Formal position, not binding
Support evaluating the Orange Line extension along Blue Hill Avenue
Last activity July 9, 2026 (2 months ago)
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Introduced
July 6, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
The matter asks for a comprehensive feasibility study of extending the Orange Line along Blue Hill Avenue and related planning processes. It emphasizes civil rights and transit equity concerns for Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan, noting a longstanding transit desert and historical unmet promises of replacement rapid transit. It references past studies and MBTA planning involvement.
Affects Black residents in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan, immigrant communities in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan, and working-class residents in Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan
In Roxbury , Dorchester and Mattapan
Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Liz Breadon, Brian Worrell, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement
About Transportation & Streets and Civil Rights & Immigration
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Resolution in support of evaluating an Orange Line extension along Blue Hill Avenue.
Timeline
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July 8, 2026
Referred to
City Council
Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation. Councilor Culpepper doubted the decision of the Chair, recommending this docket be placed in the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement. Seconded by Councilor Murphy. The Chair reconsidered her decision. Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.