SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1832        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sonia Chang-Diaz

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to transit-oriented development at the Arborway Yard.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1832        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to transit-oriented development at the Arborway Yard.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

                    Notwithstanding the provision of any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) is hereby authorized to acquire land, develop, construct and maintain a permanent transit storage and repair facility to be sited at the Arborway Yard located at the intersection of Washington Street and the Arborway in the city of Boston. The MBTA shall coordinate with the Community Planning Committee for the Arborway Yard, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the city of Boston regarding the acquisition, design, planning and construction of this site. All development of the site shall comport with state and local standards of transit-oriented development.