SOMERVILLE—Maybe the feds read SomerVision cover to cover! "According to a letter sent Monday by the Federal Transit Administration to Richard Davey, secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Green Line Extension has been added to the pipeline of projects in the federal administration's New Starts program." [Patch]
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DOWNTOWN CROSSING—Everyone's gabbing today (or at least we are) about the unveiled Millennium Tower by, um, Millennium Partners. The developer is also building Millennium Place (nee Hayward Place) a few blocks down Washington Street, and here's a photo of the construction. The 256-unit apartment building is expected to be finished by fall 2013. [@1stBostonRealty]