Michigander in Mass

In June, 2004, the Massachusetts State legislature authorized $30M in bonds to provide financial assistance for important components of Transit Oriented Development, including:

• parking facilities, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and housing that
  
• serves mixed use developments within a quarter mile of a transit station.
  

In consultation with the MBTA, the Executive Office of Transportation, and the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Office for Commonwealth Development has developed Draft Guidelines ("TOD Bond Program Guidelines") to manage disbursement of these funds. We would like to get your comments on the Draft Guidelines before releasing the final version in February, 2005.

[...] We have set up a series of discussion sessions for you to ask questions and provide comments on the Draft Guidelines. The discussion sessions will be held at the following locations and times:

• Session 1: Thursday, January 20, 2005, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  

  100 Cambridge Street, 4th Floor, Conference Room A
  Boston, MA 02114
  Nearest T Stop: Government Center
  Parking: Underground parking off Somerset Street




• Session 2: Monday, January 24, 2005, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  

  10 Park Plaza, Mezzanine Level, Conference Room 4
  Boston, MA 02116
  Nearest T Stop: Boylston
  Parking: Surface parking across Stuart Street




• Session 3: Friday, January 28, 2005, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  100 Cambridge Street, 4th Floor, Conference Room A
  Boston, MA 02114
  Nearest T Stop: Government Center
  Parking: Underground parking off Somerset Street




• Session 4: Monday, January 31, 2005, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  

  Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, Fuller Conference Center
  339 Main Street
  Worcester, MA 01603
  Nearest T Stop: Union Station
  Parking: Worcester Common Outlets, Commercial Street

*Please* *RSVP* to Ellen Patton at ellen.patton@state.ma.us
or (617) 573-1380 indicating which
session you wish to attend so that we may get a head count and provide
your name to building security. If you are unable to attend one of
these sessions, please feel free to provide written comments, sent to my
attention at tad.read@state.ma.us . Please
also feel free to call me and provide comments by telephone at (617)
573-1392.

Sincerely, Tad Read
TOD Planning Coordinator
Office for Commonwealth Development & MBTA