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In today's @GlobeOpinion, @Steph_Pollack tells @reneeloth "but to not have a public conversation because of ideological opposition to any idea of a viaduct, I simply don’t accept that"
bostonglobe.com/2020/07/03/opi…
bostonglobe.com/2020/07/03/opi…
@GlobeOpinion @Steph_Pollack @reneeloth There was 4.5 years of public conversation about how to replace the viaduct from April 2014 when @MassDOT held project's first public meeting through Jan 2019 when @Steph_Pollack published this 15 page report
mass.gov/doc/decision-o…
mass.gov/doc/decision-o…
@GlobeOpinion @Steph_Pollack @reneeloth @MassDOT In Nov 2019, @MassDOT & @USDOTFHWA wrote that "the public submitted over 575 comment letters... several overarching themes were identified" including "lack of support for the Highway Viaduct variation"
mass.gov/doc/national-e…
mass.gov/doc/national-e…
.@Steph_Pollack introduces teh I90 #Allston Project
Realign I90
Create better development opportunities for Harvard
Create layover space for MBTA
Create new West Station
Improve conditions getting on & off interchange
Better connection to Charles River
Replace viaduct
Realign I90
Create better development opportunities for Harvard
Create layover space for MBTA
Create new West Station
Improve conditions getting on & off interchange
Better connection to Charles River
Replace viaduct
@Steph_Pollack This is why @MassDOT wants 8 lanes of traffic on I90 and 4 lanes on Soldiers Field Road
@Steph_Pollack @MassDOT Basically she isn't too interested in reducing lanes or cars on either I90 or Soldiers Field Road
Even if a lot more people were on the commuter rail, @Steph_Pollack says it would barely make a dent in I90/SFR demand
Even if a lot more people were on the commuter rail, @Steph_Pollack says it would barely make a dent in I90/SFR demand
Yes, it's true, #gunviolence is unpredictable. However, the ecosystem which fosters it, the push buttons & patterns are very predictable. I know we are all weary
of this roving grief caravan #MA7
of this roving grief caravan #MA7
Of community mtgs & news headlines in the wake of another incident of community based #gunviolence, only for outrage and focus to wane, and trauma to remain
6yrs ago, Jump Into Peace (JIP) was est. to honor #girls & #women who were victims of #gunviolence, it was a way to specifically honor the victims of the quadruple #Mattapan shooting, many of whom jumped doubledutch competitively as The Ropeburners
The design for the #Allston Throat selected by @MassDOT needs to be improved to minimize the impact of having 12 highway lanes immediately adjacent to the Charles River parkland. This can be done in a way that is both effective and visually attractive
Here is an example from the EastLink Trail in Melbourne. AUS
kgrahamjourneys.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/mel…
kgrahamjourneys.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/mel…
In North Carolina, this wall was built as part of the Charlotte Area Transit System LYNX Blue Line Extension project, another example of how a transportation project can build a nice looking wall.
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