Climate Ready Boston’s project team will release their long-awaited climate resilience reports focusing on the North End, Downtown, and Dorchester on Thursday, October 29th at 12:00PM. The one hour long release celebration will begin with a brief presentation of both neighborhood reports, followed by a panel discussion with key City experts, and wrapping up with Read More…
Boston Harbor Now, an organization dedicated to bringing the Boston Harbor back to the people, hosted a panel that invited waterfront leaders from across North America to talk about how their cities are developing their waterfront spaces on Thursday evening. Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Boston’s Harborwallk throughout the month of October, the organization invited Read More…
Mayor Marty Walsh released a plan this week that has Boston becoming carbon-neutral by 2050. Walsh plans on doing this by developing new guidelines for building projects and investing in energy saving options for city-owned buildings. About 70 percent of carbon emissions come from buildings in the city. New city-owned buildings will be designed as Read More…
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors recently approved adoption of the Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines at their September Board Meeting. The Guidelines, which build on Mayor Marty Walsh’s Climate Ready Boston (CRB) initiative, are intended to serve as a reference for residents, business owners and developers. The goal of the Read More…
Boston’s Climate Ready Downtown and the North End Project team recently gave an update on their plans to protect the neighborhood from flooding due to rising sea levels. Two main options have been identified: 1. Raise the roadway and bike lanes by 5-7 feet. This has the advantage of being public property so it would be easier Read More…
The City of Boston will host the second community event for Climate Ready Downtown & North End on Tuesday, July 16 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the BSA Space, 290 Congress Street. From 6 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. there will be a presentation from the project design team. They will give an update Read More…
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) will host an open house on Monday, June 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the public to hear about the City’s efforts to promote buildings that are better adapted to coastal flooding and sea level rise. The open house will be held at the Leventhal Room Read More…
The City of Boston hosted a poster session to introduce the Climate Ready North End and Downtown projects at a March 12th meeting. Residents filled the Pilot House venue to capacity to hear from city officials and take part in the planning exercise. With flooding now a regular occurrence on the waterfront, the Climate Ready Read More…
Mayor Marty Walsh announced a broad plan to shore up several waterfront parcels from flooding, including in the North End and Downtown, as part his “Resilient Boston Harbor” vision. The City Hall strategy is a step forward in protecting the city from rising sea levels, especially during major storms and flooding events. In the North Read More…
On Monday, March 26th, Boston City Councilor At-Large and Chair of the Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation Michelle Wu held a hearing on flooding in Boston, focusing on strategies and solutions to combat more frequent and more intense flooding across the city due to climate change and sea level rise. Wu called for the Read More…
High tide hit around 11:15 a.m. Friday morning with a near record storm surge from Nor’Eater Rlley causing dramatic flooding on Boston’s waterfront. It was the second massive storm in just as many months after the January 4th snowstorm. Shown here are photos from the flooding impact along the North End waterfront toward Long Wharf and Atlantic Read More…
The Bomb Cyclone Storm of Jan. 4 left damage in its wet wake all along the local coast. You are invited to help others understand just where and how the North End experienced this storm. Our ability to educate ourselves more thoroughly about storm effects strengthens our sense of climate change readiness in the future. Read More…