HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3632        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3386

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Moran

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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 establishing the science corridor.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Michael J. Moran

18th Suffolk

1/17/2023

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/20/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3632        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3386

By Representative Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3386) of Michael J. Moran and Kevin G. Honan for legislation to direct the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a study of establishing direct bus rapid transit between Kendall Square in Cambridge and the Allston, North Brighton and Longwood Medical areas in Boston.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3550 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to establishing the science corridor.

 

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

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall conduct a comprehensive transit service assessment relative to establishing a minimum of future direct bus rapid transit between Kendall Square in Cambridge, Allston, North Brighton and the Longwood Medical Area in Boston. 

SECTION 2. The assessment shall focus on identifying the transit infrastructure that needs to be preserved for a minimum of future direct bus rapid transit alternatives between Kendall Square in Cambridge, Allston, North Brighton and the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, reviewing the prospect of constructing and operating on existing rights of way, analyzing the impact of planned, designed, funded or under construction transportation or development projects nearby, defining the potential market for these future transit services, and evaluating the potential economic benefits to the region and to the Commonwealth as a whole. 

SECTION 3. The department shall make recommendations on the preferred route and how to preserve the transit infrastructure necessary for a minimum of future direct bus rapid transit alternatives between Kendall Square in Cambridge, Allston, North Brighton and the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, taking into consideration nearby transportation and development projects that have been studied, designed, funded, or are under construction. The department shall file a report with the clerks of the house and senate, the house and senate committee on ways and means, and the joint committee on transportation not later than July 31, 2022.