▁ ▁According ly , ▁the ▁MB TA ▁and ▁Mass D OT ▁survey ed ▁potential ▁term ini ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Win th rop ▁Street ▁and ▁Boston ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁also ▁at ▁Route ▁ 1 6 ▁( M yst ic ▁Valley ▁Park way ), ▁but ▁these ▁locations ▁were ▁abandoned ▁by ▁the ▁ag encies , ▁cit ing ▁budget ary ▁limitations . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁the ▁Green ▁Line ▁Ext ension ▁was ▁ret ract ed ▁by ▁a ▁mile ▁to ▁College ▁Avenue , ▁which ▁is ▁en comp ass ed ▁by ▁Tu ft s ▁University . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁to ▁terminate ▁the ▁GL X ▁at ▁College ▁Avenue ▁drew ▁criticism ▁from ▁residents ▁in ▁Med ford ▁and ▁Som er ville , ▁who ▁question ed ▁the ▁advantages ▁and ▁leg ality ▁of ▁the ▁move . ▁A ▁pet ition ▁by ▁the ▁Med ford ▁Green ▁Line ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Alliance ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁Green ▁Line ▁argued ▁that ▁a ▁Route ▁ 1 6 ▁termin us ▁would ▁" prov ide ▁Green ▁Line ▁access ▁to ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁within ▁a ▁ 1 0 - min ute ▁walk ," ▁be ▁" con ven ient ly ▁located ▁on ▁two ▁major ▁thorough f ares ▁with ▁existing ▁bus ▁connections ," ▁and ▁" serve ▁two ▁large ▁port ions ▁of ▁Med ford ▁and ▁Som er ville ▁designated ▁as ▁Environment al ▁Justice ▁Commun ities ". ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁MB TA ▁and ▁Mass D OT ▁issued ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁questions ▁from ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁The ▁document ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁position ▁of ▁Mass D OT ▁and ▁the