The Urban Ring Phase 2 is a proposed circumferential transit system that would provide bus rapid transit (BRT) service in a “ring” that passes through Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Medford and Somerville.

The project would provide connections among rapidly growing residential neighborhoods, employment centers and major institutions, and link these destinations with the MBTA’s existing subway lines, commuter rail lines, and major bus hubs in the corridor.

The Urban Ring Phase 2 would provide fast, frequent transit service in this corridor by using dedicated bus roadways, bus lanes and tunnels to avoid heavy traffic congestion in the corridor.

Date: June 9
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: Boston Arts Academy in the Fenway,
     174 Ipswich Street, Boston (parking is limited, so we encourage you to use the nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;MBTA)

EOT will host four public meetings on the project in Chelsea, Boston (Fenway and Roxbury), and Cambridge. The meetings in Chelsea, Fenway and Roxbury will begin at 6:30PM and willl include a formal presentation by the project team, followed by open public discussion. The Cambridge meeting will have an open house format from 6PM, with the presentation beginning at 7PM.

At these public meetings, the project team will present an overview of the Urban Ring Phase 2 project; a review of the alternatives review process; and a description of the Preferred Alternative. The Preferred Alternative has been developed based on input from the general public at regional public meetings, neighborhood and advisory groups, and the project’s Citizens Advisory Committee, along with detailed technical and engineering analysis. The presentations will be similar at each meeting, but the discussion of the recommendations will include a more detailed focus on the section of the corridor where the meeting is held. Members of the public may attend any of the meetings.