Somerville's other big mass-transit project

By adamg on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 8:57am

Somerville Voices alerts us to a design meeting on Jan. 12 about the planned $50-million Assembly Square station on the Orange Line. Key issue: Whether the T will build one or two entrances to the station.

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Knowing the T....

By ckd on Tue, 12/29/2009 - 11:54am.

Knowing the T, they'll build two entrances and then permanently close one (as with Arlington and Hynes Convention Center~~/ICA~~).

I hate that those two are

By Katia on Tue, 12/29/2009 - 4:07pm.

I hate that those two are never open. Boo, T.

RE: Arlington Station

By HenryAlan on Tue, 12/29/2009 - 4:14pm.

Isn't the plan to re-open the Berkeley entrance once station renovations are completed on that end of the platform? Or am I just imprinting wishful thinking?

In Berlin...

By Pat on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 3:01pm.

...all subway stations (and there are hundreds in Berlin) are required to have two exits. This rule came about after a major fire at Deutsche Oper station.

I'd hope the T would realize the importance of this IN ADVANCE of a catastrophic fire.