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Re: Gov't Center Garage Redevelopment

All i see is WAAAAAAHHHH WAAAAAAHHHH WAAAAAAHHHH
 
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Maybe I'll go, is it Thursday or the 22nd(today) though?
 
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I really like the Cook & Fox design, too bad that it will never get built in this city.
 
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mdd said:
I really like the Cook & Fox design, too bad that it will never get built in this city.
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If this city doesn't start building something we wont have anymore jobs in constuction so the UNIONS will be screwed.

If they have the money let them build it.
 
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That's funny..I could have sworn this project was in the government center and not the north end....
 
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I sent them an email and it is tonight the 22nd.

Do you think the merchants in the North end will be against this project with all those potential lunch customers?
 
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Working in public relations, there is something very telling about the BRA spokesperson's comment:

"This is one of four dozens letters that will be considered"

The BRA is moving towards supporting this project.

And they should - it's on a transportation hub, and nowhere near any residential neighborhoods. At all.

The Boss has been quiet lately on real estate, huh? Wait until after he is re-installed, we should see some progress - it's an election year. Don't be surprised if the BRA drags its feet on everything so Boss Menino doesn't have to make a stand one way or the other.
 
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"Fearing a second Big Dig, a neighborhood group opposes plans for a $2.3 billion mega-office development in Government Center."

This won't be the next Big Dig for a very simple reason: The City won't have anything to do with the actual construction of the project.

How come any building over 6 stories in this city is "out of scale". To me out of all the taller buildings (40+ stories) that have been proposed lately, this seems to be the most logical for height and density.

As for the BRA moving to support the project, I think they almost HAVE TO. It's a no-brainer. Everyone who's ever seen the Gov't Center Garage thinks it's an unappealing waste of space. Looking over the PDF, I love this project and what it will add to this part of the city.
 
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Everyone here who supports this project should absolutely write to the BRA and tell them. They probably are used to mostly getting letters of opposition, so letters of support I would guess really do mean a lot.
 
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cden4 said:
Everyone here who supports this project should absolutely write to the BRA and tell them. They probably are used to mostly getting letters of opposition, so letters of support I would guess really do mean a lot.
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What's the e-mail address to write to them? I went to their website and they have like 1,000 people listed. What's the e-mail address that will get the most attention from letters like this?
 
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I'm gonna try and get there for part of this. Anyone else?
 
Re: meeting reminder

If any one is going don't forget it's at city hall not the garage
 
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Look for me, Paul -- I'll hang in the back if I can get in the room at all. I'll bet this'll be mobbed.
 
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PaulC, Shirley Kressel, and I were there last night. There was a predictably dispiriting consensus on the part of the community panelists about height, shadows, density, traffic, construction mitigation, and so on...

I made a few comments toward the end of the meeting that some on the panel may have found "controversial."
 
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Justin7 said:
Thanks. Wrote a letter and encourage everyone else here to do so as well. If we're going to complain about things let's do what little we can to help.
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I just sent my letter. If anyone would like to see what I wrote, please send me an email.
 
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BostonSkyGuy said:
"Fearing a second Big Dig, a neighborhood group opposes plans for a $2.3 billion mega-office development in Government Center."

This won't be the next Big Dig for a very simple reason: The City won't have anything to do with the actual construction of the project.
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I understand the communities concern about the neighborhood being underconstruction but once approved the construction will go VERY quickly, the owner needs to open and make $$. Look how quick Russia Wharf is going up, and consider that project is preserving and renovating the historic building around the base of the new tower.

I just want to throw this out there but what if you required the developer to build a tunnell underneath their project (as this will be building underneath anyway) for possible future bus/train North/South Railink? Sell City Hall have developer do the same and your almost halfway there!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Russia Wharf has been going on forever; it's only now that the tower portion is rising from the preserved facades. And one could easily raise the counterexample of Filene's.

The neighbors may be wrongheaded in some respects, but they have some appreciation for how long the construction process can take.
 
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czsz said:
Russia Wharf has been going on forever; it's only now that the tower portion is rising from the preserved facades. And one could easily raise the counterexample of Filene's.

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Agreed. if we're using the russia wharf timeline, then filenes is ahead of schedule
 
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