Send a message to Medford's government

Medford’s mayor and city council have been very slow to support the Green Line Extension to Route 16. When more than 2000 people signed a petition supporting the Route 16 station and 17 people signed a letter opposing it, Medford’s city council said that the community was divided.

99% of people supporting the Route 16 station is not a divided community.

Our legislators at the state level know this: State Senator Pat Jehlen, State Rep Carl Sciortino, and State Rep Sean Garballey have all been strongly advocating for the Route 16 station. Somerville city officials know this, and Somerville’s mayor and Board of Aldermen have been pushing for the Route 16 station. It’s past time for Medford’s mayor and city council to get on board.

We need to tell Mayor McGlynn and the Medford City Council that we support bringing the Green Line to Route 16 as one construction project. We don’t want the delays and extra years of construction that a two-phase project will cause. We don’t want the increased traffic and increased air pollution that a temporary terminus at College Avenue will cause. We want the full-build Green Line Extension to Route 16, designed to improve our neighborhoods, designed to serve our needs, and designed with all the mitigation we can get. That will only happen if Medford’s government starts participating constructively.

You can send that message to Medford's mayor and city council at www.informedreaders.com/greenline.