Update from the Mayor’s Office regarding sidewalk improvements and the installation of ADA compliant ramps along the Freedom Trail: Mayor Martin J. Walsh today highlighted the extensive improvements the City’s Department of Public Works has been making to Boston’s iconic Freedom Trail in over 60 locations from Boston Common to Bunker Hill. The planned project Read More…
This is a column of sidewalk pictures. I want to show you what a good job the City of Boston’s Public Works Department can do. I learned this several years ago when I was a member of a committee that worked to improve Cambridge Street. City employee Peter Scarpignato, now retired, was exceptional in judgment, Read More…
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and The Boston Redevelopment Authority invite you to attend the first public meeting on the Greenway Ramp Parcel Study Thursday, June 26, 2014 6-8 PM at the BRA Boston City Hall, 9th Floor, Board Room Staff from MassDOT and the BRA, along with their consultant team, will provide an introduction Read More…
6/28/13 UPDATE: Due to the rain forecast, this work has been postponed. New dates will be distributed when available. The following flyer is being distributed by MassDOT in the area of Endicott, Stillman, Cooper, N. Margin and Cross Streets in the North End. In addition to the ramps being closed overnight, MassDOT is preparing residents Read More…
There is a light at the end of the tunnel for Salem Street residents, businesses and visitors. The street construction work is almost done. According to the Department of Public Works, Contractor Lorusso Corp will be working in Salem Street in the North End doing permanent repair patching on Tuesday 10/23 and Wednesday 10/24. The 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There was a lot of ink spilled this week on the news that the YMCA has officially withdrawn from its plans to build on Parcel 6 of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.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…