It’s already happening, separate project. They’re putting a signal here and adding cycle tracks on centre and Walter. I think the signal is a shitty idea and the typical unimaginative Boston solution of just adding stoplights rather than real calming measures to permanently slow car speeds on Centre. A tight rotary would have done this but whatever bureaucracy makes rules for rotaries said it wasn’t enough space. I have advocated for the removal of a lane on each side of the stretch between weld and VFW. That stretch is 100% completely unnecessary and primes cars to speed once deeper outbound on Centre. Not sure if that will happen anytime soon.
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Is this thing going on the parking lot?
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Yep it is!
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If this improves the pedestrian walkways here, I'm all for it.
I would also love to see some thought put into connecting Allandale Woods with the Arboretum better.
I would also love to see some thought put into connecting Allandale Woods with the Arboretum better.
The city of Boston sold the parcel that the Hebrew rehab sits on back in the 1960s. In my opinion, that decision was a complete travesty. It could have been a continuous green linkage between the two, with Bussey Brook fully naturalized. I still think there’s a lot that could be done, like forcing the Rehab (which has made endless promises to the neighborhood and never delivered on any of them) to participate as an active community member, greenway-ify Bussey Brook, and have a narrow green corridor performing the very linkage you propose.
Another key part is the roads. My neighborhood association has had some meetings and shared with me some documents of plans of Centre and Walter changes. I believe these are final and it’s just a matter of waiting for whenever the city gets around to construction, but those plans include protected bike lanes on Centre (just that one little stretch) and also sidewalks and bike lane on the beginning of Walter. I have advocated for a long time to reduce Centre between Weld and VFW to one lane each. It’s stupidly and pointlessly wide and encourages speeding. Eliminating one lane on each side would also make it easier to install signage and pedestrian connections around this whole area. Wayfinding, as we know, is an important aspect to putting places on the map.
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It's now July and there has been zero work on this project since before winter. It's still in this semi-framed state, open to the elements. I'm worried that the developer has run out of money?25-29 Poplar Street Street (three-story addition - 9 units + ground floor commercial)
I’ve noticed that as well and been worried. Anthony, guy who owns Sq Root and is always there, would probably know the answer.
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Update: just did a little digging into public records and it looks like the developer has indeed run out of money. I've found records of the contractor that did the steelwork on the building suing the developer for about $80k of unpaid bills, the City filing taking against the property for unpaid property taxes, and the lender moving to foreclose on the property.
The developer has filed for bankruptcy multiple times (I think both as a company and as an individual) and the court found last month that these multiple bankruptcy petitions are "...part of a scheme to delay, hinder, and defraud creditors.."
It looks like the the court has ruled each time that the suits against the developer can still go on despite their bankruptcy filings.
So yeah... I don't see progress on this project coming any time soon.
Well that sucks big time. This was the project with a proposed jazz club in it. I knew it was too good to be true for Rozzie