Health & Environment Kids & Families

Connecting Kids to Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about getting kids connected with Boston Harbor below. In this five-and-a-half minute vlog, Horwood and Brown talk about their own childhood connections to the water and relate Read More…

Health & Environment

Dogs & Grills on the Waterfront

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about what makes public parks welcoming below. In this five minute vlog, Brown and Horwood talk about what makes public parks feel welcoming to visitors. The first Read More…

Transportation

Waterfront Wednesdays: Cruisin’ Into Boston

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about Boston’s cruise ship community below. In this five minute vlog, Brown and Horwood discuss Boston’s cruise ship terminal, Flynn Cruiseport Boston, previously called the Black Falcon Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode 9: Park Partnership

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about the many partners that care for and maintain the Boston Harbor Islands below. In this four and a half minute vlog, Brown and Horwood discuss the Read More…

Transportation

Boston Harbor How’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode 8: Where the Ferries Go

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about Boston’s ferry routes below. In this six-minute vlog, Horwood and Brown discuss the Boston ferry system – where the ferries go, who provides the service, and who Read More…

Health & Environment

Boston Harbor How’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode 7: Chap. 91 Public Waterfront Act

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about the public waterfront act below. In this six and a half minute vlog, Horwood and Brown discuss the history of Chapter 91, also known as the public waterfront Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode 6: The F Word

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about filled tidelands below. In this six minute vlog, Horwood and Brown talk about filled tidelands which are protected by Chapter 91, the public waterfront act. When original Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode Five: Agency Alphabet Soup

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about the many different acroynoms we hear when referring to the Harbor. Learn what these abbreviations stand for and what those agencies do in the video below. In this Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode Four: Harborwalk 101

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about the Harborwalk below. In this four and half minute vlog, Horwood and Brown discuss the Boston Harborwalk, a public walkway along the waterfront that, when completed, will be Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode Three: Where Stuff Comes From

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about ships and working ports below. In this six minute vlog, Horwood and Brown discuss cargo ships and how products move across the oceans. The two explain that Conley Container Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode Two: Water Transportation Signage

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown have started a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about water transportation signage below. In this six-minute vlog (video blog), Horwood and Brown discuss the importance of clear and accurate signage related to water transportation. Brown uses San Francisco’s Read More…