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People's Pike
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Supporting transit, biking, walking and smart growth as MassDOT plans a $2B reconstruction of the Mass Pike in Allston
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A consultant at VHB, an engineering firm that's received millions of dollars for its design work on the Allston Multimodal Project, cursed at a neighborhood task force member for asking tough questions about the project's viability during a virtual hearing last Friday.
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Designers' Tempers Fray As Major Issues Remain Unresolved for Allston I-90 Project - Streetsblog Massachusetts
A consultant at VHB, an engineering firm that's received millions of dollars for its design work on the Allston Multimodal Project, cursed at a neighborhood task force member for asking tough question...
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February 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Public meeting to discuss rail infrastructure and bus concourse for the I-90 #Allston Multimodal Project
Jan 31, 1pm
Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"there’s no particular operational reason why new [train storage] space necessarily needs to be in #Allston specifically, and Amtrak is open to other options"
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Are we there yet? | Widett? Well, why not?
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December 16, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Today in @globeopinion.bsky.social "Amtrak needs space for its trains. Widett Circle, not #Allston, is the best option" www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/16/o...
Amtrak needs space for its trains. Widett Circle, not Allston, is the best option. - The Boston Globe
Putting Amtrak’s proposed layover facility in Widett would leave more land available in Allston for housing.
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December 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Today from @globeopinion.bsky.social - When the Mass Pike viaduct comes down in #Allston, what will go up? - If you haven’t been following the torturous journey of the Allston Interchange Project over the last decade...
Are we there yet? | When the Mass Pike viaduct comes down in Allston, what will go up?
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December 9, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Cost estimates from MassDOT for the #Allston Multimodal Project (Pike reconstruction)
$130M for a diesel train storage yard
$150M to rebuild Cambridge St between Harvard Ave and Lincoln St
December 6, 2024 at 6:13 PM
A couple glimpses of what the MassDOT planning team is dreaming up for the new #Allston neighborhood. We think it could be better!
December 6, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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Amidst growing uncertainties about the financing and design of its Allston I-90 highway realignment megaproject, #MassDOT suggests spending $250M on a smaller "early action" project focused on improvements around the Cambridge St. bridge:

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As Clock Ticks On Federal Funds, MassDOT Proposes Smaller 'Early Action' Project for Allston I-90 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
As state officials continue to struggle to overcome major financing shortfalls and design conflicts in MassDOT’s proposed Interstate 90 realignment in Allston, state highway officials have floated a p...
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December 5, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Welcome back to MassDOT Luisa Paiewonsky! We look forward to working together and having the Allston Multimodal Project benefit from your leadership as head of the newly created Office of Megaproject Delivery.

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December 6, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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This is a good op-ed on a baffling turn in a project that has been a decade in making in my old neighborhood in Boston.
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
The Allston I-90 project: once again off the rails
It was disappointing when Secretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt announced that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation was embarking on a path forward for Allston Landing that backtra...
commonwealthbeacon.org
December 5, 2024 at 8:22 PM
“This decision jeopardizes progress on the Allston Multimodal Project at a critical point in time and, if finalized, will have serious negative environmental impacts on the Allston neighborhood,” @lizbreadon.bsky.social wrote in a statement, saying she was “disappointed.”
MassDOT Adds Unpopular Train Layover to Allston I-90 Project in Sudden Reversal | News | The Harvard Crimson
A massive project to realign the I-90 highway in Allston will include a train layover for Amtrak and the MBTA, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced last week, an unexpected reversa...
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December 6, 2024 at 12:37 PM
"It's a dramatic reversal, and this decision was made behind closed doors, with zero communication with the task force or any of the other stakeholders"
Reversing Course Again, Sec. Tibbits-Nutt Says Allston Project Will Include Multi-Acre Train Yard After All - Streetsblog Massachusetts
In an email to elected officials earlier this week, MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt wrote that the state’s plans for a new $2 billion highway interchange in Allston “will include layover tracks ...
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December 6, 2024 at 12:35 PM
TY for your support @wutrain.bsky.social "the administration is disappointed to see the proposed inclusion of a train layover yard and bypass tracks in the Allston project, saying “they would significantly compromise our shared commitment to build housing and reconnect the . . . neighborhood.”
State officials want to save space for train parking in Allston despite neighborhood concerns - The Boston Globe
The new design for Beacon Park Yard has upset Allston leaders and the Wu administration by including layover space next to the proposed West Station.
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December 6, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Still hoping that eventually this will come true, despite the recent setbacks
December 6, 2024 at 12:31 PM