The JFK-North Quincy stretch on the Braintree branch of the Red Line is one of the longest distances between stations in the MBTA system.    Nevertheless, the Braintree line runs through a densely populated section of the city, and residents are forced to travel long distances to Ashmont Station or North Quincy for subway service. 

Adding a station at Neponset-Port Norfolk would benefit all residents of our city in several ways:

1)  A station would allow access to the parkland and greenways created by the clean-up of the Shaffer Paper Site. 
2)  Construction of a station creates an opportunity to address the dangers of pedestrian crossing on Neponset Avenue, as well as under the Southeast Expressway. 
3)  A subway station would build capacity as development expands from both JFK and Quincy into Dorchester.
4)  A subway station would allow for growth of transit-oriented development at the southern edge of the city

We petition you to open a discussion with Dorchester residents and the MBTA towards the creation of Neponset-Port Norfolk station.