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Councilors press for MBTA answers on fencing and pedestrian safety along Purchase Street; meeting with MBTA rescheduled
Summary
Councilors raised safety concerns about fencing, overgrowth and unlocked gates along the Purchase Street rail corridor after the MBTA did not send a representative to a scheduled committee meeting; the committee received the matter on file and voted to table it for a future briefing with MBTA/MassDOT participation.
Councilors on June 17 told the appointments and briefings committee they remain concerned about pedestrian access, degraded fencing and safety on the MBTA South Coast Rail corridor at Purchase Street and asked MBTA and MassDOT to appear before the committee; MBTA did not send a representative and the matter was tabled for a future session.
Councilors described instances of…
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