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Conservation Law Foundation’s Brad Campbell Takes the Fight to the Waterfront

CLF’s president discusses why—and how—the organization is still fighting for the public’s right to the Boston waterfront.

→Source: Boston Business Journal
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Charlestown Lower Mystic Open House

Share your ideas about what kind of waterfront access, parks and open spaces, and walking/biking improvements you want to see in your neighborhood. Join us for drinks, snacks, and lively conversation dockside!

Date: June 14, 2018
Location: Schrafft’s Center and Docks
More Information: facebook.com/events/255263028546921/

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Boston Harbor For All Summit – Advancing Collaborative Action

Join Boston Harbor Now and public, private, and nonprofit partners for a two-event, interactive series addressing our harbor’s opportunities and most urgent challenges, with a focus on how we can work together to move key policies and projects from planning to action.

Date: May 30, 2018
Location: BSA Space, Downtown
More Information: bostonharbornow.org/bostonharborforall

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East Boston: A Coastal Community

When’s the last time you got in the water at the Boston Harbor? For some East Boston residents, the answer may be never. On today’s show, we’re talking about how as a coastal community, East Boston can better connect it’s residents to the water that surrounds it.

→Source: What's up Eastie?
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Viewpoint: As Weather Warms, Don’t Lose Urgency About Seaport Resiliency

With temperatures rising and skies brightening, we’re heading toward peak season for Harbor activity. As people flock to the waterfront—winter storms a distant memory—it’s critical we maintain urgency around resiliency planning.

→Source: Boston Business Journal
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Letter to the Editor: Waterfront Editorial was ‘Disappointing’

World-class cities are formed out of a combination of bold vision and high aspiration. By your own description, the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s Downtown Municipal Harbor Plan, which includes the Harbor Garage site, is neither visionary nor comprehensive.

→Source: Boston Business Journal
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Building for the Climate of the Future

Climate impacts are here now—and our coastal areas are bearing the brunt. Homes and buildings near the waterfront are already vulnerable to rising tides and flooding, especially during major storms.

→Source: Conservation Law Foundation
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As 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: WBUR
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