Medford residents Bill Wood and Carolyn Rosen have sued the state Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration, asserting that the environmental and social impacts of the Green Line Extension project were not studied closely enough.
“There were people who wanted to see this happen, and instead of putting the environmental issues in front, they put it behind,” Wood said Monday.
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***2 http://www.bostonglobe.com/ugc/comments/h/topic/uuid/17564de4-69b8-11e2-b376-b8ac64e21fc6?offset=0&limit=300&sort=OLDEST_CREATE_DT ***Since the plaintiffs residence is about 1.75 miles from the planned terminus, I don't think they would have standing and the suit would be disallowed. Will the judge think the same?
I think homeowners in the town should have more say than renters. If renters decide they don't like it they can just move away...homeowners are stuck. While I don't live right near the tracks, my husband's commute will be impacted by the Green line crossing his path and making the 8 mile drive to Watertown likely far longer than the hour it takes now, all so the renters don't have to change trains or buses to get on the Green line. Did you guys ever hear of the RED line or the 326 bus into Haymarket or the commuter rail or a lot of other buses? Green line is just a cash suck that the state should find a loophole and get out of. If you need more T options than exist here, then you meant to move into Boston.
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