December 2021

A Positive Engineering Report Supports Feasibility of Pier 5 Park

Pier 5 Association independently engaged an engineer company to report on the continued viability of engineering reports commissioned by BPDA (2000 prepared by Fay, Spofford and Thorndike, and from 1987, 2004 and 2017, performed by Childs Engineering Corporation). A recent Preliminary Report from DeSimone states: Anticipated loads from a public occupancy such as a park …

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How about Patriots Point to celebrate the Legacy?

Christopher Nicodemus Charlestown, MA (excerpts from December blog post at www.pier5.org) The Pier 5 Association is celebrating the decision by BPDA to reject the three development proposals advanced for privatization of pier 5. The BPDA has expressed willingness to allow the community to actively find preferred solutions for this critical location at the head of Boston …

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Our Shared History

where John Winthrop sailed and then founded Charlestown; where he met and traded with Squaw Sachem. This is the area where British Ships assaulted the Patriots at The Battle of Bunker Hill.  This site can celebrate Boston’s Marine History, and the brave men and women who served here in the United States Navy, and is at the birthplace of …

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Shoreline at Pier 5

Shoreline at Pier 5 Storm Tides in the Navy Yard  Storm tides have breached the top of drydock 2 at its western end by First Ave and the Constitution Gate House  both in 2018 and 2019  Sea-Wall at Pier 5  The granite and steel seawall between Pier 5 and the Flagship Wharf  surrounded by remaining …

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Waterfront Alliance – Example of a Better Waterfront

Public access is key… to breaking down physical and social bar.  Commit to opening up more waterfront access for recreation and education, with a focus on creating equitable open spaces for all New Yorkers.  Open space access has been acutely felt by New Yorkers during Covid-19, especially as vulnerable and lower-income communities have access to …

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