Tuesday, May 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Catherine Leonard-McLean Community Room
(formerly Noddle Island Community Room)
Logan Airport Rental Car Center
1. Welcome & Project Updates
2. Elected Officials Updates
a. Senator Joseph Boncore
b. Representative Adrian Madaro
c. City Councilor Lydia Edwards
3. Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC)
BWSC has been upgrading and/or replacing the water, sewer and drainage systems in the neighborhood. BWSC Director of Construction Irene McSweeney will discuss the next phase of construction for the coming months.
4. Friends of the East Boston Greenway
Update on funded work in the Greenway – Kannan Thiru & Chris Marchi
5. Project Presentations
a. 25 Everett Street
A project to demolish existing structures, combine front and rear lots and erect a 4 story, 8-unit residential building.
Attorney Richard Lynds, 2nd presentation/VOTE
b. 28 – 30 Geneva Street
A proposal to demolish existing structures and to build 6 stories, 32 units, and 15 parking spaces.
Attorney Jeff Drago, 3rd Presentation/VOTE
6. Neighborhood Services
Location: The Catherine Leonard-McLean (formerly Noddle Island) Community Room is located on the first floor of the Logan Airport Rental Car Center, situated at the end of Porter Street. Free event parking in front of the building and in the Porter Street parking lot adjacent to the building.
LOCATION - The Noddle Island Community Room located on the first floor of the Logan Airport Rental Car Center situated at the end of Porter Street. Free event parking in front of the building and in the Porter Street parking lot adjacent to the building.
Bicyclists and pedestrians invited to experience airport in new way
(BOSTON- AUGUST 21) – Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) officials and area residents celebrated the completion of a project to transform a congested wooded area adjacent to Logan International Airport and the MBTA’s Blue Line into a glistening mixed-use bicycle/pedestrian pathway.
Known as the Boston Greenway Connector (Greenway) for its abundance of plants, trees, shrubbery, and green space, bicyclists and pedestrians in East Boston now have access to a safe and inviting pathway from Piers Park along the Wood Island Bay Marsh to a lookout area near Constitution Beach. The City of Boston, which owns the next parcel of the property, has plans to continue the thruway to Constitution Beach.
“The new Greenway extension is another addition of open space that is helping make East Boston one of the most desirable urban communities in our state to live in and raise a family,” said State Senator Anthony Petruccelli. “Our community activists, led by Chris Marchi, have done a remarkable job with this project and I am excited to continue to work with them on future project.”
“The Greenway Connector is another great example of the staunch activism of the East Boston community as well as the strong partnership between the neighborhood and Massport,” said State Representative Carlo Basile. “While not yet fully complete, this extension is one more step in connecting one end of East Boston to the other via a beautiful park system. I’m happy to know that East Bostonians will be able to enjoy this wonderful asset for many years to come.”
“We worked very closely with Massport to get this Greenway connector built,” said City Councilor Sal LaMattina, “I would like to thank Massport for all of their hard work but also for their cooperation with the City and the residents of East Boston. They listened carefully to the concerns of the community and took the steps necessary to make sure that they were addressed. The Greenway is truly a jewel in the neighborhood and I couldn’t be more proud of how it turned out.”
Massport began discussions about the project with community members and the city in 2009 before Massport’s Board voted to approve the Greenway project in 2011. Construction for the project, which cost approximately $7 million, began in July 2013 and was completed in July 2014.
“At Massport we often say that our parks are our pride, and the Greenway project is a prime example of how community engagement can have beneficial and long-lasting results for our neighbors,” said Massport’s CEO Thomas P. Glynn. “I am proud that we were able to successfully accomplish this project with our community partners and provide this beautiful pathway for East Boston residents to use and enjoy.”
The Greenway is a well landscaped, multi-use pedestrian and bicycle path that is approximately 2,750 feet (approximately ½ mile) in length, with a paved path that is 12 feet wide. The project included the removal of a dilapidated pedestrian structure over the MBTA Blue Line and the demolition of an abandoned brick MWRA combined sewer outflow building at Wood Island Marsh. Due to the proximity to the MBTA tracks and the MBTA Wood Island station, close coordination between Massport and the MBTA was necessary to ensure that the construction did not disrupt normal operations. The overall area of the project is approximately 5.22 acres.
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About Massport:
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) owns and operates Boston Logan International Airport, public terminals in the Port of Boston, Hanscom Field and Worcester Regional Airport. Massport is a financially self-sustaining public authority whose premier transportation facilities generate more than $8 billion annually, and enhance and enable economic growth and vitality in New England. No state tax dollars are used to fund operations or capital improvements at Massport facilities. For more information please visit www.massport.com.
Source: Massport: Jennifer Mehigan
This just in from Candace Cook:
Friends of East
Boston Greenway Meeting
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
East Boston YMCA, 215 Bremen Street
All are welcome. Agenda attached.
*Please plan to attend, your input
is essential! The BRA will be presenting a project
update and conceptual design of the new Greenway section that will
serve as the final connection to Constitution Beach.
Programs & Volunteers
Greenway Gardeners - Volunteers
Needed
Saturday June 1, 9am - 12pm
East Boston Greenway –
Meet at caboose at Bremen & Marginal Streets.
MAP
Help lend a hand to maintain perennial beds on the East Boston
Greenway! Tasks
include weeding, mulching, and planting of beds with daylilies
and native shrubs. We'll provide gloves and tools.
Families welcome. To
volunteer, contact Candice Cook candice@bostonnatural.org or
617.542.7696 x16
New Balance Foundation Let's Get
Movin' Walk/Run for Fitness - Free Family Event by EBNHC
Route includes the East Boston Greenway!
Saturday June 1, 10am
Memorial Stadium Park, Logan Airport Service Drive MAP
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center is organizing an event
to celebrate all the accomplishments of our young participants in
the Let’s Get Movin’ program. The New Balance Foundation Let’s Get
Movin’ Walk/Run for Fitness will take place on June 1, 2013 at
10:00 on East Boston Memorial (Airport) Park. Free registration is
available to the whole community online at
www.racemenu.com/letsgetmovin or in person between 10am and 4pm,
at the Let’s Get Movin’ office at 120 Liverpool Street, East
Boston. The first 100 people to register will also receive a free
t-shirt. They are going fast! Awards will be given to both male
and female first-place finishers for the following age groups:
8-11, 11-14, 14-18, and 18 and over. The run will be
electronically chip-timed. Come to the Let’s Get Movin’ office on
Thursday May 30, from 10am-7pm to pick up your race bib. You can
also register on the day of the race at Memorial Park starting at
9:00. For more information, please call or email Joshua Hardester,
at (617) 568-4701 or Hardestj@ebnhc.org We hope to see you and
your whole family there! Flyer attached.
East Boston Greenway Walking Tour - Part of the
Common Boston Series
Sunday June 9, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Meet at Bremen Street Park gate at Brooks St, near Airport
T station
Join BNAN and the Friends of East Boston Greenway on an excursion
from Bremen Street Park to Maverick Square to discover the
neighborhood’s historic railroad and maritime elements that are
now transformed into treasured park spaces. Although the Greenway
is the connecting thread of open space areas, it also provides a
buffer between the Logan Airport edge and the city. This tour will
highlight how this international transportation hub has
significantly altered the face of the neighborhood and the
greenway’s role in reclaiming East Boston’s splendor. Register online
http://commonboston.org/2013/east-boston/east-boston-greenway-walking-tour/
or by phone 617.391.4017. This is part of a series of East Boston
tours happening that day. Learn more on the Common
Boston website.
