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hammercock.livejournal.comGot this the other day, figured that people in this community might be interested:
From: Karen Molloy [mailto:kmolloy@theworld.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 3:19 PM
To: somartscouncil@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [somartscouncil] Want good public transportation for Somerville?
GOOD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR SOMERVILLE?
BRING THE GREEN LINE TO UNION SQUARE AND THE ORANGE LINE TO ASSEMBLY SQUARE!
Faster Commutes -- Growth of Business -- A More Lively and Livable Community
Is this possible? Only with your immediate input.
Why support the Green Line in Union Square and the Orange Line in
Assembly Square?
- Davis Square thrived after the Red Line extension provided access to good public transportation. The same thing can happen in Union Square. The Green Line extension to Union Square is a crucial component of the city’s future economic viability. This would be fair.
- A Green Line stop in Union Square would provide direct mass transit service to densely developed sections of Somerville with large minority and low-income populations, reduce traffic and encourage pedestrian access. This would be fair.
- With new T service, the transformation of Union Square and Assembly Square could provide jobs, stimulate the economy, grow Somerville’s commercial tax base AND improve air quality. This would be fair.
- Eight passenger carrying rail lines pass through Somerville and only one, the Red Line, actually serves Somerville residents -- with a single stop. No other city in the state has so much rail infrastructure with so little service. This is not fair.
- Today, Somerville pays about as much to the MBTA as Newton does. Newton is served by the light rail Green Line with a large parking lot for commuters, a heavy rail commuter line with three stops in the city, and an express bus service to downtown Boston. Yet Somerville has only one rail T-stop, in Davis Square. This is not fair.
For years Massachusetts promised that the Green Line would be extended through Somerville in order to meet Federal Clean Air Act standards. Is this promise just lip service to qualify for Federal funds? Massachusetts is required to seek public input on its plans for all major transportation projects.
Your comments will help determine the future of public transportation in Somerville.
Current plans consider a stop in Union Square as an alternative, not a necessity. They give only medium priority to an Orange Line stop at Assembly Square, although it is one of the least expensive ways to reduce air pollution and encourage economic growth. You can help change these plans!
Make your voice heard. Join your neighbors in the Somerville
Transportation Equity Partnership.
Contact: citizengreen@yahoo.com, (617) 547-5050.
Join our listserv and get more info at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S_T_E_P/
PLEASE send a comment to publicinformation@ctps.org. Or, snail mail your comments by August 25 for receipt by the 27th to:
Boston MPO Chairman
c/o CTPS
10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150
Boston, MA 02116
-------------
Karen Molloy
Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership
Community email addresses:
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From: Karen Molloy [mailto:kmolloy@theworld.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 3:19 PM
To: somartscouncil@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [somartscouncil] Want good public transportation for Somerville?
GOOD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR SOMERVILLE?
BRING THE GREEN LINE TO UNION SQUARE AND THE ORANGE LINE TO ASSEMBLY SQUARE!
Faster Commutes -- Growth of Business -- A More Lively and Livable Community
Is this possible? Only with your immediate input.
Why support the Green Line in Union Square and the Orange Line in
Assembly Square?
- Davis Square thrived after the Red Line extension provided access to good public transportation. The same thing can happen in Union Square. The Green Line extension to Union Square is a crucial component of the city’s future economic viability. This would be fair.
- A Green Line stop in Union Square would provide direct mass transit service to densely developed sections of Somerville with large minority and low-income populations, reduce traffic and encourage pedestrian access. This would be fair.
- With new T service, the transformation of Union Square and Assembly Square could provide jobs, stimulate the economy, grow Somerville’s commercial tax base AND improve air quality. This would be fair.
- Eight passenger carrying rail lines pass through Somerville and only one, the Red Line, actually serves Somerville residents -- with a single stop. No other city in the state has so much rail infrastructure with so little service. This is not fair.
- Today, Somerville pays about as much to the MBTA as Newton does. Newton is served by the light rail Green Line with a large parking lot for commuters, a heavy rail commuter line with three stops in the city, and an express bus service to downtown Boston. Yet Somerville has only one rail T-stop, in Davis Square. This is not fair.
For years Massachusetts promised that the Green Line would be extended through Somerville in order to meet Federal Clean Air Act standards. Is this promise just lip service to qualify for Federal funds? Massachusetts is required to seek public input on its plans for all major transportation projects.
Your comments will help determine the future of public transportation in Somerville.
Current plans consider a stop in Union Square as an alternative, not a necessity. They give only medium priority to an Orange Line stop at Assembly Square, although it is one of the least expensive ways to reduce air pollution and encourage economic growth. You can help change these plans!
Make your voice heard. Join your neighbors in the Somerville
Transportation Equity Partnership.
Contact: citizengreen@yahoo.com, (617) 547-5050.
Join our listserv and get more info at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S_T_E_P/
PLEASE send a comment to publicinformation@ctps.org. Or, snail mail your comments by August 25 for receipt by the 27th to:
Boston MPO Chairman
c/o CTPS
10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150
Boston, MA 02116
-------------
Karen Molloy
Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership
Community email addresses:
Post message: somartscouncil@yahoogroups.com
Subscribe: somartscouncil-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Unsubscribe: somartscouncil-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
List owner: somartscouncil-owner@yahoogroups.com
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