Sutherland Road station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line B branch , located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue at its intersection with Sutherland Road, in Brighton , Boston , Massachusetts . The stop consists of two side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks. The platforms are at track level and the stop is not accessible .
7-538: Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops. Design for Sutherland Road and four other B Branch stops was 30% complete by December 2022. A design shown in March 2024 called for the platforms to be rebuilt at their current locations. In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded
14-406: A major transportation message to the U.S. Congress . It called for the establishment of a program of federal capital assistance for mass transportation. President Kennedy stated, "To conserve and enhance values in existing urban areas is essential. But at least as important are steps to promote economic efficiency and livability in areas of future development. Our national welfare therefore requires
21-626: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Federal Transit Administration The Federal Transit Administration ( FTA ) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transportation systems. The FTA
28-984: Is one of ten modal administrations within the DOT . Headed by an Administrator who is appointed by the President of the United States , the FTA functions through Washington, D.C. headquarters office and ten regional offices which assist transit agencies in all states, the District of Columbia , and the territories. Until 1991, it was known as the Urban Mass Transportation Administration ( UMTA ). Public transportation includes buses , subways , light rail , commuter rail , monorail , passenger ferry boats, trolleys , inclined railways , and people movers . The federal government, through
35-505: The FTA, provides financial assistance to develop new transit systems and improve, maintain, and operate existing systems. The FTA oversees grants to state and local transit providers, primarily through its ten regional offices. These providers are responsible for managing their programs in accordance with federal requirements, and the FTA is responsible for ensuring that grantees follow federal mandates along with statutory and administrative requirements. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy sent
42-472: The MBTA $ 67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including Sutherland Road. As of June 2024, construction is expected to start in fall 2025. [REDACTED] Media related to Sutherland Road station at Wikimedia Commons This tram-, streetcar-, or light rail-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Massachusetts train station–related article
49-592: The provision of good urban transportation, with the properly balanced use of private vehicles and modern mass transport to help shape as well as serve urban growth." President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 into law, which passed the House by a vote of 212-129 and cleared the Senate 52–41, creating the Urban Mass Transportation Administration . The agency
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