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Reshaping Our Commemorative Landscapes | Architect Magazine

Reshaping Our Commemorative LandscapesThe Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project addresses questions about how we make and shape our public spaces, and about whose stories are preserved and celebrated.By PAUL MAKOVSKYcourtesy MASS Design GroupThe King Boston memorial, The Embrace, will be located in Boston and dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The forthcoming …

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The Pew Flood-Prepared Communities PROJECT

Flood-Prepared Communities PROJECTJanuary 31, 2018The United States has over 3.5 million miles of shoreline, and coastal counties are home to more than 123 million people. These areas, often heavily populated and highly developed, are at risk from floods and hurricanes. Pew’s initiative focuses on i… Search | The Pew Charitable Trusts

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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Wu, BPDA Introduce Policy To Promote Diversity Within Private Development Projects

Wu, BPDA Introduce Policy To Promote Diversity Within Private Development Projectsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 18, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu and Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison announced last week that the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors will vote on a new policy introducing diversity, equity and inclusion into the review process for large …

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Wu Announces Strategies To Enhance Coastal Resilience in Charlestown and East Boston

Wu Announces Strategies To Enhance Coastal Resilience in Charlestown and East Bostonby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 18, 2022 • 0 CommentsSpecial to the Patriot-BridgeMayor Michelle Wu announced Coastal Resilience Solutions for East Boston and Charlestown (Phase II), a comprehensive framework to understand coastal flood risk, options for coastal resilience solutions, and timelines for implementation in parts of East Boston …

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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 Sprouts to Expand, Requests Support from Community

Charlestown Sprouts to Expand, Requests Support from Community by Patriot-Bridge Staff • April 14, 2022 • 0 CommentsThe Charlestown Sprouts Community Garden is expanding this spring by building new gardening beds. As many as 30 gardening families new to Charlestown Sprouts will be able use these beds to grow culturally important food for their families. To support this project, …

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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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