I think the main issue for the Greenway is what will become of Harbor Garage....
Its 1.5 miles from causeway st to...
Got it. Agree that the garage sucks. Maybe my point is that....
I would think that at least part of the solution is simply to build up.... most notably:
.....Greenway frontage; something, anything, on the dead lots at the entrance to the North End plus that big municipal lot; the Hook Lobster site and Northern Avenue Bridge; and the aforementioned Harbor Garage.....
...The greenway is best where it is built up alongside. Make it easy to build, even build tall as by Dewey Square....
....The Greenway is still a...
By the way -- all of those arguments about straight line roads....
the Greenway had to accomplish many things, public space, right of way, interchanges, frontage road/s etc, etc. i can'!t think of any reason/s to criticize the Greenway - but those Pagans!!
everything is falling into place but the __damned garage.
and here's all you have to do to build here Mr Don....
1. you have to sink ALL 1400 parking spaces.
2. you have to provide parking to the the aquarium every moment of every day for eternity.
3. you can't build over 600'.
4. you can't build over 900,000 sq ft
5. you can't cast any new shadow/s over Long Wharf before October 23rd!! Jesus Christ.
6. you can't take the parking away from Harbor Towers goddammitt
7. you can't take away our (Aquarium) parking.
8. you can't frigging build that!!
9. you have to fight Chapter 91.
10. you have to fight 2 Harbor preservation groups.
11. you have to fight the Aquarium.
12. you have to fight the Harbor Towers neighbors.
13. you have to fight hidden power behind the scenes from millionaires.
14. you have to pay exorbitant taxes for the parasite class to have housing.
15. no tax relief.
16. you don't have the right to make money you evil son of a bitch.
17. you have to kiss the mayor's ass and don't piss off the board.
18. the fish will die!!
19. death by a thousand cuts +
20. oh btw, got a good law firm? lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits!!
there is Downtown Waterfront Planning meeting tomorrow at 6:00 pm, Piemonte Room, 5th Floor... if nothing more; when the moment presents, we can show support for the Harbor Garage project. i've become convinced that neither the city nor the state is serious about ANY FEASIBLE Harbor Garage redevelopment plan that will ever be offered by the Chiofaro Co/Pru ever becoming a reality.
this is this. local and state government often doing the least amount of work possible for the public good and cowering to bullies in the face of controversy.