Fort Point Infill and Small Developments

[JeffDowntown]

Seems like Luckys is still open based of their website/google

In the second image there is a small sign on the scaffolding that says they are open.

 

[JohnAKeith]

can confirm; was there monday night.

In the second image there is a small sign on the scaffolding that says they are open.

 

[BeeLine]

New Harbor Walk infront of the GE HQ.

https://flic.kr/p/2gfReAJ

Note new light fixtures. looks like the same as the ones over at the Pier 4 condos.

https://flic.kr/p/2gfQFW5

https://flic.kr/p/2gfQSQX

https://flic.kr/p/2gfQT4x

https://flic.kr/p/2gfReTC

 

[BeeLine]

Nice to be able to walk on a flat surface. First time in my lifetime.

https://flic.kr/p/2gfQTkQ

Bridge over A street.

https://flic.kr/p/2gfQGWg

https://flic.kr/p/2gfQHeL

https://flic.kr/p/2gfQHtt

https://flic.kr/p/2gfRenC

https://flic.kr/p/2gfRfnd

 

[stevebikes]

The full tracks are open now:

Of course then you get here, and well, good luck:

 

[falcon42]

It would be nice if they put a Blue Bikes station somewhere on the vast sidewalks on the new Summer St! There is a long stretch from Convention Center to South Station without any.

 

[BeeLine]

https://flic.kr/p/2gsPz5V

https://flic.kr/p/2gsPMSz

https://flic.kr/p/2gsPzfj

https://flic.kr/p/2gsPN8z

 

[BeeLine]

https://flic.kr/p/2gLkCow

https://flic.kr/p/2gLkC67

https://flic.kr/p/2gLmqid

https://flic.kr/p/2gLmqAx

https://flic.kr/p/2gLkF5P

 

[vzaraysk]

Alexandria plans life science campus on Necco St

 

[bluishgreen]

Alexandria plans life science campus on Necco St

Tim Logan also has an article today:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/07/31/new-owner-land-ready-move-forward/0JnPI7UME96kbmh8Hr4EyI/story.html

The existing permits for the building GE planned will “expedite” development, Moglia said, “and likely put us in a position to break ground in early 2020.” But there are still some city reviews to contend with before that happens.

Also interesting:

A second phase of development would eventually take place on the site of a parking garage Alexandria also owns across Necco Street.

 

[stellarfun]

Land area for the Necco St. garage is almost two acres.

Sold for $34 million in 2013, $56 million in 2015, $81 million in 2019. My house should appreciate so much.

 

[EdMc]

Love the warm, colorful brick in Beeline’s last photo. Without the preservation of old Boston, Boston loses much of its specialness. The demolition of the entire Dainty Dot building was an egregious error by the BPDA, in my opinion. When the day comes where Boston runs out of empty space such as vacant lots and parking lots (it is small in downtown area compared to some other cities) and needs to tear down existing old buildings to build new ones, I would mandate that the first few floors of a worthy street facade of the old building be preserved as a first consideration. In the not too distant past, people complained about too much construction with brick in Boston. With glass being the soup du jour material, in addition to prefab synthetics, you can’t make the same argument against brick now.

The sidewalk enhancements, that is, pavement and greenery, although small projects, add to Boston’s beauty and invitation to walk. The Fort Point neighborhood is special.

 

[Charlie_mta]

The density, massing and stateliness of these old brick buildings reminds me a lot of St. Petersburg, Russia: https://www.google.com/maps/@59.927...1qs7gtqAdmlf59RM5YiQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

A national treasure this old Fort Point district is.

 

[atlantaden]

The full tracks are open now:

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Just curious, wouldn't it be helpful to differentiate the bike track from the sidewalk/main roadway with a bike lane that has color, say green or blue? Basically for non-bikers as a cue that they're standing where they shouldn't be standing. I'm mostly not a bike person but when I am biking in Ft. Lauderdale, where the city spent big bucks on bike tracks, most people still don't get it, including other bikers, who bike on the sidewalks even though right next to the sidewalk, is a dedicated bike lane. Or they go the wrong way even though the lanes are clearly marked with arrows, and bikes travel with traffic. Anyway, would a color difference help?

 

[Hubman]

In Barcelona they have small bumps every 7 feet or so on the side- I think a little raise at the side would keep peds from straying into the path

 

[tangent]

In Barcelona they have small bumps every 7 feet or so on the side- I think a little raise at the side would keep peds from straying into the path

Barcelona rarely gets snow. Bumps or anything that sticks out for a snow shovel/plow to snag on don't do so well in Boston.

 

[stick n move]

I think once they become more prevalent and not so novel people will start to “get it”. When theyre common throughout the city and people are used to dealing with them. That being said having an entirely separate and paved bike path is about as obvious as it gets, if people are still walking all over the place then thats what theyre gonna do, so the bikers just have to fly by and make it uncomfortable so people dont want to be there. Sometimes the only way for it to stick is through experience, so if they find that when they screw around in bike lanes they almost get run over, then theyll stop.... youd think.

 

[stevebikes]

Just curious, wouldn't it be helpful to differentiate the bike track from the sidewalk/main roadway with a bike lane that has color, say green or blue? Basically for non-bikers as a cue that they're standing where they shouldn't be standing. I'm mostly not a bike person but when I am biking in Ft. Lauderdale, where the city spent big bucks on bike tracks, most people still don't get it, including other bikers, who bike on the sidewalks even though right next to the sidewalk, is a dedicated bike lane. Or they go the wrong way even though the lanes are clearly marked with arrows, and bikes travel with traffic. Anyway, would a color difference help?

The lanes have now been painted with symbols and arrows and all, though they're still black. I think they were waiting to repave the road here. I'll snap some pictures when I can but you can find them on Twitter (I think @FortPointer had them).

I wish the city would start using that fancy dyed asphalt for bike and bus lanes, instead of paint which seems to fade really quickly.

 

[HenryAlan]

Just curious, wouldn't it be helpful to differentiate the bike track from the sidewalk/main roadway with a bike lane that has color, say green or blue? Basically for non-bikers as a cue that they're standing where they shouldn't be standing. I'm mostly not a bike person but when I am biking in Ft. Lauderdale, where the city spent big bucks on bike tracks, most people still don't get it, including other bikers, who bike on the sidewalks even though right next to the sidewalk, is a dedicated bike lane. Or they go the wrong way even though the lanes are clearly marked with arrows, and bikes travel with traffic. Anyway, would a color difference help?

You'd think green paint would help, but other places where it has been used, such as Mass Ave. opposite the CS complex, pedestrians still hang out in the bike lane. I think the only thing that really works is physical separation. Put the bike lane at a different level, put a curb between it and the sidewalk, etc. Make the pedestrian trip if they inadvertently enter the bike lane.

 

[atlantaden]

I wish the city would start using that fancy dyed asphalt for bike and bus lanes, instead of paint which seems to fade really quickly.

Absolutely what I was thinking as well, similar to the colored asphalt used in tennis courts, running tracks, etc.