![]() Meanwhile, an Instagram follower suggested another alternative terminus: "Burlington Mall." Kevin Carter took it one step further and suggested extending it up Route 2 from Alewife all the way to the I-95 rest area in Lexington. Why stop at Alewife? Several readers suggested extending the Red Line to Arlington. "Maybe even out to Salem," one Instagram follower wrote. MBTA documents say a Blue Line extension to Lynn could induce more transit-oriented development, "give the region’s workforce another option to live within reach of Boston’s jobs and dramatically improve access for Lynn’s existing transit-dependent population." Several readers called for the Blue Line to be extended from Revere to Lynn, an idea state officials and lawmakers have bandied about for decades, as the North Shore's population has continued to grow. "Whatever it takes, that connection needs to be made to a much modernized and genuinely accessible Charles Station," Astyk wrote. Rob Astyk writes that it's "long overdue." Readers also want to see the Blue Line go a little further - on both ends.Ĭonnecting the Blue Line to the Red Line at the Charles/MGH station is on the MBTA's list of things to do by 2030. The idea was also mentioned Monday by Ballantyne and Curtatone, though it got a more muted response from Baker. Several readers also suggested extending the Green Line from Union Square to link up with the Red Line and commuter rail at Porter Square. MBTA documents suggest a Porter Square extension is possible, though officials have been mum on the subject. ![]() ![]() It transformed that neighborhood."ĭuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, as well as her predecessor, Joe Curtatone, lent their support to the idea - even garnering enthusiastic applause from Gov. I lived in Porter Square when they added a T stop there. "We in Medford were promised a green line at Route 16 and we are still waiting," Jaye Raye wrote. And several readers called on the MBTA to follow through. MBTA officials are still eyeing this extension - which would connect West Medford to the rapid transit system - as part of their long-term vision. ![]() This was actually part of the original Green Line Extension plan (before the project was scaled back after projected cost overruns): extend the Medford branch past Tufts along the Lowell commuter rail line to Route 16/the Mystic Valley Parkway. Here are the highlights: Keep the Green Line Extension going The responses were as wide-ranging as those fictitious future T maps. So, we asked WBUR readers where the next MBTA extension should be. And while the expansion of transit can bring new challenges like rising rents, the Union Square station opening this week illustrated the enthusiasm many local residents have for public transit arriving in their neighborhoods - and the connectivity it brings. And for now, they're focused on projects to make service better, such as rolling out new cars and ways to pay fares.īut some residents and elected officials aren't satisfied with merely fulfilling the 1990s pledge of extending the Green Line into Somerville and (just barely) Medford. Yes, the T is already facing a lot of challenges when it comes to long-term funding (especially after the COVID-19 pandemic put a dent in its revenue stream). T officials are also aiming to open the longer leg of the project through central Somerville to Tufts University in Medford by the end of the summer. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)Īfter years - actually, decades - of waiting, Somerville's first Green Line trolley left Union Square on Monday, as the MBTA officially opened the first branch of the Green Line Extension. Facebook Email An MBTA Green Line train rides on the tracks beneath McGrath Highway in Somerville during testing runs of the Green Line Extension. ![]()
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