State Representatives Carl Sciortino (D-Medford, Somerville) and Sean Garballey (D-Arlington, Medford), along with State Senator Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville, Medford), sent the following letter recently to State Transportation Department Secretary Jeffrey Mullan:
January 26, 2010
Jeffrey Mullan, Secretary of Transportation
10 Park Plaza, Suite 3170
Boston, MA 02116
Dear Secretary Mullan:
We are writing to address some concerns regarding the Massachusetts Department […]

The following comments were filed by city officials on the state’s Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Green Line extension to Medford and Somerville:
Updated 6:22PM, Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Mayor Michael McGlynn
“…the disconnect between what the Proponent’s representatives say publicly versus what has been presented and committed to in this report has created the fundamental dilemma […]

Public Comments Accepted on Draft Environmental Impact Report
The public comment period on a state Green Line extension report will come to an end on Friday, January 8, 2010.
Public feedback is sought on the Green Line’s Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), which was filed in October 2009. The DEIR is the culmination of 24 months of […]

MGNA: Alternative Design Preserves Boston Avenue Businesses
- Allison Goldsberry
The Medford Green Line Neighborhood Alliance (MGNA), a local group of citizens that supports the Green Line extension to Medford, has created an alternative design for a Route 16 station that they say prevents the need to take two Boston Avenue office buildings.
The current state plan for […]

A Green Line Train at Cleveland Circle. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
Hearing for Public Input on Environmental Impact of Project
- Allison Goldsberry
An important public hearing on the Green Line extension to Medford and Somerville is being held on Wednesday.
The state will present the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) it recently filed. The public will have the […]

A Green Line Train at Cleveland Circle. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
The following announcement is from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Green Line Project Team:
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) would like to inform you that, over the next several months, our consultants will be initiating field work in and around the area of the Green […]

Report is Ten Months Late Due to Somerville Storage Facility Opposition
Story Updated 5:20PM Friday, October 16, 2009
- Ken Krause, Green Line Project Advisory Group member
The Executive Office of Transportation announced today that it will file the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the Green Line Extension project on Thursday, and that it will include two additional […]

A Green Line Train at Cleveland Circle. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
- Ken Krause
The Green Line extension to Route 16 is listed as the top transportation priority in a Mystic River Corridor Strategy Plan that will be the topic of a public forum later this month.
The Mystic River Corridor Strategy project is a collaborative effort between […]

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 […]

A Green Line Train at Cleveland Circle. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
- Allison Goldsberry
According to a state transportation official, the extension of the Green Line to Medford and Somerville could cost more than $1 billion.
The state project manager for the Green Line extension, Kate Fichter, told theTufts Daily the once $600 million project is now estimated […]

Economic Crisis Halts Federal Funding for Route 16 Stop by 2014
Story Updated 9:25AM, Monday, July 20, 2009
- Allison Goldsberry
Despite announcing just last week that the Green Line extension to Medford and Somerville was on time, the state now says it will have to complete the project in two phases due to a lack of federal […]

- Ken Krause
Urban Ring buses may be coming to Medford some day, but don’t expect to be able to ride them.
A revised plan for the Urban Ring bus rapid transit network announced last week would eliminate Medford from the service area, but still add a storage and maintenance facility for at least half of the […]

A Green Line Train at Cleveland Circle. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
Project on Time Despite Delayed Environmental Impact Report
Story Updated 8:59AM Saturday, July 11, 2009
- Ken Krause, Green Line Project Advisory Group Member
The Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) reported last week that the Green Line Extension project remains on schedule for completion by the end of […]

Stations Proposed for College Avenue, Route 16 in Medford
The state Executive Office of Transportation has released preliminary station design plans on the Green Line Extension website.
The design schematics for the stations are laid out in this 26-page document.   Computer renderings of the stations can be viewed here.
According to a fact sheet released in March, the […]

A Green Line Train at Cleveland Circle. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
The following letter was submitted for publication by State Representative Carl Sciortino (D-Medford, Somerville)
There has been wide-ranging debate about the level of support in Medford for the extension of the green line, and much of the debate has been fueled by misinformation put forth by […]

A Green Line Train at Cleveland Circle. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
Project Website Changes, Important Documents Now Online
- Allison Goldsberry
Six hundred people attended the latest series of public meetings for the Green Line, according to the state Executive Office of Transportation.
Important documents and fact sheets from the meetings are now available online at the project’s new […]

- Allison Goldsberry
The Medford Green Line Neighborhood Alliance (MGNA) announced Monday that 2,000 people have so far signed their online petition to extend the Green Line to Route 16.
Another 350 have also signed paper petitions, according to the group.
The MGNA, a volunteer group of citizens that supports the extension of the Green Line to Medford […]

A Green Line Train at Cleveland Circle. Photo by Alexander Svirsky.
The following is an announcement from the state transportation department:
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) is pleased to announce two public meetings to discuss the Green Line Extension Project. At these meetings, EOT will present an overview of the project, an environmental analysis, recommendations […]

The following is a press release from the Executive Office of Transportation:
Transportation Secretary James Aloisi, Jr. today recommended the Green Line be extended to Mystic Valley Parkway/Route 16, pending federal funding, via commuter rail rights-of-way as its preferred project terminus for main line service. This alternative- the outcome of an extensive public planning process- strongly […]