MassDOT has announced that the Transportation Department and the MBTA will host a series of public neighborhood meetings to help fill people in on the Green Line Extension Project.

Meetings will start in January and extend through the beginning of February. Dates and times GLX public meetings are as follows:

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 6–8 PM: Inner Belt/Brickbottom Area/Union Square Branch (includes Union Square Station)
The meeting will take place at the Holiday Inn, 30 Washington Street in Somerville.
Served by MBTA Orange Line (Sullivan Square) and Bus Routes 80, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 101, 104, 105,109, and CT2.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 6–8 PM: Washington Street to Medford Street(includes Washington Street Station)
The meeting will take place at the Holiday Inn, 30 Washington Street in Somerville.
Served by MBTA Orange Line (Sullivan Square) and Bus Routes 80, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 101, 104, 105,109, and CT2.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014 6–8 PM: Medford Street to Lowell Street (includes Gilman Square Station)
The meeting will take place at the Center for the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue in Somerville.
Served by MBTA Bus Routes 80, 83, 85, 87, 88, and 90.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 6–8 PM: Lowell Street to Broadway (includes Lowell St. and Ball Square Stations)
The meeting will take place at the Center for the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue in Somerville.
Served by MBTA Bus Routes 80, 83, 85, 87, 88, and 90.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014 6–8 PM: Glass Factory Condominiums Area (includes Lechmere Station)
The meeting will take place at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second Street in East Cambridge.
Served by MBTA Green Line (Lechmere) and Bus Routes 68, 69, 80, 85, 87, 88, and CT2.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 6–8 PM: Broadway to Winthrop Street (includes College Avenue Station)
The meeting will take place at St. Clement School, 579 Boston Avenue in Medford.
Served by MBTA Bus Routes 80, 89, 94, 96 and 101.

Once again, the MBTA and MassDOT are asking for the public’s input at these meetings. This is a massive addition to Boston’s oldest subway line, the one that everyone loves to complain about (myself included.) Those who have time should consider going.