Mayor Thomas M. Menino today declared that a snow emergency and parking ban will go into effect at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009. Mayor Menino would like to remind residents of the following: The City of Boston encourages businesses to ask employees to work from home when possible, take public transportation, and be prepared Read More…
Transportation
Cross St. Sidewalk Walkthrough – Tuesday, Dec 15th
As part of the ongoing consideration for the reconfiguration of the Cross St. sidewalk in front of the former Martignetti’s Liquors site, there will be a walkthrough with public officials and State agencies on Tuesday, December 15th at 11:00 am. State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and City Councilor Sal LaMattina will be participating in the walkthrough Read More…
Cross St. Sidewalk Comment Letter Issued by NEWRA
In response to proposed sidewalk changes on Cross St., the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association has sent a 5 page comment letter to Peter Gori, Sr. Manager at the Boston Redevelopment Authority and William Tuttle, Deputy Director of Real Estate at MassDOT. A few excerpts: “We continue to believe that public safety, especially pedestrian safety, is Read More…
No Decision on Parcel 9 – The Plot Thickens
Herald’s sources were incorrect in expecting MassDOT to award Parcel 9 yesterday at their December meeting. The expectation was that developer Eastat would get the go-ahead for their proposed $40 million residential building with a ground floor marketplace. Instead, MassDOT put off the decision until January 6th. The Boston Museum’s Proposed Civic Project For Parcel Read More…
Government Center Garage Slides Show Staged Massing Up To 600′ High Tower
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) released the slides from its presentation at the last Impact Advisory Group meeting. View the complete slide package on the Government Center Garage Redevelopment. Shown below are images of the existing garage and the BRA’s preferred alternative presented at the meeting. The BRA study is part of its pending guidelines Read More…
Gov’t Center Garage Searches For Plan; Public School Idea Gets Attention
Stakeholders in the redevelopment of Government Center Garage (GCG) discussed various scenarios as they continue to search for a plan in a process that seems stalled. Advocates for a public elementary school on the site received strong vocal support from City Councilor Mike Ross at the meeting. The Coalition for Public Education also delivered a letter to owner/developer Read More…
Feds Rule Against City on Hazardous Truck Routing
The US Dept of Transportation ruled in favor of trucking associations that objected to the City of Boston’s re-routing of trucks that were previously going through the North End/Waterfront streets. First, the City re-routed the trucks from Commercial Street to the shorter, less residential route on Cross Street. Many residents have continued to argue the Read More…
Cross Street Sidewalk Plans Debated at NEWRA Meeting
The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association invited Peter Gori from the Boston Redevelopment Authority to talk about the planned changes for Cross Street’s sidewalk reconfiguration. John Romano also assisted Mr. Gori from MassDOT’s perspective which owns these properties. MassDOT (Mass. Dept of Transportation) is the new combined organization that absorbed MassPike and other state transportation agencies). Gori explained Read More…
“The Town” is Back! Filming Tuesday in North End
UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE MISSED AN IMPORTANT PIECE IN OUR NORTH END FILMING AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO FILM ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH FROM 11AM TO 4PM. STREETS WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS WILL PERFORM INTERMITTANT TRAFFIC CONTROL. FILMING LOCATIONS: CORNER OF SALEM STREET AND PARMENTER STREET CORNER OF NORTH MARGIN Read More…
Boston is Second-Safest City for Pedestrians
The Globe highlights that Boston’s reputation as a walking city remains intact. A recent report by Transportation of American ranked Boston as the second-safest walking city. “We easily have much that is positive to build on. Boston is consistently rated as one of America’s most walkable cities, with nearly 5 percent of residents walk to Read More…
North Street Tot Lot to Remain Closed through Fall 2010
The tot lot next to the vent building on North Street will remain closed while the Turnpike Authority does repairs to the building through the Fall 2010. The Turnpike Authority thanks North End residents for their patience as they work to complete these important safety-related repairs. For more information, please call MTA Municipal Affairs Liasion, Read More…
NEWNC “Tables” Confusing Plan for Cross Street Sidewalk Area
The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) had a perplexing discussion at its October meeting regarding the proposed sidewalk plan in front of the former Martignetti’s Liquors site. The Cross Street sidewalk property is owned by the state’s new transportation department, that has absorbed the now defunct, Turnpike Authority. The BRA’s Peter Gori presented a plan Read More…