...And one very small step for waiting Somerville & Medford residents.
The Cambridge Chronicle reported the results of yesterday's Green Line Extension Project Advisory Group meeting. After listening to public comment, they recommend moving Lechmere Station to the other side of Monsignor O'Brien Highway and adding the following stations:
• Brickbottom at Washington Street• Gilman Square at Medford Street (near the Homans Building)
• Lowell Street across from the Maxpak property
• Ball Square at Boston Avenue (over the Medford Line)
• Hillside at Boston Avenue (near Tufts)
• Route 16/ Mystic Valley, inside Somerville but just south of Medford's Auburn Street.
And
• Union Square at Webster Street
The Union Square Station is being called a "spur" to confuse people, and because the track will split to go there a la the E Line.
The Bottom Line
Along with Gov. Patrick's recent signing of a transportation bill (that included a multi-million dollar chunk promised to the Green Line Extension Project), yesterday's meeting provides critics with more to gripe about and gives advocates something to fondly recall while driving their flying cars. The original target to reach Ball Square by trolley was 2011, and that goal has been pushed back twice to 2016.
As reported in The Globe prior to the meeting, Monday's announcement is one of many to follow. Expect more reports (an environmental impact report is due in September), more periods of public comment, and more announcements.
Image of Union Square watching a movie while waiting for the Green Line by sandcastlematt from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.
Rob Vassegh looks for cheap fun and shares some of it on his Cheap Thrills - Boston blog.
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