According to Casey, the traffic in the Barry’s Corner area is likely to be “worse” in 2022 if Harvard’s plan is not implemented than if its proposed development is carried out. The former scenario accounts for the construction of other, already-approved projects when predicting future traffic trends in the case that the master plan is not approved and implemented. Allston-Brighton residents have previously raised concerns about the impact Harvard’s construction will have on traffic in the neighborhood.

The task force’s next scheduled meeting is slated for Aug. 14 at the Harvard Innovation Lab. Tim McHale, a Brighton resident and member of the task force, said after the meeting that the task force is discussing the possibility of scheduling another meeting prior to that date. The meeting would be exclusively for members of the community and the task force, as residents asked for at the task force’s meeting on July 1.

—Staff writer Madeline R. Conway can be reached at mconway@college.harvard.edu. Follow her on Twitter @MadelineRConway.