Rutherford Corridor Improvement Coalition
Charlestown Residents and Businesses Restating
       Their Strong Support for the Surface Option
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BTD Design Graphics
Revised Underpass Design (provided to Councilors Wu & Edwards )2-22-18.pdf
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Correspondence
RCIC letter to MPO 3-13-18 (no petition names).pdf
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RCIC letter to MPO 6-15-17.pdf
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RCIC letter to LMRWG 10-2-17.pdf
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RCIC to LMRWG (Attachments A-E) 10-2-17.pdf
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RCIC to LMRWG (Attachment F) 10-2-17.pdf
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RCIC presentation to MPO 11-14-17.pdf
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Resources

  • City of Boston:  Imagine Boston 2030
  • City of Boston: Rutherford Avenue / Sullivan Square Design Project
  • City of Boston:  Sullivan Square Disposition Study
  • City of Boston:  Climate Ready Boston 2016 report
  • MassDOT: North Washington Street Bridge Replacement
  • Federal Highway Administration: Disappearing Traffic? The Story So Far
  • NOAA: SLOSH maps
  • Northeastern University, Professor Peter Furth: Rutherford Ave @ Austin St: A Surface Option that Works

News

  • NPR, New Report Predicts Rising Tides, More Floods (March 5, 2018)
  • StreetsBlogUSA, A New Neighborhood Will Replace a Sunken Rochester Highway (March 1, 2018)
  • Charlestown Preservation Society, CPS Supports the Surface Solution (April 28, 2017)
  • NY Times, Self-Driving Cars Can't Cure Traffic, but Economics Can (March 8, 2017)
  • Charlestown Patriot-Bridge, City Unveils Two Unique Plans for Sullivan Square/Rutherford Avenue (March 3, 2017)
  • Commonwealth Magazine: The Lowdown on Sullivan Square (September 17, 2015)
  • The Boston Globe:  City pushes ahead with plan to raze Rutherford Ave underpasses (March 18, 2013)
  • The Charlestown Patch:  Surface Option Selected for Rutherford Redesign (March 13, 2013)
  • City of Boston press release:  City Announces Selection of Rutherford Ave Surface Option (March 12, 2013)
  • Scientific American: Removing Roads and Traffic Lights Speeds Urban Travel
  • The Charlestown Patch: Surface or Underpass? Charlestown Residents Crowd Final Meeting To Discuss Rutherford Avenue Changes (December 7, 2012)
  • The Charlestown Patch: Opinion - Rutherford Ave. Surface Option Best for All (November 29, 2012)
  • The Charlestown Patch: Transportation Bill Earmarks Include Rutherford Redesign (August 14, 2012)
  • The Patriot Bridge: Residents Express Views on New Rutherford Ave (May 17, 2012)
  • The Boston Globe: Plan to untangle avenue has Charlestown divided (November 21, 2011)
  • The Charlestown Patch: Sullivan Square Redesign On Track (January 31, 2011)
  • The Charlestown Patch: Just the Facts: Sullivan Square Design Debate (May 18, 2011)
  • The Charlestown Patch: Capuano Meeting Could Shape Sullivan Square Redesign (May 18, 2011)
  • The Charlestown Patch: Community mobilizes for Sullivan Square redesign meeting (May 17, 2011)
  • The Boston Cyclists Union: Sullivan Sq./Rutherford Ave. project in peril (May 12, 2011)
  • The Charlestown Patch: Sullivan Square Project Stirs Up Charlestown Residents (May 6, 2011)
  • The Charlestown Patch: Capuano Raises Concerns About Sullivan Square Project (November 30, 2010)

Research
  • Harvard Kennedy School, Bike lanes benefit non-riders more than riders: New research
Commuter Behavior Changed after Atlanta Interstate Collapsed (Boston Globe)
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