Letters

On the Waterfront: Requiem for a Tree

On the Waterfront: Requiem for a Treeby Patriot-Bridge Staff • November 14, 2019 • 0 CommentsBy Michael ParkerA beautiful, large 50-foot beech tree in the Navy Yard was completely uprooted and fell due to the winds accompanying the devastating coastal storm. While I am sure that multiple trees met the same fate throughout the region, it is instructive to …

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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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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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PETITION to Save Boston Harbor Charlestown Navy Yard – Pier 5!

2,339 have signed. Let’s get to 2,500! SIGN PETITION HERE! http://www.change.org/BostonPier At 2,500 signatures, this petition is more likely to get picked up by local news! Pier 5 Association, Inc. started this petition to Mayor, Boston Michelle Wu Pier 5 is the last open public waterfront destination along Boston’s Harborwalk.  Pier 5 should not be privatized into another apartment complex with …

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Why an Abandoned Pier in Charlestown Matters

Once in a lifetime opportunity to create iconic open space By: SHERRIE CUTLER, ROSEMARY MACERO and KATHY ELLIOTT Jun 21, 2022 THERE IS A GREAT deal of uncertainty in the US economy with rising energy costs and inflation, and our city of Boston is grappling with a host of issues such as homelessness, affordable housing, …

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Infrastructure dollars can go toward HEALTH, HISTORY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, RECREATION and TOURISM

On Jun 3, 2022, KATHLEEN M ELLIOTT Infrastructure dollars can go toward HEALTH, HISTORY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, RECREATION and TOURISM all in one location at Pier 5 in the Charlestown Navy Yard.  With an influx of infrastructure dollars, we have the opportunity to create something iconic and spectacular that will enhance our Boston National Historic Park …

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City Limits – The American Prospect

This article appears in the June 2022 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. The downtown skyline view from LoPresti Park on the East Boston waterfront is worth lingering over despite a chilly, brisk wind. On a Tuesday midafternoon, a bundled-up person and a dog stroll around the new blocks of orange, white, and taupe condos, the soccer field, …

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