MBTA 徵求重建Alewife車站合作夥伴

MBTA Launches Search for Joint Development Partner to Redevelop Alewife Station

Today, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) hosted a joint development forum to explore the transformation of the Alewife Complex, one of Cambridge’s most vital transportation hubs, into a premier public transit and mixed-use development. The event drew 175 attendees in person and over 75 virtually who were interested in the project. The Alewife Complex includes a Red Line station, a 2,733-space parking garage, and additional Commuter Rail facilities.   “Mixed-use transit-oriented development opportunities like Alewife can really spur economic development in local communities, introduce more affordable housing, and assist the Commonwealth in its climate change goals,” said MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng. “The MBTA is committed to partnering with the communities we serve to develop safe, walkable, interconnected public spaces focused around our stations. We thank the City of Cambridge for continued collaboration in this shared goal and look forward to this forum as we look to identify a joint development partner to move this project forward.”     The MBTA will employ a two-phase approach to selecting its JD partner:   Pre-Development Agreement: The MBTA will issue requests for proposals seeking developer qualifications by late summer 2024. Proposals will be due in Fall 2024. JD partner selection is anticipated to commence during winter 2024; this phase will enable collaborative planning, design, and goal alignment.  Long-term Lease: Upon the satisfaction of the pre-conditions to development set forth in the pre-development agreement, it is the intention of the MBTA to proceed directly to a long-term lease with its JD partner.    Site Visit: The MBTA will host a site visit one week after the issuance of the RFP.  As the public owner, the MBTA is looking for design, permitting, construction, financial, operations, and maintenance expertise to complement the MBTA’s capabilities. Collaboration, creativity, accountability, and transparency will be hallmarks of the partnership. The development of the Alewife Complex will be closely coordinated with City of Cambridge representatives. The success of this project to date is in large part due to the support of the City of Cambridge, and the collaborative efforts of local residents, including those in Alewife Neighbors Inc., and the neighboring communities of Arlington and Belmont.   “The Red Line is the backbone of public transit in Cambridge, and the transformation of Alewife station is critical to our transportation infrastructure. We have a tremendous opportunity to advance the City’s goals and benefit our community. I look forward to partnering with the MBTA to engage the Cambridge community on this critical project,” said Cambridge City Manager Yi-An Huang.  The MBTA is committed to continuing to work closely with the City of Cambridge throughout the process to ensure that the project meets community needs and aligns with local priorities. The Alewife Complex joint development initiative represents a bold and transformative approach to urban and transit development, promising to create a more connected, sustainable, and economically vibrant Cambridge.  The redevelopment will address several key priorities:  Infrastructure Modernization: Overhauling aging systems, incorporating state-of-the-art technology to improve service reliability and rider experience, including upgrading signaling systems, improving platform accessibility and real-time information displays.  Multimodal Integration: Connecting various transportation modes, including subway, bus, commuter rail, and last-mile solutions such as bike-sharing and electric vehicle charging stations.  Climate Resilience: Incorporating advanced flood mitigation strategies and green infrastructure to protect against climate change impacts.  Transit-Oriented Development (TOD): Creating a vibrant community hub, with potential for housing, retail, and office spaces directly integrated with the transit facility.  Sustainability: Prioritizing energy efficiency, utilizing renewable energy sources and implementing water conservation measures to minimize the station's environmental footprint.  The benefits for the local community will be significant, as the redevelopment will enhance public spaces and integrate new amenities designed to improve the quality of life for residents. Economically, the Alewife Complex redevelopment is expected to act as a major driver of growth in Cambridge. By introducing a dynamic mixed-use space, the project will attract new businesses, generate employment opportunities, and stimulate investment.  “This hub is in a location that serves Cambridge area community members in a lot of ways,” said MBTA Chief of Transit Oriented Development and Innovative Delivery Scott Bosworth. “This method of procurement is ideally going to lead to a lot of collaboration so that we can use the space in the most innovative and community-centric way possible.”  General questions regarding the development site or the process should be directed to: AlewifeJDinquiries@MBTA.com  For more information, please visit mbta.com or connect with the T on X (the site formerly known as Twitter) @MBTA and @MBTA_CR, Facebook /TheMBTA, Instagram @theMBTA, Threads @thembta, or TikTok @thembta.

