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davis_squareThis may seem like a Union Square issue, but the Green Line extension is actually supposed to go all the way to Medford Hillside (and possibly further) so it really effects folks over here near Davis.
The Governor is proposing another delay in building the Green Line to Somerville and Medford, from 2014 to 2016. The argument is that the state can seek federal funding to help build the project that way. The problem is that the state already has 2-3 projects it is asking the feds to fund out of the same pot, so getting federal money seems unlikely.
This is a state-agreed project provided as mitigation for the traffic and air quality problems the Big Dig brought to Somerville and if state funding is needed to bring it in on time, so be it. The project has already been delayed from 2001 to 2014 for no particularly good reason other than the state didn't want to pay to build it. If another delay bothers you, check out the STEP web site for more info on how to let the state know you're upset: www.somervillestep.org
This is a state-agreed project provided as mitigation for the traffic and air quality problems the Big Dig brought to Somerville and if state funding is needed to bring it in on time, so be it. The project has already been delayed from 2001 to 2014 for no particularly good reason other than the state didn't want to pay to build it. If another delay bothers you, check out the STEP web site for more info on how to let the state know you're upset: www.somervillestep.org
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Date: 2007-08-10 01:37 pm (UTC)I was involved in the earlier decision to keep the Green Line extension as a state commitment - the money may not be there right now, but the money wasn't there to finish the Big Dig either, and it was found. And I go back to my original point that, even with the delay, the money may not be there. Remember that a 2 year delay increases the construction costs by about 20%, simply due to the passage of time. That means you are now trying to find an additional $2-300 million simply because the project is delayed.