Boston Globe 6/30/11: Report says Route 128 traffic will go from bad to worse. A potential traffic meltdown looms on a key stretch of Route 128 west of Boston unless steps are taken to get more commuters out of their cars and onto trains and buses, a new report warns. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council projects a 77 percent increase in traffic over the next decade or two along the highway from the intersection with Route 3 to the Massachusetts Turnpike. To make way for the surge in traffic as new development and new jobs are created along the corridor, state and local officials need to look at a mix of short-term and long-term solutions, according to the Planning Council. The suggestions include coordinating the schedules of private shuttle buses, building a regional multimodal transportation center along Route 128, and ferrying workers from commuter rail stops to office parks along the highway.