Category: Imagine

• A map of New York City before it was a city could provide answers to today’s flooding

  A map of New York City before it was a city could provide answers to today’s flooding BY ARI EPHRAIM FELDMAN NEW YORK CITY https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/10/27/eric-sanderson-maps-new-york-city-climate-change-flooding Eric Sanderson, a wildlife ecologist at the Bronx Zoo, has developed a historical map of what New York City looked like before European settlement. (NY1/Ari Ephraim Feldman) CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATED […]

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• Historic Franklin Park is about to get the attention it deserves and has been denied for generations

  October 28, 2022 Post contributor:Jeffrey R. Porter, Mintz Jeffrey R. Porter This morning I was reminded by the Boston Globe that the City of Boston’s sale of the site of the former Winthrop Street Garage also yielded $28 million for Franklin Park in what may be one of the Walsh Administration’s greatest Environmental Justice achievements. […]

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• Boston completes plans to strengthen all 47 miles of coastline against flooding

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• Out with the BPDA – The Bay State Banner

  Out with the BPDASal GiarrataniGrowing up in the South End and Lower Roxbury during the ’50s and ’60s, I remember well the planned destruction of numerous city neighborhoods that were deemed too far gone to save (“Is Wu still planning to close the BPDA?” Bay State Banner, Aug. 18).If memory serves me correctly, it was […]

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• PLAN: Charlestown – map.social

  Please Vote for Pier 5 as an open space using this link. If you don’t see Pier 5, https://map.social/CreateMap.php?CommunityID=295&LegendID=5486 PLAN: Charlestown – map.social PLAN: Charlestown – map.social

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• Open Space Acquisition Suggestion Form

  Open Space Acquisition Suggestion Form Open Space Acquisition Suggestion Form We welcome input from the public on land for the City to acquire for permanently protected open spaces:  this form was developed for you to make suggestions of properties (“parcels”) for the City to consider.  We look forward to your input by using this form. […]

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• How to take part in a Parks and Recreation hearing | Boston.gov

  HOW TO TAKE PART IN A PARKS AND RECREATION HEARING How to take part in a Parks and Recreation hearing | Boston.gov

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• City’s Open Space Plan Survey Now Online | Boston.gov

  CITY’S OPEN SPACE PLAN SURVEY NOW ONLINEHow well is Boston’s park system working for you? What improvements do we need to make over the next seven years?To make sure the City of Boston’s park system reflects the needs of all residents, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has released an online survey questionnaire as part […]

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• Climate Ready Charlestown | Boston.gov

  CLIMATE READY CHARLESTOWNWe’re creating neighborhood solutions to coastal flooding from sea level rise and coastal storms.SECTION NAVTAKE ACTIONPHASE TWOREPORTNEWSLETTERACTIONSBUILD RESILIENCENEWSESPAÑOLThis Climate Ready Boston program identified locations in Charlestown that face risks from coastal flooding and sea level rise. In 2017, we developed coastal resilience solutions for Sullivan Square, the Neck and Rutherford Avenue. We are […]

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• Charlestown Master Plan 02129 | MoveOn

  TO: Charlestown, MA residentsCharlestown Master Plan 02129CMCampaign created byCharlestown Master Plan Our neighborhood of Charlestown is in a transformative period and the pressures of economic development must be balanced against preserving and strengthening our residential neighborhood. Our community needs a comprehensive master plan establishing the framework for future development in Charlestown and ensuring our voice […]

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