POR 2016 #19 · Agenda item attachment · Jan 25 2016

City of Cambridge O-7 IN CITY COUNCIL January 25, 2016 COUNCILLOR MAZEN WHEREAS: The Green Line Extension (GLX) is an initiative to extend MBTA transit services into the Greater Boston areas of Somerville and Medford by extending the Green Line by 4.3 miles beyond Lechmere Station in Cambridge, MA; and WHEREAS: The future of the GLX has recently come into question due to the project being over budget, with talks of the project being scaled back and the number of final stations reduced; and WHEREAS: The MBTA estimates that GLX will create a projected reduction in regional daily Vehicle Miles Traveled by 25,728 miles, improving air quality, and reducing automobile congestion; and WHEREAS: The construction of the GLX may help ease high rider volume on the Red Line, by providing alternate public transit routes to those traveling to Cambridge, Somerville and surrounding communities; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record in support of the Green Line Extension, without any cut in the number of stations, despite any recent budgetary concerns; and be it further RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to the Cambridge Legislative Delegation, the Office of Governor Baker, and MassDOT Secretary Pollack on behalf of the entire City Council.