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Green Line Extension Project Advisory Group Meeting #8 Douglas Carr, Medford Green Line Neighborhood Alliance Katie Cohen, Somerville Community Health Agenda Brendan Driscoll John R. Elliott Bob Fitzpatrick, Office of Senator Jehlen Jim Gallagher, MAPC Alan Greene Beth Grzegorzewski Joshua Grzegorzewski David Johnson Steve Kaiser Robert Kangas Mike Korczynski Jayme Lacour Jennifer Lawrence, Groundwork Somerville Jon Lenichek, Office of Congressman Capuano Joseph P. Lynch, Magoun Square Neighborhood Association Lynn McWhood, Mystic Valley Task Force Karen Molloy, STEP Curt Muhlberg W. Craig Mullenmeister Ben Patterson Nicole Patterson Carolyn Rosen, Green Line Advisory Group for Medford (GLAM) Laurel Ruma Laurel Siegel Courtney Snyder Greg St. Martin, Boston Metro Ed Starr Tracy Stadeter Brian Sylvair Richard Taylor Lauren Trant Peter Ungaro Wig Zamore HANDOUTS: • Agenda • Minutes from Project Advisory Group meeting #7 • Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment for the MBTA Green Line Extension Project PURPOSE/SUBJECT: Project Advisory Group Meeting #8 BACKGROUND: The Green Line Extension Project is an initiative of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation & Public Works (EOT), in coordination with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). This project will extend existing MBTA Green Line service from Lechmere Station through the northwest Boston corridor communities of Cambridge, Somerville, and Medford, with an extension of the main line to Medford and a spur line to Union Square in Somerville. The goals of the project are to increase mobility, encourage public transit usage, improve regional air quality, ensure a August 4, 2008 2
Green Line Extension Project Advisory Group Meeting #8 more equitable distribution of transit services, and support opportunities for sustainable development. Introductions and Update from EOT Nancy Farrell, Regina Villa Associates, opened the meeting at 4:05. She reviewed the meeting agenda and invited Advisory Group members to introduce themselves (see Attendance). She then introduced Steve Woelfel, Project Manager for EOT. Mr. Woelfel said that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had recently ruled on the State Implementation Plan (SIP) substitutions, and the Green Line Extension project has now formally been incorporated into the SIP as defined to include a Union Square branch as well as a Main Line branch. Mr. Woelfel said that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is changing the way it oversees risk management and project costs. FTA has began a project management oversight process for the Green Line Extension one month ago, and EOT will be providing information on cost, schedule, scope, and possible areas of risk. Mr. Woelfel added that he hopes to have the scoping analysis for the proposed Green Line support facility and ridership figures posted on the project website prior to the September Advisory Group meeting. He apologized that the information was not available for this meeting. [Editor’s Note: EOT is still working to prepare these analyses and will provide them as soon as they are ready.] William Wood, Medford, said that in the EPA ruling on the SIP commitments, the proposal advocated by the Green Line Advisory Group for Medford (GLAM), was recommended by EPA as an enhancement. [Editor’s Note: the project alternative proposed by GLAM was mentioned in the EPA SIP ruling without particular endorsement.] Ken Krause, Medford, asked if the annual SIP report – due to the Department of Environmental Protection every June – is available. Kate Fichter, EOT, said that a June 30, 2008 report was filed with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). She noted that DEP will hold two public meetings to receive public comment, both oral and written, on the annual update and status report for transit projects. The public meetings will be held on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 2:00 PM and Monday, September 8, 2008 at 5:00 PM. She invited interested parties to visit the EOT website to learn more. 1 Mimi Graney, Union Square Main Streets, asked when a decision on the Union Square alignment will be discussed. Mr. Woelfel said he hoped it would be discussed at the September meeting, but if the information is available earlier, it would be released then. [Editor’s Note: EOT is still working to prepare this analysis and will provide it as soon as it is ready.] Lee Auspitz, Somerville, asked about the number of potential locations that will be discussed in the maintenance facility scoping document. Mr. Woelfel said the document will include all of the sites discussed in April 2008 at the Advisory Group meeting as well as variations, noting there were over 11. Mr. Auspitz asked if these included Yard 7 and 1 http://www.eot.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=content/transitCommitment&sid=about August 4, 2008 3
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