波士頓大同村警民聯歡日表揚王氏青年會

紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝(左一)，請吳弭市長(左五) ，警察局長Michael Cox (後)
和波士頓華埠治安巡邏隊部分隊員合影，以示鼓勵。(周菊子攝)

               (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 波士頓市的警民聯歡日 (National Night Out) 8月6日下午近5點十分來到華埠大同村。波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu) 率警政高層向居民問好，感謝居民和警察合作，一起維持治安。

新主任Sokthea Phay(前)率員工(左一至四)為領獎致詞感謝。(周菊子攝)

              波士頓市長吳弭這天自己以中英文雙語致詞，告訴群眾，拜訪的主要目的是感謝民眾和警察合作，維持地方治安。由於行程緊湊，在2天內一共拜訪12個社區，他們無法讓隨行的每一位領導講話，包括警察局長，消防局長，急救服務，地方檢察官辦公室，美國檢察官麻州辦公室，市議員Ed Flynn，Erin Murphy， Henry Santana等等，但大家都非常尊重辦理警民聯歡會的地方單位。

              波士頓警察局局長Michael Cox也強調，沒有人民就沒有公安，居民是公安系統中最重要的人。他感謝民眾做為警察的夥伴，攜手維護治安，也感謝這天的獲獎者 (單位) 和警察合作。

波士頓市長吳弭(Michelle Wu)感謝民眾和警察合作。(周菊子攝)

              過去這廿年來負責承辦波士頓華埠警民聯歡日的華埠/南灣社區議會 (CNC)，今年選擇頒獎表揚王氏青年會，並由該會新主任Sokthea Phay率同在該會服務超過10年，甚至30年的數名員工代表領取。

懷著第三胎的波士頓市長吳弭欣然應請和小朋友合影。(周菊子攝)

              波士頓市政府的選務局，老人局 (Age Strong)，急救服務 (EMS)，零廢物項目，警察局，薩福克郡地方檢察官Kevin Hayden辦公室，王氏青年會，塔芙茨大學牙醫系，塔芙茨醫療中心，華人前進會 (CPA)，亞裔青年會，波士頓居家服務機構等，這天都在大同村的中庭公園擺出攤位，介紹服務，示範急救，免費驗耳，登記選民，派發棉花糖、冰淇淋，大同村聯誼會還發熱狗，安排武術示範，請僑聲音樂社的黃國威、李伍碧香，李盧蓮馨等人安排卡拉OK演唱等娛民活動。

              紐英崙中華公所主席，也是CNC共同主席的雷國輝，特地請吳弭市長和撥士頓華埠治安巡邏隊的部分隊員，以及大同村工作人員合影，以示獎勵。

波士頓警察局局長Michael Cox致詞。(周菊子攝)

                          根據維基百科，警民聯歡日是賓州費城西郊的Matt Peskin於1984年創立，由全國城鎮守望相助協會贊助的活動。起初這只是鄰居們把自家門前燈火點亮，其後逐漸擴散，第一次成為全國性活動時，全美有23州400多社區的250萬居民參加，2016年時更增加到有1萬6千社區的3800萬人參加。

紐英崙中華公所主席雷國輝(右一)，請市長吳弭(右四)和居民合影。(周菊子攝)

吳弭市長和大同村工作人員合影。(周菊子攝)

薩福克郡地方檢察官Kevin Hayden(左二)和亞裔青年會主任游誠康，波士頓
安良工商會會長陳偉民。(周菊子攝)

波士頓A-1區警長Sean Martin (中)，波士頓市議員Henry Santana(右四)

都出席了波士頓華埠的警民聯歡日。(周菊子攝)

波士頓警察局社區警察副總監陳孔恩 (右)和華裔警察。(周菊子攝)

波士頓警察局社區警察副總監陳孔恩 (左)和大批警局高層隨著
警民聯歡日列車近社區拜會。(周菊子攝)

在波士頓市耆英局 (Age Strong)服務已約15年的局長Emily K. Shea (右一)
和2天前才從波士頓市議員Ed Flynn辦公室轉至該局任職的
Sophia Wong(中)等人擺攤向民眾介紹耆英服務。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市推廣環保，介紹零廢物計畫。(周菊子攝)

波士頓急救服務局攤位。(周菊子攝)

現場示範急救。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市選務局擺出攤位登記選民，也提醒民眾今年是美國總統大選年。(周菊子攝)

華人前進會主任陳秀珍(右二)率員工在華埠警民聯歡日擺攤，登記選民。(周菊子攝)

華埠警民聯歡日會場棉花糖很受歡迎。(周菊子攝)

塔醫的牙醫系教授陳錦坤(右一)與同事和波士頓市議員Ed Flynn合影。(周菊子攝)

伍詹淑慧 ( Yoshie Ng) 介紹塔醫的耳科醫生。(周菊子攝)

波士頓華埠警民聯歡日會場擺出2座充氣彈跳屋，小孩子們玩得不亦樂乎。(周菊子攝)

波士頓華埠警民聯歡日會場擺出2座充氣彈跳屋，小孩子們玩得不亦樂乎。(周菊子攝)

波士頓警民聯歡日巡迴拜訪列出，8月6日下午近5點時，才到大同村拜會，
接著再去堡壘村，最後一戰是晚上七點半左右抵達北端。大同村的舞台前，
今年人丁稀落。(周菊子攝)

