Sree massDOT Stephane Polack MasiOOT Secreta & CEO Massachusetts Dopartment of Transportation May 4,2016 Mayor Stephanie Muceini Burke Meaiord City Halt 85 George P. Hass Drive, Room 202 ‘Meaford, MA 02155 Dear Mayor Burke, ‘This etter outlines my commitment to continue planning forthe Green Line Extension (GLX) to Route 16Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford. By the end of calendar 2016, MassDOT wil initiate the ‘Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) process by filing an Environmental Notification Form (ENF) forthe extension of the Green Line from College Avene to Route 16. We furthce ‘commit fo cary the MEA process through oa Final Environmental Impact Report and issuance of Fina certificate, so long as We continue to advance the Lechner to College Ave portion ofthe GLX. project ‘understand the deste by spportrs ofthe Route 16 extnsion to keep the $152.1 million currently programmed in the Boston Metropolitan Organization (Boston MPO) FFY 2016-2020 Transporation [improvement Program (TP). Unfortunately, project est increases have forced the MassDOT Board and MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Beard to reconsider the fist phase ofthe GLX project, which only extends to College Avenue in Medford. Yam hopeful, therefore, that the Boston “MPO affisaatively moves thse fands into the fr phase of GLX so that more ofthe noeded funding ‘is available to bring the extension to College Avenue. Unless we reach College Avenue thee is 0 Possibility of reaching Route 16 If phase one ofthe GLX moves forward into federal approval, procurement, and a sucess public bidding process, {commit to funding the necessary envitonmental and engineering analysis o Understand the Route 16 extension’s impacts, ridership, slgnment, rightof-vay needs nd cost estimate. I further commit to exploee Funding alternative during this process. ‘Before fling the ENF, [commit to meeting with you and othe stakeholders to discus the planning that has esa conducted vo date forthe Route 16 extension, aspects of the extension that will be studied spar ofthe MEPA proces, anda prelininary cost estimate, Sincoy Atle Kul Stephanie Pollack Ten Pak Pa Suto 4160, Boston, MAG2116 Te 8573684635 TTY. 857348 0455 worn mass. gowmasot