Buses and bikes envisioned for unused rail track stretching from Waltham to Berlin

Boston Globe 6/3/10: Buses and bikes envisioned for unused rail track stretching from Waltham to Berlin. In an effort to ease rush hour traffic and overcrowded commuter rail parking lots, regional planners are looking into the possibility of building a side-by-side bus corridor and bike trail along a 28-mile portion of an unused rail right of way that stretches from Route 128 in Waltham to Interstate 495 in Berlin. The so-called Mass. Central Connector could serve Berlin, Hudson, Sudbury, Waltham, Wayland, and Weston. Buses would run on a concrete strip while bicyclists would use a gravel path next to it. The idea is still in its beginning stages but 13 area communities under the auspices of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council have authorized the council to spend money to develop a feasibility study on the connector, which would be the first of its kind in Massachusetts. The study is part of an overall look at transportation options in the Boston suburbs.

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