The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) presented conceptual diagrams, shown above, with potential layouts for the Haymarket vendors as part of the anticipated development on Parcel 9. The triangular Greenway plot, known as Parcel 9, is currently empty other than four dumpsters for the pushcart vendors that set up on Blackstone, Hanover and North Streets. 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There was a lot of ink spilled this week on the news that the YMCA has officially withdrawn from its plans to build on Parcel 6 of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.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…
Parcel 7 and Parcel 9 RFP Advisory Committee Tuesday, January 4th – 6:00pm 10 Park Plaza –2nd Floor, Conf. Room #5 Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Scott Soares will attend to discuss the plan for a new public market in Boston on Parcel 7’s ground floor. He will also discuss the role of Project Read More…
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Invites you to the 4th meeting of the: Parcel 7 and Parcel 9 RFP Advisory Committee Wednesday, November 17th – 6:00pm Mariner’s House –11 North Street, Boston The purpose of the advisory committee is to advise MassDOT in their preparation for Request for Proposals for the development and use of Read More…
The North End / Waterfront HazMat Task Force wrote a letter to the State and City transportation departments requesting detailed information regarding the types and quantities of hazardous materials that travel on designated HC routes. Transportation officials are conducting a public safety study of hazardous material cargo truck routes in and around the City of Read More…
The third meeting of the MassDOT Parcel 7 & 9 Advisory Committee might have been the turning point for the direction of these developments located near Haymarket and the Greenway. Many on the committee want to see a 2-story “market hall” concept advanced rather than a 5+ story structure. Such “low-rise” assertions were made despite Read More…
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has scheduled Public Information Meetings for the Craigie Drawbridge Rehabilitation Project (Between Land Blvd. in Cambridge and Leverett Circle in Boston). The North End meeting information is shown below. North End October 28, 2010 6 PM Nazzaro Community Center 30 North Bennet Street The purpose of these meetings is to Read More…
This meeting has been added to the Community Calendar.
In a scathing letter to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, the State’s transportation department, MassDOT, has imposed strict conditions on the public funding it provides to the private, non-profit organization. The State will fund $2.2 million out of the $5.2 million Fiscal Year 2011 budget for the Greenway Conservancy. The Conservancy has not been Read More…
“Best meeting ever” was the phrase used to describe the rare consensus that formed toward a new pilot plan for the Cross Street sidewalk plaza, often referred to as the gateway to the North End. The May 12th community meeting was well-attended with new and old-time residents, business owners, city and state elected officials, MassDOT and the Read More…
The following post comes from Nathan Swain, a local artist and North End resident, who has some ideas for the Callahan Tunnel vent building as part of the upcoming facade reconstruction. Readers may remember Nate from his work on the Salem St. Powerhouse where he painted large murals on the “windows” of the barren Edison building, making it Read More…
“Let’s hope it’s not like the Central Artery project” Jeff Cirace of V. Cirace & Son commented at a public meeting where Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) officials described the upcoming construction work on the Callahan Tunnel vent building on North Street. MassDOT held the community meeting on April 29th to prepare North End residents Read More…