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Council presses manager for stronger response on Harvard Square tunnel feasibility study
Summary
Council members expressed disappointment with the city manager'level response on advancing an RFP to study reuse of the long-abandoned Harvard Square MBTA tunnel and urged a firmer next step; discussion ended with the mayor sending the report back to the manager for further work.
Several councilors on Sept. 15 urged the city manager to take a more active role in advancing a feasibility study to explore repurposing the long-abandoned MBTA tunnel beneath Harvard Square for commercial or cultural use.
John DiGiovanni and local business owners testified in public comment to the economic potential of repurposing the tunnel; business owners said the asset has been vacant for…
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