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Although the Institute has never taken a position favoring one route over another, it has previously expressed opposition to the two other routes, the only two considered as practical alternates to Brookline-Elm. The first of these, the "railroad route," runs right along the outer edge of the M.I.T. campus and would have destroyed a number of laboratories; the second, is the Portland-Albany route, is several blocks beyond the campus, but within the area where the university may someday expand...
Yesterday's meeting was an attempt to get the Institute to soften its position on the Portland-Albany route, the one now favored by opponents of Brookline-Elm. Thus far, the Institute's public resistance to this second route has not been as vigorous as its opposition to the railroad alignment...
...Inner Belt's opponents were unable to budge Killian. According to reliable sources, Killian was skeptical about the number of jobs the Portland- Albany route would take--its supporters have said it would take only 2300 jobs, the same number that the Brookline Elm would claim, and displace 150 families as opposed to the Brookline-Elm...
Killian was also said to have reiterated M.I.T.'s pledges to help with relocation problems if the Brookline-Elm route were selected...
...meeting came at a critical juncture for the Inner Belt's opponents. Last week, Gov. John A. Volpe announced that the state would thoroughly review its previous recommendation of the Brookline-Elm St. route. But M.I.T.'s position is now considered a key factor in whether the state will reverse its position and recommend Portland-Albany...