The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture has issued the long-awaited Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Boston Public Food Market developer and operator. The proposed public market will be located on the ground floor of the Parcel 7 garage, next to Haymarket and Greenway on Surface Road across from the North End. The space has been Read More…
A sizable crowd showed up at the State House for Monday night’s community meeting on the Public Market destined for the ground floor of Parcel 7 on Blackstone St., next to Haymarket and the Greenway. From neighborhood residents, Haymarket vendors, business owners to foodies and health nuts, there were plenty of opinions on what should Read More…
A consultant hired to research the implementation of a Public Market for the ground floor of the Parcel 7 garage next to the Greenway and Haymarket has concluded that, “Strong supply, demand, a great location and massive public and government support puts this project at a great starting point.” The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture recently Read More…
A compromise development plan, disclosed at a public meeting this week, appears to be gaining support for Parcel 9, the empty triangular lot at Haymarket. The Advisory Committee arranged by Mass. Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is tasked with establishing guidelines that would be used for a “Request for Proposal” (RFP) to be issued in the Read More…
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…
Upcoming Community and Vendor Meetings for the Boston Public Market
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has contracted with Project for Public Spaces to examine, document and report on conditions and opportunities associated with the development of a year round public market in Boston, and as a part of that effort broad input will be critical to define a successful market.
Boston Public Market Community Workshop
Date: Wednesday, February 23rd, 5:30 pm -7:30 pm – Click for details [pdf]
Location: Saltonstall Building, 100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Rooms B, C, D (near the Bowdoin Street and Government Center T stations)
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Invites you to a meeting of the: Parcel 7 and Parcel 9 RFP Advisory Committee Wednesday, February 16th – 6:00pm Mariner’s House – 11 North Square The purpose of the advisory committee is to advise MassDot in their preparation for Request for Proposals for the development and use of both Read More…
The State has hired Project for Public Spaces (PPS), a nonprofit consulting firm, to make recommendations for a public market near Haymarket to showcase “Made in Massachusetts” foods. The announcement was made at the fifth meeting of the Parcel 7 and 9 RFP Advisory Committee, a group of citizens tasked with creating guidelines for development 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…
What did we learn this week at the fourth MassDOT Parcel 7 & 9 RFP Advisory Committee meeting? The good news is that the process is moving to Stage 2 (Ed: feels like Stage 22) which brings it out of the philosophical thinking stage into a more practical, decision stage. The bad news is a 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 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…