THE ADVOCATE - A HOUSEHOLD WORD IN REVERE FOR 30 YEARS! Vol.30, No.13 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday RHS Patriots Basketball Celebrate Senior Night 781-286-8500 Friday, April 2, 2021 Turco cruises to victory in special election 19th Suffolk District House of Representatives Seat By Adam Swift A fter winning a fairly tight, four-way primary battle to replace Robert DeLeo as state representative in the 19th Suffolk District, Winthrop Attorney and former Town Council and School Committee Member Jeffrey Turco cruised to victory in the special election on Tuesday. Turco, who was outpaced by Juan Jaramillo in Revere in the VICTORY | SEE Page 14 PROUD DAD: Shown from left to right are, dad Anthony with center Gianna Losanno. She plans to travel before enrolling in college. See Patriots basketball boys and girls senior night photo highlights starting on page 8. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) New start date sought for pilot program for Broadway bus-only lane By Adam Swift A pilot program for a dedicated MBTA bus-only lane on Broadway originally proposed for last fall could be a reality this summer. Revere on the Move Active Living Coordinator Julie DeMauro went before the Traffi c Commission last week requesting a change in date for the previously approved pilot program. “We got up against the weather at the end of the fall season last year, and we were not able to stripe Broadway for the bus lane,” said DeMauro. FAMILY MAN: From left to right are son, Matteo, 4, son, Sonny, 15, wife Melissa, Mary, 14, Dominic, 10, Jeff rey Turco, in back, nephew Lucas Balian, 10, Joseph, 12, and Grace, 8. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) “We are asking that we change the date from Oct. 20 to Dec. 30, 2020, to now be June 1 to Dec. 31, 2021.” Since this is only a pilot program, similar to ones in Everett and Chelsea, DeMauro said the striping will not be permanent. The bus-only lane will be in operation from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the southbound side of Broadway from Revere Street to Chelsea. She said the fi rst bus usually goes through close to 5 a.m., with the last bus through around 8:45 a.m. Public Works Superintendent Paul Argenzio noted that the proposed date change calls for a six month, rather than three month pilot program as originally proposed. DeMauro said the extra time will give the MBTA more time to analyze data from the pilot program, such as ridership and ride times. The Traffi c Commission moved the request for a change of dates to a public hearing. “The limited timeframe preserves on-street parking during the normal business operating hours and maintains parking on the northbound side of Broadway,” stated Mayor Brian Arrigo when the pilot program was initially proposed. “As we have observed in Everett, and in communities such as Arlington and Watertown as well, the dedicated bus lane not only reduces commuting time for passengers, it also expedites traffi c because buses no longer have to pull in and out of vehicular traffi c, a maneuver that causes consistent backups as buses pick up and drop off passengers.” The cost of the signage and barriers for the pilot program will be paid for through the MBTA, not the city. The mayor has also stated that the city will monitor the new program before making any determination whether to make it permanent in this or some revised format.
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