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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3173 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3683
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kevin G. Honan
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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:Kevin G. Honan17th Suffolk1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3173 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3683
By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3683) of 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. 3386 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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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:
1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
2Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall conduct a comprehensive transit service
3assessment relative to establishing a minimum of future direct bus rapid transit between Kendall
4Square in Cambridge, Allston, North Brighton and the Longwood Medical Area in Boston.
5 SECTION 2. The assessment shall focus on identifying the transit infrastructure that
6needs to be preserved for a minimum of future direct bus rapid transit alternatives between
7Kendall Square in Cambridge, Allston, North Brighton and the Longwood Medical Area in
8Boston, reviewing the prospect of constructing and operating on existing rights of way,
9analyzing the impact of planned, designed, funded or under construction transportation or 2 of 2
10development projects nearby, defining the potential market for these future transit services, and
11evaluating the potential economic benefits to the region and to the Commonwealth as a whole.
12 SECTION 3. The department shall make recommendations on the preferred route and
13how to preserve the transit infrastructure necessary for a minimum of future direct bus rapid
14transit alternatives between Kendall Square in Cambridge, Allston, North Brighton and the
15Longwood Medical Area in Boston, taking into consideration nearby transportation and
16development projects that have been studied, designed, funded, or are under construction. The
17department shall file a report with the clerks of the house and senate, the house and senate
18committee on ways and means, and the joint committee on transportation not later than July 31,
192022.