Welcome back to our weekly update that highlights some of the cases appearing on 311 in the North End/Waterfront neighborhoods. All 311 cases are public information and can be found at 311.boston.gov. Dead Animal Pickup in North Square “Dead pigeon by Sacred Heart Church North Square in the North End. Children walking to Saint John School passed the Read More…
Bartlett Place was one of the first “pocket park” or “parklets” identified by City of Boston Public Works for a redesigned public open space. Long vacant with broken asphalt and a gathering place for trash, a series of community meetings last year resulted in the current redesign with brick-tile surfacing, decorative bollards, potted trees and Read More…
Just about a week after the new parklet at Bartlett Place received new brick tile, the space has once again resorted to being a general dumping ground with piles of trash. Mark B. shares these photos on Monday morning, simply noting “What a shame.”
On Friday, work is back on track at the Bartlett Street “parklet” off Salem Street. Crews are installing brick-like tile sheets over the asphalt. According to neighbor Mark Bernier, it looks “fantastic” and is a big improvement to what has been a literal dumping corner of the neighborhood. After years of playing second fiddle to Read More…
Video: Bartlett Place Improvements Public Meeting held on February 28, 2013 at the Nazzaro Community Center. Note: The projector was not working so there was only a laptop available to view the presentation. The full presentation is available here as a pdf. Neighboring residents, businesses and city officials reached a broad consensus on how to Read More…
Boston Public Works is hosting a public meeting to discuss the proposed design improvements to Bartlett Place in the North End. The meeting will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 N. Bennet Street.
Design engineers from Boston Public Works received a mixed response from North End residents on Tuesday night to conceptual plans improving Bartlett Place. The $110,000 project will include basic sidewalk repairs and street resurfacing with the potential for street furniture and park-like amenities. The City is prepared to do more than clean up and repairs Read More…
Jane Doe has been wondering when Bartlett Place is going to get some attention regarding the trash that continues to pile up from the weekend through Tuesday. It hasn’t be picked up during the regular residential garbage runs because it’s not at the end of the street where the collection point is located. She has Read More…
COMMUNITY MEETING BARTLETT PLACE The Boston Public Works Department is considering undertaking capital improvements to Bartlett Place in the North End, as part of the Neighborhood Commons Program. The existing conditions of this small yet critical area have been brought to the attention of City officials. Representatives of the Public Works Department would like to Read More…
Boston is developing “parklets” – small pocket parks out of parking spaces – throughout the downtown neighborhoods, according to the Boston Globe. The city has budgeted for multiple parklets, including one in the North End at Bartlett Place that is currently a wide alley space intersecting with Salem Street on the corner by Terramia Ristorante. Read More…