerville residents as possible to write or email them. Please take a moment to do so – it can make a difference. Keep reading for more information.
"Pols, advocates storm State House: Green Line demanded" "Joe takes the bus to Boston"
In "State is accused of breaking promises," The Boston Globe reports on the angry residents from Somerville and elsewhere who packed the State House yesterday. "A deal is a deal," said Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, comparing the state's move to Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez's joining the New York Mets. "But here's the difference. Pedro made a verbal commitment to stay…
Keep reading for the full statement given by Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone at the public hearing today.
The Mayor and Aldermen stand united for the Green Line
Today at the State House, the Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) led a public hearing on the remaining transit commitments, including the Green Line extension. Their goal was to get feedback on the proposed process to re-evaluate these commitments. But the 300 or so people attending the hearing didn’t let them get away with that. Instead, person after person spoke out that these commitments should be honored as-is, not re-visited or re-evaluated.
State Senator Jarrett T. Barrios addresses the panel