Event Notices

Meeting Announcement for Urban Agriculture Initiative

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The Mayor’s Urban Agriculture Working Group and the Boston Redevelopment Authority has drafted a new section of the Zoning Code, Article 89, to address the growing interest in Urban Agriculture. Eleven meetings around the City will be held to present Article 89 and receive feedback from residents. The first meeting will be held on June 3rd at Suffolk Law School for Beacon Hill, Downtown, Chinatown, North End, West End, and Charlestown. See the flyer below or http://www.tinyurl.com/brarezoneurbanagriculture for more information.

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Court Rules in Favor of “North End Ten” Against the BRA’s Plan for Doc’s Long Wharf

Posted on Author Matt Conti

A group of neighborhood residents, locally known as the “North End Ten,” scored a major win in Superior Court against the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The action stops the development of a proposed 220-seat waterfront restaurant, Doc’s Long Wharf, on the end of Boston’s Long Wharf, subject to a possible appeal. In a June 10, Read More…
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Long Wharf Marriott Hotel Expansion is Focus of BRA Planning Meeting

Posted on Author Gabor Korodi

The Boston Redevelopment Authority and its consultants presented a revised proposal for the Marriott Long Wharf hotel at this week’s meeting of the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Committee. The plan would increase the width of the Marriott Long Wharf building by about 20 feet on both the north and the south side of the building and Read More…
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Waterfront Planning Shadows, Chapter 91 and Harbor Garage Alternatives

Posted on Author Gabor Korodi

At this week’s meeting, the Boston Redevelopment Authority had Bruce Carlisle, Director of Coastal Zone Management, talk about the State’s Chapter 91 licensing process under which the BRA and the Municipal Harbor Plan (MHP) Advisory Committee will prepare recommendations. The state is looking for specific requirements for substitute provisions (when relaxing some requirements) and amplifications (when applying further Read More…