Green Line Extension meeting about proposed terminus (Tufts, 24 Nov, 7 pm)

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You are invited to a community meeting on Green Line service for West Somerville and Medford residents.

Monday, November 24, 2008 at 7 PM
Sophia Gordon Hall, Tufts University, 15 Talbot Avenue

Come join Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership (STEP) and Medford Green Line Neighborhood Alliance (MGNA) and discuss the Route 16 area proposed as the location for the last Green Line Extension Station. (Note: Spanish, Haitian Creole & Portuguese interpretation available.)

* To provide the most up-to-date information on the Green Line Extension
* To discuss locating the terminus station at Route 16

Key Issues to be Discussed

- Upcoming announcement of the state Executive Office of Transportation final recommendation for the location of the Green Line terminus at the Dec. 1 Citizen Advisory Group meeting.

- Two locations under consideration: College Avenue and Route 16

- Stopping at College Avenue significantly reduces the number of Somerville and Medford residents who will have convenient access to the
Green Line.

- The Route 16 terminus will serve both Somerville's and Medford's
considerable environmental justice communities.

- There are 10,000 residents in Somerville, Medford, and East Arlington living within a 10-minute walk of Route 16.

Comments from Elected Officials

- Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone (confirmed)
- Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn (invited)
- Senator Patricia Jehlen (confirmed)
- Representative Carl Sciortino (confirmed)
- Representative Sean Garballey (invited)

A report prepared by MGNA documents potential ridership around Route 16. The report is available on the MGNA website
http://www.medfordgreenline.org