Reports on Route 16 station meeting

Medford Transcript: "Medford residents get first view of Green Line station at Boston Avenue" Around 100 concerned citizens packed City Hall last week to voice support, skepticism and outright opposition to a "community vision" plan for the area surrounding a proposed Green Line station in Medford. Medford Patch: "Green Line Extension Phase 2 Up to Communities Now" Boston Globe: "Medford residents…

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Transportation funding proposals from MassINC

"Moving Forward with Funding: New strategies to support transportation and balanced regional economic growth," from MassINC, proposes new funding mechanisms for transit (and possibly also roads and bridges) that aim to break the political logjam created by the belief that the rest of the state is unfairly being asked to pay for Boston's Big Dig and MBTA. By raising revenue within…

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Report on transportation financing crisis

Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) has released "MAXED OUT: Massachusetts Transportation at a Financing Crossroad." The overview is straightforward: "The people and economy of Massachusetts depend upon the state's network of rails and roads, but the transportation system is living largely on borrowed time and borrowed money. Faced with a crushing burden of debt, the system lacks the revenue to maintain its…

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