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MBTA Opens First Subway Station in 27 Years
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick joined Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) officials and state leaders on Sept. 2 to open the first new MBTA station in 27 years. The new Assembly Orange Line station, known as Assembly, is located in the Boston suburb of Somerville.
Assembly provides a link from Somerville’s Assembly Row to Boston and is key to creating transit-oriented development in the area, MBTA officials said.
Those plans call for more than 2.8 million square feet of office space; 635,000 square feet of retail shops, restaurants, and other entertainment outlets; and 1,813 homes at the site.
“The first new MBTA station in 27 years is a testament to the key role that access to transportation plays in the growth and redevelopment of our cities and towns,” said MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott. “Assembly is a modern, fully accessible, environmentally-friendly Orange Line station that will serve this blossoming new neighborhood and the city of Somerville well for years to come.”
The $56 million station was funded with federal, state, and private dollars.
“We invest in infrastructure to increase private development, revitalize urban neighborhoods, and bolster growth and opportunity across the commonwealth,” said Patrick. “The new Assembly Orange Line station is a concrete reminder of what can be achieved through public-private partnership and investment in our communities.”
Assembly comprises two glass two-story buildings connected by a glazed bridge. It includes many sustainable elements, ncluding extensive daylighting, storm water retention, and energy-conserving electrical power controls and lighting fixtures.
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Photo courtesy of MBTA
Beverly Scott, general manager, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), provides remarks at the opening ceremony for the MBTA Assembly Station on the Orange Line. Joining her and other dignitaries is Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, third from right.
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