Community Health & Environment

What’s The 311? Dead Bird in North Square, Trash Left Out in Barlett Place, and Pothole Outside Mercantile Building

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…

Community Health & Environment

Neighborhood Poll: What Do You Think of the Redesigned Bartlett Place?

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…

Community Government Real Estate

Bartlett Place “Parklet” Back on Track, Topping Off Salem Street Renovation

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…

Community Health & Environment

Bartlett Place “Pocket Park” Redesign Gets Thumbs Up at Public Meeting [Video]

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…

Community Health & Environment

Abutters Skeptical on Improvement Plan for Bartlett Place [Video]

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…

Community Health & Environment

Bartlett Place Improvements – Community Meeting on September 11th

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…

Community Transportation

Parklet Budgeted by City for Bartlett Place Alley

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…