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CRWA Comments on the Climate Implications of Allston Multimodal Project in Daily Free Press
Earlier this month, Massachusetts was granted $335.4 in federal funding for the Allston Multimodal I-90 Project from the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods program. What does this mean for the Charles River?
I-90 Project gets federal funding; CRWA says “Let’s build it right” in Boston.com Article
On March 11, 2024, Massachusetts was granted $335.4 in federal funding for the Allston Multimodal I-90 Project from the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods program. CRWA Executive Director Emily Norton was quoted in a Boston.com article, “Let’s build this project, but let’s build it right, with a 2024 mindset, not a 1950s highway mindset.”
CRWA applauds federal funding, calls for health, resilience improvements to Allston Multimodal Project (PRESS RELEASE)
“Let’s build this project, but let’s build it right, with a 2024 mindset, not a 1950s highway mindset,” said Emily Norton, CRWA Executive Director. “Having twelve lanes of highway between Allston and the Charles River is not better access to the river, it will be better access to extreme heat, air pollution, and noise.”
CRWA Concerned About Flooding, Pollution with MassDOT Allston I-90 Project (Press Release)
PRESS RELEASE– Charles River Watershed Association has strong concerns about MassDOT’s decision to move forward with the existing proposal for a modified at-grade design for the Allston I-90 Multimodal Project, especially in terms of flood risk, polluted stormwater runoff, and impact on river health.