麻州地鐵(MBTA)橘線昨(二)日在尚莫維爾市(Somerville)添新車站-裝配站(Assembly)。麻州州長派區克(Deval Patrick)與州市官員齊出席,祝賀麻州過去27年來第一個新地鐵站啟用。
這新地鐵站市尚莫維爾市以交通為導線的土地發展計劃,“集會排(Assembly
Row)”的重要部分,也是麻州過去27年來的第一個新增加的地鐵站,將為波士頓市和“集會排”提供非常重要的交通連接。
派區克表示,麻州投資進基礎建設,就是為了催化私人發展,振興市區鄰里,帶動整個麻州的成長,發展機會。橘線“集會”站是一個非常實在提醒。
在1987年,包括塔芙茨(Tufts),後灣(Back
Bay),麻州大道(Massachusetts Avenue),羅格斯(Ruggles),洛士百利(Roxbury),十字(Crossing),傑克遜廣場(Jackson
Square),史東尼溪(Stony Brook),綠街(Green Street),以及森林丘(Forest Hills)等車站在1987年五月四日起用,麻州地鐵橘線南邊部分從華盛頓街高架路線到西南迴廊(Southwest
Corridor)這段被拆除後,”集會“站還是麻州地鐵的第一個新車站。
”集會”車站的設計是棟入口有兩層樓高的玻璃大樓,座落在Foley街和G街角落,有樓梯,電梯,電扶梯,把人們帶向穿過G街及進城方向車道的玻璃樓梯。
那橋還連接另一棟兩層樓高,夾在進城,出城軌道間的玻璃樓。乘客在那兒會經過車票站,經由另一個樓梯,電梯,扶梯,降下去到月台階層。這新車站完全符合美國殘障法的規定,估計2030 年時,每日會有4800到5400名乘客進出。
聯邦眾議員卡普阿諾(Mike Capuano)表示,幾乎是十年前,他已開始為這新的橘線地鐵站爭取聯邦經費,如今在一千六百萬元的聯邦稅款補助下,他非常高興來慶祝這新站啟用。
麻州住宅及經濟發展卿畢樂基(Greg
Bialecki)表示,“集會排”這發展計劃將包括2.8百萬平方英 尺的辦公室面積,635,000平方英尺的零售,餐館及娛樂用途空間,還會有1813戶住宅,會有諸如水前公園,開放空間,新的自行車,人行道。
尚莫維爾市長Joseph
A. Curtatone表示,這智慧,以交通為導向的土地發展計劃在地鐵站附近進行,不只勾勒出尚莫維爾視野(SomerVision)計劃,更代表了數以成千上萬計的工作機會。
集會廣場(Assembly
Square)這地點,原本是要發展成為福特汽車的裝配廠,但在該廠於1958年關閉後,其他工業使用了那個地點,以及鄰近地方,也使得該地區成為市區重建,建造傳統零售商場的地點,後來尚莫維爾市再把它改成“集會排”計劃,由聯邦地產投資信託公司(FRIT)作為主要發展商,促成了14億元的私人企業投資。
新的“集會”車站的總經費為5600萬元,麻州住宅及經濟發展辦公室經由麻州工作補助撥給2500萬元,聯邦經費1600萬元,FRIT及發展商投資1500萬元。
“We
invest in infrastructure to catalyze private development, revitalize urban
neighborhoods and bolster growth and opportunity across the Commonwealth,” said
Governor Patrick. “The new Assembly Orange Line station is a concrete reminder
of what can be achieved through public-private partnership and investment in
our communities.”
Assembly
is the first new MBTA subway station to be opened since the southern portion of
the Orange Line was moved from the Washington Street Elevated Line to the
Southwest Corridor in 1987 (Tufts, Back Bay, Massachusetts Avenue, Ruggles,
Roxbury Crossing, Jackson Square, Stony Brook, Green Street and Forest Hills
all opened on May 4, 1987). The Assembly station design includes a glass
two-story entrance building at the corner of Foley and G Streets, with stairs,
escalators and elevators leading to a glazed glass bridge crossing G Street and
the inbound track. The bridge connects to another glass 2-story building
between the inbound and outbound tracks, where transit riders will pass through
the fare array and travel down to platform level on another stair, escalator or
elevators. The new station has integrated intuitive design and is fully
accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The
daily projected ridership at the Assembly station is expected to be between
4,800 and 5,400 passengers by 2030.
