Rep. Sciortino Expresses Concerns with Green Line

Medford Rep Concerned with Project Delays; Station Locations

State Representative Carl Sciortino (D-Medford, Somerville) filed a public comment with the state Executive Office of Transportation in a response to a summer report issued about the status of the Green Line extension to Medford and Somerville.

In his letter, available in the link below, Rep. Sciortino raises concerns about project delays, the lack of consideration for a Winthrop Street station, and a two-phase approach that could set back the completion of a Route 16 stop beyond 2014.

Click here to read Rep. Sciortino’s letter

Click here to read the Green Line status report. The report was filed by the state transportation office July 1, 2009 (the Green Line Extension information is located on pages 15-18 of the report).

- InsideMedford.com

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One Response to “Rep. Sciortino Expresses Concerns with Green Line”

Michael says:
Rep. Sciortino’s letter is exactly right — the Winthrop Street stop was discarded with no justification, and terminating the line at College Ave will make the air quality in Medford Hillside worse instead of better.

September 15th, 2009 at 8:39 pm