Worcester-Framingham Line Advocacy (MBTA Working Group)
At a glance
- What: the Authority's effort to win more MBTA service on the Worcester-Framingham commuter rail line and at Union Station, through a local MBTA working group and the Allston multimodal task force.
- Where it stands: the working group has released a chairman's report as an advocacy document and meets again the Monday after the 2026-10-15 meeting. Peter Dunn sits on the Allston task force, which was to meet in Worcester on Wednesday, 2026-10-21 at 6:30 p.m. (Union Station, second floor; open to the public).
- Next: up to two board members were invited to attend (three would be a quorum).
Worcester's argument
- Dunn said Worcester's acceptance of CSX operations in 2011 freed up the Allston land now planned for the West Station project, and that this came with a promise of Worcester-Framingham line improvements.
- The task force agenda was to include the Worcester working group's outcome and the Research Bureau's second report on the line's potential (the first covered ridership).
Sources
- 2026-10-15 - Worcester Redevelopment Authority (video of the meeting; captions are automatic and names or figures may be misheard)
Discussion time
About 4 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - Worcester Redevelopment Authority | 4 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - Worcester Redevelopment Authority — Dunn updated the board on the MBTA working group and the Allston multimodal task force meeting coming to Worcester on October 21.