If only that were a rail line, there would be a great transit option to take from Bedford into town.
------ Sara Mattes > On Nov 29, 2023, at 11:40 AM, Bob Kupperstein <bobk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That rail line ran through my Arlington backyard in 1978. Train service had > ended about a year earlier. > > -Bob > > On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 6:05 AM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com > <mailto:samat...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> …and, imagine if the Minuteman Bike Path were still a rail line…. >> ——— >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >>> On Nov 28, 2023, at 12:57 PM, Don Seltzer <timon...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:timon...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 9:49 AM Virginia Goodwin >>> <virginiahgood...@gmail.com <mailto:virginiahgood...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> Regarding the issue of "we don't write discriminatory laws", I have two >>>> examples off the top of my head: >>>> >>>> 1) Arlington refusing to allow the Red Line to go through is a specific >>>> local example of laws passed to control (ie: restrict) all of those “inner >>>> city” (ie: poor; ie: Black) T riders from besmirching the pristine >>>> environs of their precious suburb. >>> >>> I was a resident of Arlington at that time. I strongly disagree with your >>> interpretation of what happened in the 1970's. >>> The proposal at that time was to extend and terminate the Red line in >>> Arlington Center. It was a terrible idea because the terminus of a subway >>> line should have a large parking facility, a large bus station serving >>> feeder routes, and good access to major highways. Unlike the Alewife site, >>> Arlington Center had none of these. It would have been a traffic and >>> parking nightmare to terminate the Red line there. What many Arlington >>> residents were demanding was an extended Red line to at least Arlington >>> Heights, and preferably all the way to 128. They were open to the Red line >>> going through town, with one or two stations, but opposed to the line >>> terminating in town. >>> >>> The most vocal opposition came from St Agnes Church, which would have been >>> heavily impacted by a terminal built next door. There were multiple >>> reasons for the opposition, in which fear of increased crime was certainly >>> one. It has been popularized by some authors of academic papers as the >>> primary reason for opposition, without any analytical data. My perception >>> as a resident was that racial/crime fears were secondary. Most residents >>> wanted faster, more convenient public transportation, but a Red line >>> terminus in Arlington had too many insurmountable problems. That is why I >>> and many of my neighbors voted against it. >>> >>> Don Seltzer >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org >>> <mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org >> <mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>
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