The Wharf District Council (WDC) held its May meeting on Tuesday evening. The following reports and community updates were presented as part of a full agenda. The WDC welcomed the new North End & West End Liaison John Romano and recognized Councilor Ed Flynn’s volunteer initiative that helped arrange 5,000 phone calls to seniors and Read More…
Mayor Walsh, MassDOT, A Better City representing Greenway abutters, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy announced the establishment of a Greenway Business Improvement District (BID) following approval of the petition by Boston City Council today. The BID designation allows for the implementation of a sustainable, long-term foundational funding plan for the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the spirit Read More…
Boston City Council will hold a hearing to discuss the Greenway Business Improvement District (BID) on April 12 at 10am at City Hall. A Better City recently filed a petition to organize the Greenway BID, designed to generate $1.5 million each year to support the maintenance, horticulture costs, and future enhancements of the Greenway. Read more about Read More…
A Better City has filed a petition with the Boston City Council to organize the Greenway Business Improvement District (BID). The Greenway BID is designed to generate $1.5 million each year to support the maintenance, horticulture costs, and future enhancements of the Greenway. BID money will be managed by the Greenway Conservancy. Funds would be raised by Read More…
All may appear calm on the waterfront, but local experts are pointing to several impending challenges currently facing Boston Harbor. The harbor is arguably the city’s most defining characteristic, yet Boston finds itself playing catch up on issues such as water transportation, climate change preparedness and public access through responsible development. Civic non-profit leaders debated Read More…
The long-awaited funding deal by Greenway stakeholders was announced on Monday with the State, City, private property owners and the Greenway Conservancy taking part in a new public-private partnership. The agreement aims to bring at least $2 million in annual funds to the Greenway, reduce the current State funding level, create a new Business Improvement Read More…
A consortium of Greenway stakeholders are close to a long-term solution to solve the persistent Greenway funding question. A 10-year lease renewal to the non-profit Greenway Conservancy would include a significantly reduced State contribution, at a fraction of the $2 million current annual funding level, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. The State’s lower contribution would be replaced by new Read More…
Video: The State’s Joint Committee on Transportation held a public hearing on March 12, 2012 regarding proposed legislation, An Act Relative to the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy. (More on the bill here.) Testifying at the hearing was the sponsor of the proposed legislation State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz (00:45) followed by the Greenway Conservancy Board Read More…
Video: MassDOT public hearing at 10 Park Plaza, Boston on August 23, 2011 regarding the proposed re-routing of hazmat pass-through trucks from the North End / Waterfront and downtown to Route 128 and other highways outside the city. The North End / Waterfront community showed up in force on Tuesday at the first of four Read More…