Silver Line Phase III
| June 16, 2005
| I have read the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement recently issued by the MBTA. At least two of the potential portal locations studied, those at Columbus Avenue and at Charles Street, have significant potential to exacerbate groundwater problems. The groundwater threat from the Columbus Avenue portal, which would be located between Arlington and Berkeley Streets in the heart of one of the biggest groundwater depressions in the City, is of particular concern. I expect to speak at the June 30 public comment session. |
| July 19, 2005
| I spoke at the MBTA’s public hearing on the Silver Line on June 30. The statement is posted on our website. I will also be speaking at a meeting on the Silver Line that the Back Bay Association is holding on July 25. |
| August 23, 2005
| I spoke before a meeting of the Back Bay Association on the issues involved in the MBTA’s Silver Line Phase III project. At the start of that meeting, Andrew Brennan of the T announced that General Manager Grabauskas had said that the Columbus Avenue portal did not seem to meet the requirements of the T. |
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