Title: BOSTON'S LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PREPARES FOR THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS
Abstract: For over a century light rail transit (LRT) has played an important part in the development of the City of Boston and its suburbs by fulfilling its transportation needs. Today, LRT runs over many of the same routes it did a century ago. As we approach the century mark of Boston's first electric trolley, it is appropriate to review some of the accomplishments of light rail in Boston and to look at the future. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has two light rail projects currently in design. A third proposal would extend the light rail system in the future. At North Station, the Green Line (light rail) will be relocated to a new subway alignment that will create a new transportation center. At Lechmere Square in Cambridge, the existing Lechmere Station will be relocated across O'Brien Highway to a new site that will enable the MBTA to develop a new station and a light rail vehicle maintenance facility. The relocated Lechmere Station is the first phase of a plan to extend the Green Line beyond Lechmere into Somerville and Medford.
Publication Year: 1989
Publication Date: 1989-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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