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Meeting on Green Line Retaining and Noise Walls

Posted on May 10, 2012 by unionsquaremain| Leave a comment

Announcement from the MassDOT:

On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, the Green Line Extension Project Team will hold a public meeting to review the latest design plans for Retaining Walls and Noise Walls along the corridor. As has been presented the construction of the Green Line will require the widening of the existing rail corridor which will include the construction of more than 25,000 linear feet of retaining walls and noise walls. This meeting will be the first in a series of meetings to provide general information on wall types, heights and where these wall types may be proposed along the corridor.

The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel Somerville, 30 Washington Street, Somerville, MA from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. If you need access or language accommodations to fully participate in this public meeting, please contact Karen Arpino-Shaffer at 617-426-9570 orkshaffer@gilbaneco.com 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.

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Greenline Station Design Meeting

Posted on January 30, 2012 by unionsquaremain| 2 Comments

It does seem to be chugging along, the ol’ Greenline Extension to Union Square and West Somerville.  The Boston Globe reports, “the final design of the $1.1 billion public transit project (is) due to be completed in March, and the first phase of construction, including the widening of railroad bridges in Medford and Somerville, to start by the end of this year.”

With that in mind, the design proposals for the new stations in Union Square and at Washington Street is feeling not so pie-in-the-sky so you really should come to the public meeting to give your feedback. The meeting is Wednesday, February 8, 2012 for the Station Design Workshop – Washington St. & Union Sq. Stations, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Somerville Holiday Inn, 30 Washington Street, Somerville, MA.

Complete details here.

 

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Greenline Construction Phase I Planning Meeting

Posted on January 17, 2012 by unionsquaremain| Leave a comment

From the Greenline Planning Team

“A corridor-wide public meeting has been scheduled on Wednesday, January 25th from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm to present the scope of work for the Green Line Extension Phase I Early Bridge & Demolition Contract Scope of Work which 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, located at 81 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA. 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.”

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Understanding Massachusetts Transportation Financing

Posted on October 25, 2011 by unionsquaremain| Leave a comment


Transportation for Massachusetts is a new coalition working to address the issue of transportation investment in Massachusetts.  Following in the footsteps of Transportation for America, the group is conducting research, educating the public and advocating for transportation related policies that enable healthier, vibrant neighborhoods and a vibrant economy.

The just-issued, very helpful document will serve as a helpful primer for anyone wanting to understand the bureaucratic oversight and financing structure of transportation projects in Massachusetts.  Know the CIP from the TIP and see  how the FHWA relates to the FTA (hint, it’s USDOT.) Get the low down on how Forward Funding helped and how GANS (Grant Anticipation Notes) continues to cripple the system.  With helpful charts and clear language the report explains ho

Want to understand a primary reason behind the delay in the Greenline Extension?  The root comes back to money and systemic problems as Massachusetts struggles to pay for a crumbling transportation system.  Today’s revenues aren’t able to keep up with the debt from past projects, leaving no means to get stable. And federal rescue?  That’s drying up and what funding remains, the Massachusetts transportation funding pickle dramatically weakens the grant application.

Maxed Out: Massachusetts Transportation at a Financing Crossroad. A Primer from Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA)

 

 

 

 

 

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Greenline Hearing on Construction Delays

Posted on September 27, 2011 by unionsquaremain| Leave a comment

There will be a public hearing for the Environmental Assessment on the Greenline Extension to Somerville October 20, 2011 at the Somerville High School.  At 6pm there will be an open house with the hearing to start at 6:30pm.  FTA will be attending the public hearing.

At this hearing MassDOT will take suggestions for interim offset projects and measures during the period of delay.   MassDOT has already received many suggestions and will select interim and projects and measures that seem promising for modeling by CTPS.

For community members considering suggestions for alternatives, here are some basic guidelines to keep in mind when making suggestions for interim offset project and measures:

1)      Proposed interim offset projects and measures have to be able to be in place by December 31, 2014.

2)      Suggested projects or measures have to be within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, i.e., they cannot be private, local, or federal.

3)      Quantifiable air quality benefits have to be associated with any potential interim offset project or measure.

4)      Projects and measures that only reach their full potential once the GLX is in place are unlikely to work.

5)      Proposed interim offset projects and measures are not required to be within the GLX corridor, but MassDOT understands the importance we put on this requirement.  It is worth noting here that for the Fairmount Line Improvement Project delays, MassDOT chose projects within the Fairmount corridor only.

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