| 1 | 1 | | 1 of 1 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2817 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3666 |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | Sean Garballey and Michelle L. Ciccolo |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to increased transportation options for Arlington and Lexington. |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/16/2025Michelle L. Ciccolo15th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2817 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3666 |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | by bill, House, No. 3666) of Sean Garballey and Michelle L. Ciccolo for an investigation by a |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the financial feasibility |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | and capability of providing rapid transit to the towns of Arlington and Lexington. |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | Transportation. |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to increased transportation options for Arlington and Lexington. |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other general or special laws to the contrary, there |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | 2shall be a commission to study the financial feasibility and department capability of providing |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | 3rapid transit to the Towns of Arlington and Lexington by either extending the MBTA red line to |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | 4include a stop in Arlington and Lexington and / or creating a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line from |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | 5Alewife down Route 2 to the I-95 interchange with stops in Arlington and Lexington. Both |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | 6options shall be fully evaluated and a recommendation made upon the conclusion of the |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | 7commissions' work. The commission shall consist of 10 members: 3 members of the house of |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | 8representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; 3 members of the |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | 9senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; the secretary of the |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | 10department of transportation or a designee; the chairman of the MBTA or a designee, and 2 |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | 11members to be appointed by the governor. 2 of 2 |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | 12 SECTION 2. The commission shall file its findings and recommendations with the chairs |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | 13of the joint committee on transportation no later than twelve months following the passage of |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | 14this bill. |
|---|