Plans to cover the highway ramps on the Rose Kennedy Greenway parcels are moving forward to the environmental review stage, after a fifth public meeting this week. The Central Artery Ramp Parcels Cover Study was presented by officials at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The conceptual designs include Read More…
In addition to last weekend’s trash photos, North End resident and Connah Store owner, Mark Petrigno, shared this photo of the Big Dig tunnel entrance/exit across from the North End’s Cross Street plaza, by the N. Washington Street intersection. (See where J. Pace’s store sign is in photo.) Noticing rebar sticking out of concrete in Read More…
The recent dismantling of a billboard structure along the Greenway is being well-received by those who hate the outdoor advertising platforms. Nearly all of the Greenway billboards were put in place when the Central Artery overhead expressway was still in place. Now that the Greenway parks have replaced the artery, should the billboards remain? One Read More…
There was a lot of ink spilled this week on the news that the YMCA has officially withdrawn from its plans to build on Parcel 6 of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. Of course, this is hardly a surprise since the YMCA (1) had not raised any significant money for the project, (2) previously identified Read More…