Commonwealth Conversations: Transportation

Green Line Extension Station Designs Meeting

The Green Line Extension Project Team will hold a public meeting to review the latest design plans for Washington Street/Union Street Stations.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 6:30-8:30pm, at the Holiday Inn Hotel Somerville, 30 Washington Street, Somerville. If you need access or language accommodations to fully participate in this public meeting,
please contact Beverley Johnson at 617-438-2767 or bjohnson@bevcoassociates.comcastbiz.net at least one week before the event.

More information about the project is available on the Green Line Extension website at: www.mass.gov/greenlineextension.

As always, if you have any questions on the Green line Extension Project, you can email us at info@glxinfo.com.

Green Line Extension Phase I Public Meeting

Posted by Kate Fichter, Green Line Extension Project Manager

A corridor-wide public meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 25, 6:00-8:00 pm to present the scope of work for the Green Line Extension Phase I Early Bridge & Demolition Contract Scope of Work.  The work is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2012 with the reconstruction and widening of the Harvard Street Rail Bridge in Medford, the Medford Street Rail Bridge in Somerville, and the demolition of an MBTA owned property at 21 Water Street in Cambridge.   

The meeting will be held at the Somerville High School Auditorium, 81 Highland Avenue. The high school can be reached via MBTA bus routes 88 and 90. Parking is available at the high school along with on-street parking on Highland Avenue and adjacent streets. Accessible parking is available next to the building. For language or access accommodations, please contact Beverley Johnson at (617) 438-2767 or bjohnson@bevcoassociates.comcastbiz.net at least one week before the event.

More information about the project is available on the Green Line Extension website at: http://www.greenlineextension.org.
 
 

Green Line Extension: Comments Letters Posted

Posted By Kate Fichter, Green Line Extension Project Manager

We are pleased to announce that comment letters received on the Environmental Assessment for the Green Line Extension project are now available on the project website.The letters are organized alphabetically.

As always, if you have any questions on the Green Line Extension project, you can email Kate Fichter at katherine.fichter@state.ma.us.
 

Green Line Extension: Lechmere Station Public Hearing

Posted by Kate Fichter, Green Line Extension Project Manager

On Wednesday, December 14th, the Green Line Extension project team will hold a public meeting to review the latest design plans for new Lechmere Station. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Kennedy/Longfellow School, 158 Spring Street in Cambridge from 6:00pm-8:00pm. If you need any accommodation to fully participate in this public meeting, please contact Beverley Johnson at 617-296-7003 or bjohnson@bevcoassociates.comcastbiz.net. Please also contact Ms. Johnson if you need a specific language accommodation.

In addition, MassDOT is pleased to announce that the Metropolitan Area Planning Council has released its draft report and recommendations from the Mystic Valley Parkway Green Line Extension Community Visioning Process. Public comments on the draft report can be submitted until December 30, 2011.

Comments can be provided by email: glx@mapc.org or by mail:

Metropolitan Area Planning Council, c/o Eric Halvorsen, 60 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111

The report is available online at www.mapc.org/green-line-extension. Printed copies are also available at the following locations:

City of Medford, Community Development Department, 85 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford
City of Somerville, Strategic Planning and Community Development Department, 93 Highland Avenue
West Medford Community Center, 111 Arlington Street, Medford
Walkling Court Community Center, Walkling Court, Medford
City of Medford Public Library, 111 High Street, Medford
City of Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Avenue, Somerville

As always, if you have any questions on the Green Line Extension project, you can email Kate Fichter at katherine.fichter@state.ma.us.

Green Line Extension Design Working Group

Posted by Kate Fichter, Green Line Extension Project Manager

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Green Line Extension Environmental Assessment process. We appreciate your efforts and the time you took to publicize the process in your communities, write comment letters, and attend the public hearing. We will now work with the Federal Transit Administration to complete the environmental review process.

The next meeting of the Green Line Extension Design Working Group will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, 51 Winthrop Street, Medford.

The building can be reached via MBTA bus routes 80, 94, and 96. Parking is also available on Boston Avenue along Capen Street Extension, in the Dowling Parking Garage, and in surface lots near Miller Hall and Hill Hall (Tufts University buildings). Accessible parking is available next to the building in which the meeting is being held. For language or access accommodations, please contact Beverley Johnson at 617-296-7003 or bjohnson@bevcoassociates.comcastbiz.net.

In addition, please note that Interactive Somerville is currently running a Green Line Challenge, a design competition looking for the best idea to improve the area around the proposed Gilman Square Green Line station. The Green Line Challenge started on November 14, 2011 and will run until December 5, 2011. The winner of the Challenge will receive a free CharlieCard, donated by the MBTA. Interactive Somerville is not associated with MassDOT or the MBTA.

As always, if you have any questions on the Green Line Extension project, you can email Kate Fichter at katherine.fichter@state.ma.us.

Green Line Extension Update

Posted by Kate Fichter, Green Line Extension Project Manager

This is a friendly reminder that written comments on the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for the Green Line Extension project are due on Friday, November 18, 2011.