“When
I worked almost ten years ago to secure federal funding for a new Orange Line
transit stop, this vibrant center of employment, retail and residential
opportunities was very much a work in progress,” said Congressman Mike Capuano.
“More than $16 million in federal tax dollars contributed to the construction
of this station and I am thrilled to be here today celebrating the grand
opening of Somerville’s newest T stop
in the heart of a transformed Assembly Square.”
“A
demand for enhanced access to transit, for smart development centered on transportation
access and for livable, workable communities has been heard loud and clear by
this Administration,” said MassDOT Secretary & CEO Richard A. Davey. “The
opening of the new Assembly station today is a direct response to that demand
that will provide easy, affordable access to rapid transit in this new
neighborhood of Somerville.”
“The
first new MBTA station in 27 years is a testament to the key role that access
to transportation plays in the growth and redevelopment of our cities and
towns,” said MBTA General Manager Dr. Beverly Scott. “Assembly is a modern,
fully accessible, environmentally-friendly Orange Line station that will serve
this blossoming new neighborhood and the City of Somerville well for years to
come.”
The
station’s design also includes sustainable and environmentally-friendly
elements such as extensive daylighting, storm water retention, and
energy-conserving electrical power controls and lighting fixtures. The station
features passive solar power design; which allows the building windows, walls,
and floors to collect, store, and distribute solar energy in the form of heat
in the winter and reject solar heat in the summer, without using electricity.
“Assembly
Row is an excellent example of a well-rounded development project that aligns
our jobs, housing and transportation needs to better serve our residents,” said
Housing and Economic Development Secretary Greg Bialecki. “Through these types
of collaborative efforts we are making our communities great places to live,
work and play.”
The
development will include more than 2.8 million square feet of office space,
635,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment uses, and 1,813
homes. It will feature public benefits like a waterfront park, open space, and
new bike and pedestrian paths connecting existing neighborhoods with the new
development.
“The
opening of the Orange Line Assembly Station is a win not only for Somerville
but for the Commonwealth, and I want to especially thank Governor Patrick for
his deep commitment to this project and to forward-looking transportation
policy overall,” said Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone. “The smart,
transit-oriented development taking place around this T-stop that our community
outlined in our SomerVision plan will not only connect more workers and
residents to sustainable and healthy transit. It represents tens of thousands
of construction and permanent jobs, more than a billion dollars in private
investment into our local economy, and a commitment to the infrastructure we
need to thrive in a 21st century economy. As we get projects like this moving
forward, we get the entire state moving forward.”
The
Assembly Square site was initially developed as a Ford Motor assembly plant. After the plant closed in 1958, and other
industrial uses there and nearby failed over the next 20 years, the area became
an urban renewal site where a traditional retail mall was built. The City of
Somerville then transformed the vision for the area into what eventually
evolved into what is now “Assembly Row” with Federal Realty Investment Trust
(FRIT) as the master developer. The
new Orange Line station and other state infrastructure investments have been
critical in triggering over $1.4 billion in private investment, and in making
this a walkable, transit-oriented development.
“The
new T station at Assembly Square is exactly the kind of public transportation
investment that we need to continue to make to spur economic growth and provide
transit options for residents, visitors and employees to reach commercial
centers such as the redeveloped Assembly Row,” said Senator Thomas M. McGee.
"It's
gratifying that our long-held community vision of Assembly Square is becoming
reality,” said Representative Denise Provost. “The new Orange Line station will
now connect our vibrant new neighborhood and beautiful river with Greater
Boston. I'm grateful for the role that MassDOT and MBTA have played in making
this progress happen."
“The
development of an Assembly Row T station has been a true public and private
partnership as Federal Realty, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City
of Somerville have come together to improve a city’s economic future and
connect a region through public transit investments,” said Don Briggs,
President of Federal Realty Boston. “Assembly Row is a neighborhood unfolding
that is now more accessible to all of Boston and beyond. From nationally known
outlet retail to locally loved dining, interstate access to corporate campus
amenities, Assembly Row is quickly becoming one of the region’s top
destinations for the next-generation of work, live, shop, eat and play. ”
The
new Assembly station is a true public-private partnership, funded through a
combination of federal, state and private investment. The total cost of the
station is $56 million with the Executive Office of Housing & Economic
Development contributing $25 million through a MassWorks grant, $16 million in
federal funds and a $15 million investment from Federal Realty Investment Trust,
the developers of the Assembly Row project.
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