Stories We’re Following
Editorial: More clarity needed on GE, P&G parcels in the Seaport
The sudden availability this past week of a sizable chunk of land in South Boston presents a rare opportunity for the city — one that ought to prompt a discussion of what we want for the future of the city’s fastest-growing business neighborhood.
→Source: Boston Business JournalNational Parks launches redevelopment of Charlestown Navy Yard warehouse
The U.S. Department of the Interior is granting $3 million to the National Parks of Boston to kick off the redevelopment of the historic Hoosac Warehouse in the Charlestown Navy Yard, the first step of what could be a broader redevelopment of the historic naval yard that’s home to the U.S.S. Constitution. The grant follows a two-year design process, led by global design consultancy Sasaki Associates, to create what’s been dubbed the Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Experience Plan.
→Source: Boston Business JournalBPDA Outlines New Interim Planning Overlay District
Any resident or developer looking to erect a building or add an addition that is 1,000 square feet or more will now have to go through the same community process as larger development projects.
→Source: East Boston TimesMeet the Aquarium’s New President
Walk into Vikki Spruill’s office with its views of Central Wharf and the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and—apart from Boston Harbor—the first thing to catch the eye is a sign she placed on her bookshelf her first day as President and CEO of the New England Aquarium: If your ship hasn’t come in, swim out to it.
→Source: New England AquariumCharlestown Navy Yard to get repairs, gateway project
The Charlestown Navy Yard will get a major redevelopment and a new entrance to the U.S.S. Constitution and museum. A grant from the National Park Service will be announced next week to fund deferred maintenance to the Navy Yard and a new gateway to the Constitution.
→Source: Boston 25 NewsMassport CEO Thomas Glynn Stepping Down
WGBH News talks with former Governor Dukakis and Massport CEO Tom Glynn, who is stepping down later this year, about Glynn’s tenure at Massport, including “concern about maintaining public access along the shore.”
→Source: WGBH NewsBoston Harbor Now Partners with Greater Boston Community Groups to Provide Free Public Access to the Harbor and Harbor Islands
This summer, more than 6,700 residents of Boston and surrounding communities joined Boston Harbor Now for free cruises around Boston Harbor and to the Boston Harbor Islands.
→Source: North End WaterfrontBostonians Are Worried about Climate Change Impacting the Waterfront, Study Finds
In the wake of some serious coastal flooding in the city this year, Bostonians are overwhelmingly concerned about the impact of climate change on the waterfront in the coming years, a new study has found.
→Source: Boston MagazineOn waterfront, Trustees survey says Bostonians want parks over development
Amid calls to build a signature park on the South Boston Waterfront, a new survey by one of the leading proponents found that residents prefer parks over more development along Boston Harbor, because of the health and environmental benefits.
→Source: The Boston GlobeHarbor Advocates Call for Care When Planning for Waterfront
In planning to product the industrial waterfront properties, [Jill Valdes Horwood of Boston Harbor Now] said flood retention areas could also double as public amenities – an idea that has been championed also by Julie Wormser of the Mystic River Watershed Association, which is running a planning effort in Charlestown right now.
→Source: Charlestown Patriot BridgeRecurring events
- Friends of the East Boston Greenway: →Monthly Meeting
- Friends of the Boston HarborWalk: →Monthly Meeting