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The trees will stay!
Let's design a Greenway!
Media Timeline
3/2/2021
Eva Botkin-Kowacki's story, "For this community, trees bring more than shade. They represent justice."
CS Monitor (pdf)
1/22/2021
Christopher Gavin's story, "Boston drops plans for Melnea Cass Boulevard redesign after backlash over tree removal"
Boston.com
Seth Daniel's story, "City announces cancellation of current, controversial Melnea Cass design"
The Boston Sun
1/21/2021
Christian MilNeil's blog post, "City of Boston Cancels Melnea Cass Boulevard Reconstruction"
StreetsBlog Mass
1/21/2021
Quentin Davis calls in to "Ask the Mayor" series with Mayor Marty Walsh
Boston Public Radio (Excerpt)
12/4/2020
11/24/2020
Recording of the Hearing "to review the Melnea Cass Blvd Design Project"
Boston City Council Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation
10/25/2020
Riley Robinson's story, "Residents and city officials rally to save Melnea Cass trees"
The Boston Scope
10/24/2020
Mike Macklin's Radio Piece, "Boston Residents Protest To Save Neighborhood Trees"
WBZ NewsRadio
10/5/2020
Callie Crossley's Radio Piece, "Roxbury is Fighting for its Trees"
GBH
10/5/2020
Julia Carlin's story, "Environmental groups’ efforts halt construction of Melnea Cass Project"
The Huntington News
9/28/2020
Dr. Aaron Bernstein's Letter to the Editor, "Saving Melnea Cass Boulevard - and a neighborhood"
Boston Globe (pdf)
9/16/2020
Ariel Wittenberg's story, "Trees as a civil right: 'All we have is cement and pavement'"
E&E News (Energy and Environment) (pdf)
9/16/2020
Yawu Miller's story, "Electeds join effort to save Melnea Cass trees"
Bay State Banner(pdf)
9/15/2020
Danny McDonald's story, "Following environmental uproar, Boston councilors want to talk about Melnea Cass plan"
Boston Globe (pdf)
9/14/2020
Call-to-Action to Save the Tree Canopy of Melnea Cass Boulevard
9/14/2020
Meghan Ottolini and Erin Terinan's story, "Boston City Councilors join fight to save more than 100 trees from being cut down in Roxbury"
Boston Herald (pdf)
9/14/2020
"Boston residents, city councilors continue to protest chop down of 100+ trees in Roxbury"
Boston Herald
9/14/2020
Editorial "Leave the trees on Melnea Cass Blvd. alone"
Boston Herald (pdf)
9/4/2020
Jeremy Fox's story, "Boston backs down on plan to remove Melnea Cass trees"
Boston Globe (pdf)
9/3/2020
Letter from Melissa Hoffer, Chief Energy & Environment Bureau, Mass Attorney General's Office to Commissioner Woods
8/27/2020
Dwaign Tyndal and David Meshoulam's Letter to the Editor, "Trees along Melnea Cass Boulevard are testament to power of local voices"
Boston Globe (pdf)
8/25/2020
Catherine McGloin's blog post, "Residents Fight to Save Melnea Cass Boulevard Trees"
8/23/2020
David Abel's story "Alleging ‘environmental racism,’ residents protest plan to remove scores of mature trees in Roxbury"
Boston Globe (pdf)
Letter from Conservation Law Foundation to Commissioner Woods and Attorney O’Flaherty
8/7/2020
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