President Obama released the budget of $100 million in federal fiscal year 2015 supporting the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) Green Line Extension project (GLX) which benefits the economy and environment of Somerville and Medford communities in the upcoming several years.
“The Green Line Extension offers Somerville and the region both economic justice and environmental justice, connecting residents with jobs that pay a livable wage and health care while reducing the number of cars on the road and pollution in the air we all breathe, as well shifting us to a more sustainable mode of transit,” said Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone.
Besides improving public transportation service, GLX project would also include opportunities for local business developments and for youth training. Businesses and residents from the cities of Cambridge, Somerville and Medford would also be eligible, noted MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott.
The extension plan has already begun with some bridge and roadway upgrades.The major utility relocation and site preparation will begin later this year. The full construction work is scheduled to start in the spring of 2015 and will continue for several years with the support from the federal government.
You can take a virtual ride along the new green line from the relocated Lechmere Station in East Cambridge to Union Square in Somerville and College Avenue in Medford: http://youtu.be/nuhM3Vxc_O8
As neighborhoods always change with transportation developments, rents and real estate values rise. ABG Commercials highly recommends those who are thinking of starting their own businesses around Cambridge, Somerville and Medford areas to start their plans and begin to look at commercial real estate properties soon.
For more details about the Green Line Extension project please see: http://greenlineextension.eot.state.ma.us/
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