波士頓台大校友JFK公園夏日野餐 各僑團預報未來活動

波士頓台大校友會在JFK公園聚會野餐。(周菊子攝)

               (Boston Orange 周菊子麻州報導) 近百名台大校友及親友，8月3日在哈佛大學甘迺迪政府學院旁公園野餐，聚會，交流，同時歡送也是校友的波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮調任返國，預告9月迎新要搭船去外島，11月3日有校友總會從台灣來訪，將和哈佛台灣學生會合辦聖誕舞會。

              駐波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏，教育組組長黃薳玉，波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮這天都應邀出席，與同學互動。

波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏(右三)和教育組組長黃薳玉(左一)、僑教中心
主任潘昭榮(左二)和大波士頓台大校友會會長李佳蓉(左三)、前會長
黃楷智(右二)，波士頓台灣影展協會共會長林致中(右一)。(周菊子攝)

廖朝宏處長到任波士頓二年，這是第二次參加大波士頓台大校友會夏季野餐。他稱許台大校友充滿活力、凝聚力。鼓勵臺大校友無論是還在念書，或已就業，利用機會，權充文化大使，宣揚、展現臺灣優良的一面，經文處將為台大校友們做最佳後盾，歡迎校友不管是工作或生活上遭遇問題，都隨時和經文處聯絡。

波士頓經文處處長廖朝宏勉勵台大校友當台灣的文化大使。(周菊子攝)

              潘昭榮主任在1980年代成為台大人。他笑說，台大人一向獨立自主性比較強，要把大家聚攏在一起，頗不容易，歷屆校友會會長都十分努力，才能傳承，並有今日局面。他呼籲台大校友們多參加各僑團、僑委會、經文處、教育組的活動，協助台灣做國民外交，和主流社會增加互動，提升台灣的能見度。

              臺大校友會是大波士頓地區最老資格，人數最多的校友會之一，曾因老校友遷居、凋零，聚會時的人數逐年減少。大約幾年前開始，在校友會積極尋找年輕校友加入，聚會地點從郊區改到都會市區之後，臺大校友會面貌幡然一新。

本身為台大校友的波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮請台大校友們，
在高家富主任到任後，繼續支持僑教中心與僑委會。(周菊子攝)

              現任會長李佳蓉就是去年才取得臺大生化科技系博士，來哈佛醫學院Ragon 學院做博士後的年輕人，有老校友驚嘆，「還以為你是臺大校友的女兒呢」。

波士頓台灣影展協會共會長林致中。(周菊子攝)

              當天在野餐中預報未來活動的數個僑團會長及代表，也全都是台大人。

波士頓台灣影展協會共會長林致中2009年生化科技系畢業。他報告今年的台灣影展訂9月28、29兩日在AMC Boston Common舉辦，將放映6部影片，邀第60屆金馬獎最佳男配角，在「老狐狸」一片中演出的陳慕義等人出席。林致中表示，由於邀約演員、導演等從外地來波士頓花費不貲，希望熱心學長協助籌款，希望藉影展能讓更多美國本土人士看到臺灣的故事與人物。

紐英崙中華專業人員協會會長盧彥君。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙中華專業人員協會會長盧彥君和林致中是同屆臺大人。他預告8月10日烤肉，10月6日年會將以探討新藥為主題，邀請有全球藥界女王之譽，捐了3.5億元台幣給臺大建藥學系系館的許照惠博士為主講人。

BTBA前會長何逸雲。(周菊子攝)

2018年的臺大校友會會長，也曾任北一女校友會會長的吳杏玫，這天代表北一女校友會，預告該惠9月7日將和建中、政大、輔仁等校友會，以及大波士頓急難救助協會合辦夏日野餐迎新會。吳杏玫特地說明，校友會知道這次的聚會地點離城區較遠，特地安排了共乘車輛辦法，有需要的校友可和該會聯繫。此外今年有熱心校友慷慨捐款2000元，校友會將安排抽獎環節，希望有更多校友出席交流。

臺大暨北一女校友會前會長吳杏玫。 (周菊子攝)

波士頓台灣人生物科技協會 (BTBA) 前會長何逸雲是臺大物理系校友，如今轉換跑道研究生物。她預告該會訂8月24、25兩日，在哈佛大學舉行年會，請到 Intellia Therapeutics科學長Laura Sepp-Lorenzino，以及哈佛大學Wyss 研究院教授Samir Mitragotri擔任主講人。今年的年會請到許多生技業優秀人士分享經驗，以及業界見聞。

在野餐會中，台大校友會會長李佳蓉還請校友們用現場的二維碼，加入校友會的臉書，Instergram，Line群組，以加強日後聯繫，籲請校友們關注，參加日後活動。

波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭蓉和年長的臺大校友寒暄。(周菊子攝)

麻州出現本年度首宗人類感染西尼羅病毒個案

 State Health Officials Announce Season’s First Human Case of West Nile Virus and First Animal Case of EEE in Massachusetts

 

EEE risk level elevated in two communities

 

BOSTON (August 6, 2024) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) and the first animal case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in the state this year.

