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Honestly theres barely any housing in the seaport right now so I think its fine that it will come online right after multiple new housing developments wrap up.
^ or like a smaller, sans-palm trees version of Miami Beach's Lincoln Rd. Mall:
It's actually amazing that there aren't more of these in Boston. Give me Newbury St., Shawmut Ave, Canal St., Salem St., Broadway in Southie...
There's no plans for a school or library around here, right? Something traditional like those would go a long way.
I do like that they've apparently cut the cars out of the central square. Old renderings showed cars parked all around the park. New renders don't have much of a park, but there also aren't any roads running between L3–L6.
Discouraging to hear of such broad excitement for a 23-acre "vision" so blatantly lacking in non-commercial uses, civic facilities, cultural uses, significant recreational greenspace and year-round destinations for Bostonians and waterfront visitors who are not able to patronize commercial establishments.
Mostly i'm just happy that it's not a 6-lane 'boulevard'.
Serious, constructive question: What are some of Boston's existing 'year round destinations for [people] not able to patronize commercial establishments' that you would like to see emulated here?
There's no plans for a school or library around here, right? Something traditional like those would go a long way.
A 200,000 sf Performing Arts Center approved in Seaport Square's PDA #78 was jettisoned with this Notice of Project Change without so much as a whisper from BPDA.
I can't see any reason to add a school or supermarket to the Seaport with the lack of residents - you're talking only several thousand people living there (and only several thousand more moving there) and few children.
From the Census (probably under-counting), 2015 5-year ACS, for 02210
SEX AND AGE
Total population 2,179
Male 1,214
Female 965
Under 5 years 46
5 to 9 years 13
10 to 14 years 21
15 to 19 years 14
20 to 24 years 192
25 to 34 years 774
35 to 44 years 389
45 to 54 years 315
55 to 59 years 168
60 to 64 years 93
65 to 74 years 110
75 to 84 years 44
85 years and over 0
Median age (years) 35.5
Library branch would be welcome but since Boston doesn't have neighborhood-based school system a school in this area is pretty pointless. Also anybody who can afford to live in the Seaport can afford a private school for their kid.
I can't see any reason to add a school or supermarket to the Seaport with the lack of residents - you're talking only several thousand people living there (and only several thousand more moving there) and few children.
From the Census (probably under-counting), 2015 5-year ACS, for 02210
SEX AND AGE
Total population 2,179
Male 1,214
Female 965
Under 5 years 46
5 to 9 years 13
10 to 14 years 21
15 to 19 years 14
20 to 24 years 192
25 to 34 years 774
35 to 44 years 389
45 to 54 years 315
55 to 59 years 168
60 to 64 years 93
65 to 74 years 110
75 to 84 years 44
85 years and over 0
Median age (years) 35.5