An ambitious proposal to extend the Orange Line subway underground from Ruggles Station to Mattapan Square via Warren Street and Blue Hill Avenue got a private airing with Interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng Tuesday in the Back Bay’s State Transportation Building on Tuesday.
Councillor Culpepper, left, and Councillor Worrell explain their idea today at a press conference. Gage Vieno photo
Councillors Brian Worrell and Miniard Culpepper offered the plan as a long-term replacement for the controversial center-running bus lane project now slated for the corridor, with any bus service only serving as a near-term bridge to full rail service.
The idea of an Orange Line extension branching off at Ruggles has come into conversation lately as opposition to the center-lane bus route has grown. Both councillors said on Tuesday that they’ve taken a good first step in a renewed process and that their idea is the equitable solution for the area, and not the center-running bus lane…