Woot! New T station opens Sept. 2

[mem-winterhill.livejournal.com]

FYI: https://twitter.com/SomervilleCity/status/504638752258813952

Backstory items:
http://www.wbur.org/2014/08/25/assembly-mbta-station-somerville

"An Orange Line station is expected to open in Somerville’s Assembly Square in a few weeks, the first new rapid transit rail station in 26 years."  http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2014/08/15/mbta-orange-line-assembly-charlie-got-new-stop/WMtyWAiDZvyynV969FxMUK/igraphic.html


I got a photo of it just this weekend, for those who haven't seen it in situ yet. There's quite a nice view from the top of the garage next to the AMC theater, for anyone interested. I'm told it may have nice fireworks viewing....

Comments

[ron_newman]

Instead of that, I'd walk to the end of Meacham Street and down the stairs into the Mystic housing development, then across Mystic Ave onto Shore Drive. This map may be helpful.

[mem-winterhill.livejournal.com]

I've done that. But it's a lot of stairs. And on the way home + uphill I'm beat. The Fremont stairs are shorter.

Also, I've found some ways through the housing you end up walking past large and odoriferous dumpsters. I'll pick the intermittent car exhaust over that.