After a historic presidential election; the great Wall Street financial crisis, ripoff and government bailout; state government budget cuts, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan; a new cold war with Russia; Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Gustave; The Jena 6; massive housing foreclosures; police abuse; youth violence; a health care system that doesn't serve all the people (especially the poor); and a public educational system that is failing...

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation, in conjunction with the City of Boston, is pleased to announce a public meeting to discuss the impacts of two transportation planning projects on the Allston neighborhood.