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...going to wait some convenient length of time (perhaps as long as several months) and then simply announce that Brookline-Elm is still the best choice. Or--and this is what opponents of Brookline-Elm obviously want--he is going to make a complete reversal and choose the Portland-Albany St. route...
...Cambridge, both routes will be costly. Brookline-Elm displaces from 1200 to 1500 families, claims 2300 jobs and runs straight through Central Square. The Portland-Albany route would eliminate, at a minimum, the same number of jobs and uproot about 150 families. Moreover, it would run through and industrial area near M.I.T. which promises to attract a considerable amount of future research and defense industry. Given these relative costs, however, the Portland-Albany route seems the lesser of two evils...
Will John Volpe consider the choice seriously? The question hinges on the powers that oppose a change. The firms that would lose if Portland-Albany were selected will be in there fighting, but the influence of M.I.T. will weigh just as heavily against a route along the edge of its campus...
Even so, M.I.T. seems set against the Portland-Albany route, and has the ability to oppose it effectively. The Institute's power derives from a variety of factors: its prestige, the enormous amount of federal research it conducts (thus giving it influence in Washington where approval for the highway must be sought), and the bargaining skill and reputation of James R. Killian, chairman of the M.I.T. Corporation...
...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...