Secretary’s Certificate Issued on River Street and Western Avenue Bridge Project, Charles River, MA, USA
The Massachusetts environmental Secretary has issued the Secretary’s Certificate on the River Street and Western Avenue Bridge Project in response to that Environmental Notification Form. These bridges are the next two bridges to the west from the BU Bridge.
The Secretary has determined that no formal environmental review will be necessary. The certificate is posted at: http://www.env.state.ma.us/mepa/mepadocs/2013/050813em/sc/enf/15029enf.pdf.
The irresponsible handling of bicycles is blessed from an environmental point of view. The study is apparently not responsible for policy nuttiness. The language, however, based on the irresponsible Cambridge initiative with regard to abusing bicyclists, gives the impression that the environmental Secretary blesses meaningfully discouraging bicycle commuting in the name of “safety.”
The project Certificate accepts the Secretary of Transportation’s rejection of the “underpasses” concept. There is no mention of the massive destruction of trees and animal habitat associated with the highway the “underpasses” would be a part of. And no mention of Governor Patrick’s seeking bond authority for $24 million for tree destruction, etc. and $2 million for the “underpasses”.
The corrupt behavior of the Cambridge Machine gives the impression of blessing extension of the Magazine Beach portion of this outrage. The Cambridge Machine has no use for inconvenient ethics.
What was it the Chief of Police of Worcester, MA said yesterday in distinguishing Worcester from Cambridge? “We are not barbarians.”
