"Green Line extension plans excite neighbors worried about change" âWe want to amplify community input with an organized community process so that when we give our input to the city, we have a stronger voice,â said Meredith Levy from the Somerville Community Corporation. âIt's important for all of us to help plan for the future.â
The EOT has published computer-generated animations of what the Green Line stops could look like, including trains arriving and departing. Check them out. You might also want to read various comments on the station designs over at Universal Hub.
Topics included the Green Line public meetings, the CAFEH study, and 501c(3) status. Meeting notes (PDF)
Do "ultrafine particles" from combustion engines harm our health, especially for people living close to highways? Early research is already suggesting the answer is yes. STEP is proud to be participating in a local study of this issue, run by the Tufts Community Research Center. The CAFEH (Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health) study, among the first of its kind…
On April 2, Wig Zamore made a presentation to the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee on transportation-related air pollution. The slides provide specific data on local communities and existing studies of the relationship between highway pollutants and health problems. Download the study (PDF or PowerPoint).
Our interactive Google map of the Green Line extension has been updated with the latest information on the locations of the planned stops, as well as early architectural drawings of the station designs. Check it out.
Boston Globe: "MBTA plans for drastic cuts in bus, rail service" The MBTA would halt all evening and weekend commuter rail service, eliminate six Green Line stops, discontinue lightly used bus routes, and lay off 805 employees if the agency does not get legislative help with its $160 million deficit, according to a state document. Boston Globe: "Plan to cut T…
The Boston Globe produced a video in which a few Medford and Somerville residents are interviewed.
Amid continuing community uproar over the proposed location of a Green Line maintenance facility, the state has published a new report outlining the expected impact on Brickbottom residents. The document includes a map and covers issues around noise, vibration, air quality, and visual environment. Download the report (PDF)
Massachusetts needs a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation system. To achieve the transportation network we need, both reforms and new revenues are necessary. The undersigned organizations are united in support of a 29-cent gas tax increase as a centerpiece of a transportation reform and funding effort. Download the joint statement (PDF).