HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-13-2011 MBTA TrolleyMichael J. Driscoll
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To: Honorable Town Council
From: Michael J. Driscoll, Town Manager
Date: March 25, 2011
RE: MBTA Trolley System
Attached please find email correspondence from Belmont Town Administrator Thomas
G. Younger regarding the subject. I will bring this up under Communications from the Town
Manager at the April 13, 2011 Town Council Meeting and respectfully request the matter be
referred to Committee.
Thank you for your consideration.
cc: Steven Magoon, Community Development and Planning Director
Gerald S. Mee, Jr., Superintendent of Public Works
Jonathan Hecht, State Representative
Hand, JoAnna
From: Driscoll, Michael
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 7:13 PM
To: Hand, JoAnna
Subject: FW: MBTA Trolley System
From: Younger, Thomas jmailto:tyounger Belmont-ma.aovl
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:10 PM
To: Driscoll, Michael
Subject: MBTA Trolley System
Good afternoon Mike:
It was good to see you last week.
I'm following up formally on my earlier discussion with you regarding the trackless trolley service in Belmont and
Watertown (the #71 and #73 routes respectively).
During work on the Belmont Street and Trapelo Road some months ago, the trolley service was abandoned for bus
service. After the road work was completed, trolley service was reinstituted. During the past, my Board of Selectmen had
been concerned with the number of utility poles and support poles on those roads. The Board was interested in a
discussion we had about petitioning the MBTA to eliminate the trolley system and replace it permanently with buses
(currently the trolley does not run on Sundays; It is replaced by bus service). Representatives of the MBTA, though at a
lower level, stated that if this was ever to occur, Cambridge and Watertown had to be included because they too also had
this system within their communities.
I am inquiring if you believe that Watertown may be interested in heading into this direction also. If so, this may be
another project that the two of us can work on regionally.
I am looking forward to your response.
If there are any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you.
Thomas G. Younger
Town Administrator
Town of Belmont, Massachusetts
(617) 993-2610
tyoungerObelmont-ma,gov
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