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MBTA to seek Brookline tree-hearing on proposed removals for C‑line accessibility upgrades
5767021 · September 10, 2025
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Summary
Select Board members publicized a public hearing on Sept. 10 after the MBTA proposed removing public shade trees to make Beacon Street C-line stations ADA-compliant for new, wider trains; staff said tree planting will offset removals.
Select Board members told residents that the MBTA is seeking permission to remove several public shade trees as part of accessibility upgrades and station consolidations along the historic Beacon Street C line. Paul Warren, a Select Board member, said the MBTA is under an obligation to make C‑line stations ADA-compliant and…
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