Please send your comments to:
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Office of Transportation Planning
Attention: Katherine Fichter
10 Park Plaza, Room 4150
Boston, MA 02116
katherine.fichter@state.ma.us

The Environmental Assessment is available online at www.mass.gov/greenlineextension. It is also available at public libraries and City Clerks' offices in Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville. It is also available by request to Regan Checchio at 617-357-5772 or rchecchio@reginavilla.com. Please note that copies of the EA take approximately two days to arrive by postal mail.

As always, if you have any questions on the Green Line Extension project, you can email Kate Fichter at katherine.fichter@state.ma.us.

Green Line Extension Hearing Reminder

Posted by Kate Fichter, Green Line Extension Project Manager

This is a reminder that a Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, October 20, to provide the public with an opportunity for comments on the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for the Green Line Extension Project.

At the Hearing, participants may either submit written comments or provide spoken testimony. In addition to seeking public comment on the Green Line Extension EA, MassDOT will also be taking comments on suggested interim offset mitigation measures needed to compensate for any delay in the implementation of the Green Line Extension Project. Project staff will be available at an Open House prior to and during the Hearing to answer questions.  The hearing information is as follows:

Thursday, October 20
Open House: 6:00pm
Presentation and Public Comment Period: 6:30pm
81 Highland Avenue, Somerville

The Environmental Assessment is available online at www.mass.gov/greenlineextension and at public libraries and City Clerks' offices in Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville. It is also available by request to Regan Checchio at 617-357-5772 or rchecchio@reginavilla.com.

Members of the public who need an accommodation in order to fully participate in the Public Hearing should contact Robert Horacek of MassDOT at 617-973-7171 (TTY: 617-973-7306) or MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us.

We look forward to your participation.  As always, if you have any questions on the Green Line Extension project, you can email Kate Fichter at katherine.fichter@state.ma.us.

Green Line Extension Environmental Assessment

Posted by Kate Fichter, Green Line Extension Project Manager

We are pleased to announce that the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for the Green Line Extension project is now available for public review. MassDOT and the MBTA are applying for federal funding to support the costs of designing and constructing the Green Line Extension project and the EA is part of the Federal Transit Administration environmental review process.

A Public Hearing will be held on October 20 in Somerville, at which members of the public are invited to provide comments on the EA. At the Hearing, participants may either submit written comments or provide testimony. In addition to seeking public comment on the Green Line Extension EA, MassDOT will also take comments on suggested interim offset mitigation measures needed to compensate for any delay in the implementation of the Green Line Extension Project. Project staff will be available during an Open House prior to the meeting to answer questions.  Times and location are as follows:

Thursday, October 20: Open House: 6:00pm, Presentation and Public Comment Period, 6:30pm

81 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA

The Environmental Assessment is available online at www.mass.gov/greenlineextension. It is also available at public libraries and City Clerks' offices in Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville. or by request to Regan Checchio at 617-357-5772 or rchecchio@reginavilla.com.

Members of the public who need an accommodation in order to fully participate in the Public Hearing should contact Robert Horacek of MassDOT at 617-973-7171 (TTY: 617-973-7306) or MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us at least one week before the Hearing. Specific language accommodations are available by contacting Rachel Hammerman at 617-357-5772 or rhammerman@reginavilla.com at least one week before the Hearing.

As always, if you have any questions on the Green Line Extension project, please email at katherine.fichter@state.ma.us.

Green Line Extension Public Workshop

 Posted By Kate Fichter, Green Line Extension Project Manager

We are pleased to announce that a public workshop on the Green Line Extension vehicle maintenance and storage facility will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Holiday Inn Hotel Somerville, 30 Washington Street, Somerville. At this workshop. participants can learn about and provide input on the design for the Green Line Extension vehicle storage and maintenance facility

Due to a scheduling conflict, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) has had to reschedule the date of the final public meeting for the Mystic Valley Parkway Green Line Extension process. The meeting will now be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 from 6:30 - 9:00 PM at Medford City Hall, 85 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford Council Chambers. The focus of this final meeting will be a presentation of draft recommendations MAPC has developed regarding land use, zoning, economic development, and transportation for the area around a potential Green Line Station at Mystic Valley Parkway. For more information, please visit the MAPC website.

As always, if you have any questions on the Green Line Extension project, you can email Kate Fichter at katherine.fichter@state.ma.us

 

Somerville Community Path Workshop

Posted by Kate Fichter, Green Line Extension Project Manager

We are pleased to announce an upcoming public workshop on the design of the extension of the Somerville Community Path. The workshop will be held on:

Thursday, September 22, 6pm-8pm, Somerville High School Cafeteria, 81 Highland Avenue

We invite you to join us to share your ideas and vision for the extension of the Somerville Community Path.

For language or access accommodations, please contact Beverley Johnson at (617) 296-7003 or bjohnson@bevcoassociates.comcastbiz.net.

As always, if you have any questions on the Green Line Extension project, you can email Kate Fichter at katherine.fichter@state.ma.us.