Stories We’re Following
First the Greenway, Now the Waterway
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh wants to transform Fort Point Channel into a waterway lined with parks that would serve almost as levees during periods of storm surge.
→Source: CommonWealth MagazineAs Construction And Tides Rise, Group Aims To Make Eastie ‘More Resilient’ Against Climate Change
Harborkeepers recently conducted a survey in East Boston to gauge where the community is at on climate resiliency. More than three quarters of respondents said they did not know the locations of the evacuation routes out of the neighborhood.
→Source: WBURClimate Ready Boston Leaders Talk Resiliency in Boston Neighborhoods this Summer
This isn’t about just battening down the hatches and holding on; instead, people in East Boston and across the city have started figuring out how to turn the urgent need for climate change preparation, resiliency and adaptation into opportunities to improve community services, boost economic development, increase access to open space, and unite diverse communities.
→Source: East Boston TimesAre We Ready for a Harvey-Like Storm in Boston?
Last year, FEMA updated flood maps for Boston to show much more of the city is in danger of flooding, thanks to changes in sea levels and other data.
→Source: WGBH Greater BostonThis Defunct Dry Dock Could be the City’s Next Great Park
Few Bostonians—except maybe some sea gulls—get to revel in the views from Dry Dock No. 4. What a shame.
→Source: The Boston GlobeRecurring events
- Friends of the East Boston Greenway: →Monthly Meeting
- Friends of the Boston HarborWalk: →Monthly Meeting