By amshep on Fri, Jan 18, 2008 4:45 pm
You may not have a say in how fast the gangrene will spread through your body, but you can have a say in where a shiny, new Green Line station will be located.
The MBTA is expanding the Green Line into Cambridge, Somerville and Medford, and wants community input before finalizing the new routeand station locations. So the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation is sponsoring meetings for residents and businesses to voice their preferences andconcerns about possible locations. All residents are invited to attend.
Project General Information Meeting
(6:30 – 8:30 p.m., with an Open House at 6:00 p.m.)
Wed., Jan. 23
Medford City Hall Council Chambers
85 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford
This is a general information meeting to update the community about the Green Line Extension Project. Topics covered include a project overview, history, proposed project route and station locations, and next steps.
Station Workshops
(All meetings are from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., with an Open Houseat 6:00 p.m.)
The project team will hold workshops in neighborhoods where there are proposed Green Line station locations with the goal of gathering ideas on the proposed station locations, design elements andpotential neighborhood impacts. Each workshop will focus on different neighborhood areas.
Mon., Jan. 28
Somerville High School Library
81 Highland Ave., Somerville
Topic: Stations locations proposed for the Washington Street, Gilman Square, and Inner Belt/Brickbottom neighborhoods (in thevicinity of the existing Lowell Commuter Rail Line).
Tues., Jan. 29
Visiting Nurses Association Community Room
259 Lowell St., Somerville
Topic: Station locations proposed for the Magoun Square (Lowell Street) and Ball Square neighborhoods (in the vicinity of the existingLowell Commuter Rail Line).
Thurs., Jan. 31
Sophia Gordon Hall, Tufts University
15 Talbot Ave., Somerville (Talbot Ave. is off College Ave. at the city line)
Topic: Station locations proposed for the College Avenue and Winthrop Street neighborhoods (in the vicinity of the existing Lowell CommuterRail Line).
Tues., Feb. 5
Argenziano School Cafetorium
290 Washington Street, Somerville
Topic: The potential alignments for and proposed station locations in the Union Square area along the existing Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line.
Wed., Feb. 6
South Medford Fire Station Community Room
0 Medford St., Medford
Topic: The proposed station location in Mystic Valley Parkway area (near the intersection of the Lowell Commuter Rail Line and Rte.16/Mystic Valley Parkway).
For a full calendar of events check out www.greenlineextension.org. If you have questions or require special accommodations, such as ASL or CART, contact Regan Checchio, Regina Villa Associates, at (617) 357-5772 x14 or rchecchio@reginavilla.com.
