Rose Kennedy Greenway

[FormFollowsBudget]

What is this? A railing for ants?

(In all seriousness, what is the intended purpose of the 2" "railing?")

 

[goldenretrievers]

What is this? A railing for ants?

(In all seriousness, what is the intended purpose of the 2" "railing?")

strollers? wheelchairs? carts?

 

[RandomWalk]

I think it’s required to keep wheelchairs from rolling off the edge of the raised walkway.

 

[Blackbird]

I hope they're going to install a bench or two!

 

[Patrick Winn]

Finished product. Advanced hydration system.

 

[Life Coach Mike]

Nicely done! Now if they could just tone down the traffic around this island....

 

[curcuas]

Tall trees would be huge here

 

[Charlie_mta]

This is a great first step for development of more wetland open spaces like this one. It's small, but at least it sets a precedent and raises awareness. I'd love to see new building complexes and transportation developments include development of wetland spaces like this, but larger. It ties in with the pre-European settlement landscape of Boston/Cambridge/Somerville/Everett, plus provides some management of rising sea levels, and would be great park spaces with boardwalks, etc. as well.

 

[Patrick Winn]

Tall trees would be huge here

I’d love to know why pine trees can’t be planted in the city

 

[kingofsheeba]

I’d love to know why pine trees can’t be planted in the city

We’ve been through this. The roots will mostly likely compromise the infrastructure.

 

[Suffolk 83]

This reminds me alot of the Chinatown park along Atlantic Ave. Small, nicely done and exposed to heavy traffic

 

[Lrfox]

Nice, it looks good. It'll be a pleasant place to stroll through on your way to somewhere else. Maybe after the vegetation fills in a bit it'll create a sense of separation from the road noise and entice people to stop and sit.

 

[Vagabond]

Blegh. What a missed opportunity to take back some pavement. Perfect spot to close/woonerf Beverly, extend some outdoor seating and maybe a stage with City Winery, and place a capstone sculpture on the Greenway. Instead we get whatever this highway dog park w a chair is...

 

[dhawkins]

Walking over to Bricco on Hanover the other night. Great Martinis!

 

[Patrick Winn]

We’ve been through this. The roots will mostly likely compromise the infrastructure.

Who’s been through it? I don’t think you went through it well enough, because a quick Google search shows pine trees in all sorts of cities.

 

[DZH22]

Do you think they'd ever add some non green trees to the Greenway? I am especially fond of Japanese Red Maples and the pink and purple Smoke Trees.

 

[Patrick Winn]

We’ve been through this. The roots will mostly likely compromise the infrastructure.

It looks like some of the primary reasons you don’t see more pine trees in cities is that they are tough environments for growing so the hardiest trees are preferred; also, trees with broad leaves like oak provide more shade and cooling.

 

[intellirock617]

Unsure where exactly these go, but since they were along the Greenway ... here we go.

128-134 North Street, the former Traffic Tunnel Administration Building, has been sold. This abuts the North Bennet Street School located at 150 North Street.
128-134 North Street Abutters Meeting
They want to convert it to a single-family house with a 4-car elevator parking lift.

 

[intellirock617]

Construction activity at 43 Stillman St (also referred to as 0 Stillman) has started and stopped.



Work initially began on July 21st carried out by utility contractor Ronan 953. A Stop Work Order was spotted on August 4th.

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[curcuas]

Unsure where exactly these go, but since they were along the Greenway ... here we go.

128-134 North Street, the former Traffic Tunnel Administration Building, has been sold. This abuts the North Bennet Street School located at 150 North Street.
128-134 North Street Abutters Meeting
They want to convert it to a single-family house with a 4-car elevator parking lift.

Great work north end nimbys + zoning