The new STEP comments address station design, sitting, and access; community path integration; the maintenance facility; and regional environmental justice. STEP agrees with MGNA (Medford Green Line Neighborhood Alliance) on … [Read more...]
Six days left for comments on Green Line Extension Draft Environmental Impact Report
What is particularly disheartening about the current DEIR document is that it proposes to extend the Green Line only as far as College Avenue by 2014; the terminus at Route 16 would then be considered at some indefinite time in the future, … [Read more...]
Sharon Guzik: A Much Needed Progressive Runs for Medford School Committee
This year Medford finally has an opportunity to elect a progressive candidate to its school committee. Since July, Sharon Guzik and her supporters have been walking the breadth of Medford to listen to residents' thoughts on the state … [Read more...]
Link dump
Former DiMasi [Deputy -- corrected] Chief of Staff [- and Communications Director] David Guarino gives a brief budget-week preview from his new digs at MS&L. News hits Friday @ 5pm, he says. via David G., watch for Terry Murray's … [Read more...]
Senator Pat Jehlen hosts 9th annual Budget event
The evening started with a presentation by Noah Burger from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center www.massbudget.org Noah offers both a look back history on what we have done in the past and how we arrived at this place and time. In … [Read more...]
Green Line all the way, baby (to Rt. 16)
Sorry to get all parochial on everyone ... If the federal money comes through, the Green Line will go all the way out to Route 16 in Medford, i.e. by the Whole Foods/Starbucks/Sav-Mor/WOW area. Good stuff -- though obviously not as good as … [Read more...]
Help Protect our Pro-Equality Supermajority – It’s Time to Get Involved
There's less than two weeks to go till the Democratic Primary here in Massachusetts. Yes, we know – there's so much interesting stuff going on in national politics, it can be hard to focus on the races we've got here at … [Read more...]
2,000+ citizens ask for Green Line to Route 16
Here is the update:Petition and Demographic Data Support Route 16 Station for Green Line Extension to Medford/Somerville MEDFORD (August 4, 2008) -- The Medford Green Line Neighborhood Alliance (MGNA) today presented state transportation … [Read more...]
Tonight in Somerville -Sciortino event with Deval
Carl Sciortino has been my State Rep for four years now. I can go on and on about what a wonderful representative he is - but I will try to be brief. I find Carl to be extremely intelligent and personable. He is quick to … [Read more...]
Petition — please support the Green Line extension to Route 16
Sign Our Petition to Support the Green Line to Route 16 http://www.petitiononline.com/... The Executive Office of Transportation is nearing a decision on its final recommendation for station locations along the Green Line extension to … [Read more...]