After a year of study, city officials have put together their final plan to decrease the frustrations of traffic congestion in the North Station area, while also making neighborhood experiences safer and more enjoyable. The action plan recommends changes that will encourage people to use mobility options other than driving and increase incentives for biking Read More…
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) and the Boston Transportation Department (BTD), in conjunction with other city departments, have released the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP) Draft Final Report. You may recall some of our previous NSAMAP posts that highlighted the multimodal transportation plan affecting the area around North Station and the Bulfinch Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday! As you may know, spring is officially underway: https://www.instagram.com/p/BR3gcUzlvHn/?taken-by=foccp A few articles you won’t want to miss: Target Pulls Screwed-Up Boston T-Shirts You may remember the story that surfaced about a T-shirt sold at Target that had several elements of the neighborhood map of Boston wrong. The outcry on social media lead to Read More…
The North Station Area Mobility Action Plan is a multimodal transportation plan that encompasses the surrounding area of North Station and the Bulfinch Triangle. The plan hopes to alleviate traffic and pedestrian congestion while preparing for the residential increase stemming from several developments in that direct area. You may remember the post about the previous meeting held Read More…
Short term and long term plans were conveyed at the most recent public meeting for the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP). Held at the West End Museum, most of what was presented was public feedback from action items that were solicited by the public’s input through on-street and online surveys. Starting with the process overview and providing a quick Read More…
From the planners working with on the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP): Please find attached the initial action item list for the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP). This is a large universe of potential projects that has been developed through community meetings, pop ups, and our interactive web wikimap. As we mentioned Read More…
The long awaited North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP) kicked off last week with a visioning meeting held at the West End Museum, hosted by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and the Boston Transportation Department (BTD). The transportation study will recommend solutions to improve the way people get around the North Station area, including the Bulfinch Read More…
Upcoming public meeting and update on the North Station Mobility Action Plan from the Boston Redevelopment Authority: On Tuesday, June 28 the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) will host a visioning meeting to kick-off the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP). The action plan, announced in November 2015, will develop a range of near-, Read More…
A public meeting has been scheduled for next Tuesday (6/28) evening in the West End to kick off the community engagement process for the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan. The study will cover the West End, Government Center, and North Station areas. The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) in conjunction with the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) and other city Read More…
Consider North Station. The Boston Redevelopment Authority has defined its area as extending from the river to New Sudbury Street and from Cambridge Street to North Washington Street. Parts of that area, especially around the terminal itself, used to offer cheap office rents and, except in the West End, not much housing. Some streets were Read More…
Developers with planned or in-progress projects around North Station will contribute $400,000 to study traffic and transportation issues in the area. Eight companies will contribute $50,000 each to hire a consultant that will analyze the combined impact of their new developments over the next 15 years. Over 8 million square feet of residential and office Read More…