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$1 million grant to aid Washington Street look
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The Patriot Ledger
BRAINTREE - Residents will feel the effects of the $1 million
grant when their cars glide down a smoother Washington Street. They
will see the effects when they approach Washington Street from the
Union Street rotary and see brick sidewalks and more trees and
benches. State and town officials learned this week that the town
will receive $1 million from a state Public Works Economic
Development grant - the second PWED grant for the town. "We are
transforming Br...
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NEW WASHINGTON STREET
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; SOUTH END - Like the lifting of a curtain on a stage, the razing of the MBTA elevated tracks along Washington Street 13 years ago unveiled a scene to stir the imagination. The "props" were already in place - the aging warehouses, the boarded buildings, the empty lots, and the deserted streets. All
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A road's rebirth that never was Washington Street waits on, long after great expectations
The Boston Globe
; Five years after the opening of the new Orange Line was supposed to herald the rebirth of Roxbury's commercial district, Washington Street remains one of Boston's most intractable development problems, a mix of much-discussed potential and deferred dreams. Despite 20 years of studies, blue-ribbon
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WEST NEWTON'S WASHINGTON STREET
The Boston Globe
; 1. NIGHTLY SPECIAL Treat yourself and a date to Lumiere, one of the Boston suburb's finest upscale dining destinations since it opened five years ago. Chef- owner Michael Leviton honors ingredients with his simple yet sophisticated bistro cuisine. (1293 Washington Street, 617-244-9199,
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Many want bumpy road repaired: State will patch Washington Street, but permanent fix will take more time, money
Charleston Daily Mail
; DAILY MAIL STAFF To anyone driving on Washington Street: Keep that death grip on your steering wheel for now. Local residents and officials believe it's the most ragged main thoroughfare in Charleston, and they're calling for the state to fix it. Despite its location within city limits, Washington
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No Easy Answers for Washington Street Bottlenecks
The Washington Post
; Dear Dr. Gridlock: The HOV-2 lane on Washington Street going through Alexandria is in effect from 4 to 6 p.m. With the Woodrow Wilson Bridge construction, traffic is at a standstill. When HOV hours end at 6 p.m., you have cars parking in the HOV lane, which makes traffic much worse. Can they extend
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