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Council calls for unified advocacy on MassDOT McGrath Boulevard redesign and advances Kensington Connector safety work
Summary
Councilors urged a unified city voice to press MassDOT on safety elements in the McGrath Boulevard redesign, including restoring or improving pedestrian signals near schools; the council also pushed for committee work on the Kensington Connector underpass to address lighting, artwork and safety following years of deferred maintenance.
Councilors used the Jan. 8 meeting to press for clearer, coordinated local advocacy on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's McGrath Boulevard redesign and to advance local work on the Kensington Connector underpass.
Councilor Wheeler and members of the Pedestrian & Transit Advisory Committee (PTAC) asked the council to take the committee's 25% design comments together with council input so the city can deliver a single,…
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