 

The individual is a male in his 40s who was exposed to WNV in Hampden County. The EEE infection was diagnosed in a horse exposed in Plymouth. Mosquito samples collected in Dedham also tested positive for EEE. These findings raise the EEE risk level to high in Plymouth and to low in Dedham.

 

This is in addition to the two communities currently at high risk for EEE: Carver and Middleborough. There are 12 communities already at moderate risk for EEE: Amesbury, Groveland, Halifax, Haverhill, Kingston, Merrimac, Newburyport, Plymouth, Plympton, Salisbury, Wareham, and West Newbury.

 

The risk of human infection with WNV is moderate in the Greater Boston area (Middlesex, Norfolk, and Suffolk counties), and in parts of Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Plymouth, and Worcester counties.

 

The first WNV-positive mosquitoes in Massachusetts this year were announced on July 2 from Quincy. On July 3, the season’s first EEE-positive mosquitoes in Massachusetts were announced from Carver. There have also been EEE-infected mosquitoes previously identified in Halifax and Kingston in Plymouth County, Barnstable in Barnstable County, and Amesbury and Haverhill in Essex County.

 

“Historically, August and September are the months when most people are exposed to West Nile virus in Massachusetts. This is also the first year with elevated EEE activity since our last outbreak in 2019 and 2020,” said Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD. “Populations of mosquitoes that can carry and spread these viruses are large this year and we continue to see increases in the number of EEE- and WNV-positive mosquito samples throughout the state. Residents should continue to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.”

 

WNV is usually transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. There were six human cases of WNV and no animal cases in 2023. No animal cases of WNV have been detected so far this year.

 

EEE is a rare but serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect people of all ages. EEE is generally spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. There were 12 human cases of EEE in Massachusetts in 2019 with six deaths, and five human cases with one death in 2020. There were no human cases of EEE in Massachusetts in 2021, 2022, or 2023. No human cases of EEE have been detected so far this year.

 

“We continue to recommend taking steps to prevent mosquito bites until the first hard frost,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Catherine M. Brown. “People should use mosquito repellent with an EPA-registered active ingredient, clothing to reduce exposed skin, and consider rescheduling outdoor activities that occur during the evening or early morning.”

 

People have an important role to play in protecting themselves and their loved ones from illnesses caused by mosquitoes.

 

Avoid Mosquito Bites

Apply Insect Repellent when Outdoors. Use a repellent with an EPA-registered ingredient, such as DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide), permethrin, picaridin (KBR 3023), or oil of lemon eucalyptus (p-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD) or IR3535) according to the instructions on the product label. DEET products should not be used on infants under two months of age and should be used in concentrations of 30 percent or less on older children. Oil of lemon eucalyptus should not be used on children under three years of age.

 

Be Aware of Peak Mosquito Hours. The hours from dusk to dawn are peak biting times for many mosquitoes. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities that occur during evening or early morning in areas of high risk.

 

Clothing Can Help Reduce Mosquito Bites. Wearing long sleeves, long pants and socks when outdoors will help keep mosquitoes away from your skin.

 

Mosquito-Proof Your Home

Drain Standing Water. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water. Limit the number of places around your home for mosquitoes to breed by draining or discarding items that hold water. Check rain gutters and drains. Empty unused flowerpots and wading pools and change the water in birdbaths frequently.

 

Install or Repair Screens. Keep mosquitoes outside by having tightly fitting screens on all windows and doors.

 

Protect Your Animals

Animal owners should reduce potential mosquito breeding sites on their property by eliminating standing water from containers such as buckets, tires, and wading pools – especially after heavy rains. Water troughs provide excellent mosquito breeding habitats and should be flushed out at least once a week during the summer months to reduce mosquitoes near paddock areas. Horse owners should keep horses in indoor stalls at night to reduce their risk of exposure to mosquitoes. Owners should also speak with their veterinarian about mosquito repellents approved for use in animals and vaccinations to prevent WNV and EEE. If an animal is suspected of having WNV or EEE, owners are required to report to the Department of Agricultural Resources, Division of Animal Health by calling 617-626-1795, and to the Department of Public Health by calling 617-983-6800.

 

More information, including all WNV- and EEE-positive results, can be found on the Arbovirus Surveillance Information web page at Mosquito-borne Diseases | Mass.gov, which is updated daily, or by calling the DPH Division of Epidemiology at 617-983-6800.