Real work starting now at Pier 5Preserve open space — but how and for what? CHRISTOPHER NICODEMUS Jan 1, 2022SHARE11THE BOSTON PLANNING and Development Agency’s decision to reject the three proposals advanced for privatization of Pier 5 in Charlestown is welcome news, but now the real work begins.The community succeeded in blocking the privatization and …
Marine Life in Boston – See how Pier 5 will Contribute Christopher Nicodemus Charlestown, MA Tidal Wetlands and the Value of Pier 5 to the Community and our Harbor When I came to school in Boston in the 1970’s, Boston Harbor was renowned as one of the nation’s dirtiest harbors. While my classmates and I …
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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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Where Pier 5 probes the Water Writing on behalf of pier 5.org, I have used the iconic pier 5 location at the confluence of the Charles and Mystic Rivers to reflect on our nation’s history, the flourishing aquatic life, the role of the pier in our national defense and also consider comparative approaches to restoration …
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 …
Christopher Nicodemus, Charlestown, MA What began as a group of concerned citizens concerned about the public process address the fate of pier 5 has turned into the establishment of a new organization focused on neglected pieces of the Boston waterfront, especially here in Charlestown. The P5A is now a 501C3 organization focused on bringing together …
Pier 5 is a public amenity that can be an iconic waterfront and aquatic park providing amazing city and open harbor views from this Head of the Harbor location; adjacent to the beloved Courageous Sailing Center; and across from the USS Constitution, our treasured historic and venerated frigate, which is an internationally known tourist attraction …
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February 27, 2021 Christopher Nicodemus Tidal Wetlands and the Value of Pier 5 to the Community and our Harbor When I came to school in Boston in the 1970’s, Boston Harbor was renowned as one of the nation’s dirtiest harbors. While my classmates and I would occasionally visit the difficult to access waterfront, one hoped …
CHRISTOPHER NICODEMUS In my last installment of this blog, I discussed the unusual steel & concrete construction of pier 5. This pier’s support is dense with closely placed steel piles. I speculated on the intertidal zone reef which has formed through it over its 80 year existence and which sustains an increasingly healthy aquatic environment …
Marine Life in Boston – See how Pier 5 can contribute 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 …
