Mattapan station
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Parking | 100 spaces ($4.00 daily) | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Opened | December 1, 1847 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | August 24–December 21, 1929 June 24, 2006–December 22, 2007 | ||||||||||||
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2023 | 1,310 daily boardings[1] | ||||||||||||
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Mattapan station is an
History
Railroad station
The
The widening of Blue Hill Avenue in 1901 necessitated construction of a new station set 100 feet (30 m) further back from the road.[13][14] An old passenger car began serving as a temporary station in August 1901.[15] The new stone building measured 26 by 45 feet (7.9 m × 13.7 m) with a 26-by-31-foot (7.9 m × 9.4 m) waiting room. A sheltered island platform served passenger trains.[13][16][17] The new station opened on July 4, 1902.[15]
Streetcar station
Passenger service on the Milton Branch ended on August 24, 1929, for conversion of the line to rapid transit. The first segment of the Mattapan Line, a "high-speed" streetcar line, opened between Ashmont and Milton two days later. The second segment, between Milton and Mattapan, opened on December 21, 1929.[18] A streetcar transfer station and yard replaced the old rail yard. The station building was kept and converted for use by businesses.[4]
On May 5, 2006, the MBTA awarded a $6.2 million contract to replace the 1929-built station.
In 2014, the MBTA made $500,000 in additional renovations to the station. These included upgraded shelters and heating in passenger waiting areas, pedestrian improvements, improved signage, and bicycle storage.[22]
The MBTA plans to convert the line to modern light rail equipment. All stations would have raised platforms for level boarding on the new vehicles; the existing Mattapan platforms would be replaced by a single island platform. An expanded maintenance facility for the line would be built next to the south busway.[1]
Transit-oriented development
As part of the first round of modernization, the MBTA began planning for mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD) to be built on the underused station parking lot.[23] The planned development was not built, even after a second request for proposals was issued in 2012.[24] In July 2014, a local charter school announced plans to build a new building on the site, despite calls for a third RFP to be issued to attract TOD instead.[24] In January 2015, after opposition from local officials about the school's $1.5 million offer, the MBTA announced it would instead issue a third RFP that March.[25] The third RFP was issued in November 2015.[26]
In July 2016, the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board selected the winner from two proposals for the property.[27] The winning bidder, POAH/Nuestra, will pay the MBTA $4.89 million over the first 20 years of a 99-year lease of the site, upon which they built 135 rental units and 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) of ground-floor retail. 50 parking spaces were reserved for MBTA riders.[28] The project was approved by the city in 2018.[29] Financing was secured in November 2020, with construction starting shortly after for a planned 2022 completion.[30] The $57 million development, called "The Loop at Mattapan Station", opened in April 2023.[31]
References
- ^ a b "Mattapan Line Transformation Public Information Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 20, 2023.
- JSTOR 43504499.
- ^ "Plate Q: S. W. Part of Ward 16, Dorchester" (Map). Atlas of the county of Suffolk, Massachusetts : vol. 3rd including Boston and Dorchester : from actual surveys and official records. 1:7,200. G.M. Hopkins & Co. 1874. pp. 70–71.
- ^ ISBN 9780942147087.
- ^ Cobb, Charles (September 1850). American railway guide, and pocket companion, for the United States. Pathfinder Office. p. 91.
- ^ "Old Colony Railroad". Boston Evening Transcript. January 1, 1848. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Board in the Country [Advertisement]". Boston Evening Transcript. May 15, 1848. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ABC Pathfinder Railway Guide. New England Railway Publishing Company. June 1858. p. 8 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781884650031.
- ^ "Old Colony Railroad Summer Arrangement". Boston Evening Transcript. April 5, 1852. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Old Colony & Newport Railway". Boston Evening Transcript. October 4, 1866. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott (1894). "Part of Ward 24, City of Boston" (Map). Atlas of the city of Boston : Dorchester, Mass. 1:2,400. Vol. 5. Plate 38.
- ^ a b "Mattapan's Bijou Station Building". The Boston Globe. March 14, 1902. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Widening Blue Hill Avenue". Boston Evening Transcript. May 14, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "New Mattapan Station Opened". The Boston Globe. July 5, 1902. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Map). 1:1,200. Sanborn Map Company. 1908. p. 113.
- ^ Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott (1910). "Part of Ward 24, City of Boston" (Map). Atlas of the city of Boston: Dorchester. 1:2,400. Plate 39.
- ISBN 9780738510477.
- ^ "Mattapan Station To Get Upgrade" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. May 5, 2006.
- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ "T projects: Mattapan Station". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Mattapan Station Improvements". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. February 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016.
- ^ Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. "Mattapan Square Station TOD - Mattapan, Boston, MA" (PDF). Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2014.
- ^ a b Dezenski, Lauren (July 10, 2014). "Charter school wants to buy T lot in Mattapan Square and move there". Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ Dezenski, Lauren (January 8, 2015). "MBTA backs off on Boston Prep school's $1.5m offer, puts Mattapan Square parking lot back on market". Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Massachusetts Realty Group (November 18, 2015). "Invitation to Bid: Sale of Land". Boston Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ "MBTA: Transit-Oriented Projects in Beverly & Mattapan". MassDOT Blog (Press release). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Mattapan Station Transit-Oriented Development" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 25 July 2016.
- ^ Nelson, Caleb (August 15, 2019). "Residents get closer look at updated Mattapan Station project". Dorchester Reporter.
- ^ "The Loop at Mattapan Station: Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council Meeting" (PDF). POAH & Nuestra Comunidad. February 25, 2021.
- ^ Woodard, Tiana (April 25, 2023). "Mattapan Station housing development opens its doors". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023.
External links
- MBTA - Mattapan
- Google Maps Street View: north busway, Mattapan Square