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Chelsea Creek Municipal Harbor Plan Public Meeting

Join this open house to learn about issues facing the Chelsea Creek and opportunities for its enhancement as Chelsea undergoes a Municipal Harbor Plan process.

Date: August 18, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location: PORT Park, Chelsea
More Information: mapc.org/resource-library/chelsea-harbor-plan

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Editorial: The Malden River, coming to life

Slowly but surely, a plan to increase public access and connect Everett, Malden, Medford, Somerville, and surrounding areas is becoming a reality, thanks to the effort of municipalities, environmental groups, and now the Baker administration.

→Source: The Boston Globe
News, Stories We're Following Public Way Conservation Law Foundation, Mystic River Watershed Association

State Orders National Grid to Build Riverwalk Path, Unlocking Key Piece to the Malden River Greenway Plan

A Chapter 91 license decision orders National Grid to build, maintain and create signage for a pathway that will run the full length of their longtime riverfront property. It’s a property that has closed off access to the River for residents more than a century.

→Source: Everett Independent
News, Stories We're Following Public Way

Developers revamp plans for L Street Power Station project

Amid concerns that their original plans to transform the L Street Power Station would overwhelm its South Boston neighborhood, developers hoping to transform the shuttered plant have come back with a new, slightly scaled-back version.

→Source: The Boston Globe
Stories We're Following Public Way

Opinion: Seize the moment on Boston Harborwalk 2.0

We can go beyond the initial public-access-centered Harborwalk and plan for sea level rise and access in ways that are comprehensive, connected, and truly creative.

→Source: The Boston Globe
News Public Way, Resilience

Editorial: Boston, here’s a chance to make the Northern Avenue Bridge a real destination

Walsh and the coalition should think more boldly, and build a linear green space limited to pedestrians and bicyclists, one that flourishes with trees, grass, benches, public art, and even a revenue-producing cafe.

→Source: The Boston Globe
Stories We're Following Parks, Public Way

Maritime research lab planned for Seaport District waterfront

Danvers-based real estate development firm Kavanagh Advisory Group intends to develop a four-story maritime research building on Wharf 8/Pier 7 in Boston’s Seaport District, an open-water site located between the Legal Harborside seafood restaurant and Blue Hills Bank Pavilion.

→Source: Boston Business Journal
Stories We're Following Public Way

The Northern Avenue Bridge is being replaced, and the city is debating just who will be allowed to use it

With an $80 million to $100 million redevelopment of the decrepit span getting underway, the Walsh administration is mulling who’ll get to use it in the future: bikes, buses—or cars, too.

→Source: The Boston Globe
Stories We're Following Parks, Public Way

Euclid City Council takes historic vote to launch innovative lakefront trail

Euclid City Council on Monday voted to build an innovative and nationally significant lakefront trail made possible by the city’s agreement to pay for erosion control on private lakefront properties in exchange for easements allowing public access.

→Source: The Plain Dealer
Stories We're Following Parks, Public Way

Fear not, East Boston: Parks mean you won’t end up another Seaport

Some of the city’s most expansive waterfront parks are planned for the Eastie side of the harbor. It means that Eastie has a shot at remaining a waterfront for all, not one for only those who can afford it.

→Source: The Boston Globe
News, Stories We're Following Parks, Public Way, Resilience
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