Seaport Square (Formerly McCourt Seaport Parcels)

Wow BeeLine, thanks for the pics. Is there a reason why the light fixtures on the median seem to be centered in one section but off center in another section?
 
atlantaden said:
Wow BeeLine, thanks for the pics. Is there a reason why the light fixtures on the median seem to be centered in one section but off center in another section?
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I might be misunderstanding what you're asking, but isn't that just because the median shifts down the block?
 
With the flooding around the Seaport and Fort Point Channel in today's storm, I wonder how all recently completed buildings/under construction buildings held up.
 
I live there and I have never seen anything like it. From what I could tell, some buildings took on water around Pier 4. Down in Massport land, the flooding was insane but the snow actually buffered the water from coming into most of the buildings.
 
What a shitty street wall. Maybe in the summer with some more people it will seem better.
 
In person, the street level scale of everything is quite nice. Once the season turns, the trees bloom and the median planting is complete, it will feel pretty comfortable.
 
I also like it in person. It's a revelation compared to a few years ago, and about to get another major jolt.
 
^ Probably hasn't been there in person. It looks great. It has been extremely active at nights and on weekends.
 
I just want to squeeze both sides of the roads towards the middle.

People love Boston for the human-scaled streets, so naturally planners had to abandon everything that's worked, and move forward with an approach that wouldn't look out of place in a sprawling sunbelt city.
 
But traffic! And firetrucks! And sunlight!

The days of human scaled cities ended in the 50's and aren't coming back anytime soon.
 
Actually, snow storms like the one we just recently had (also have had in the past and will continue to have) make me appreciate the wider roadways all the more. It still allows for decent traffic flow with the snow in the way. Also, people forget that truck deliveries occur at most if not all of these buildings. The wider roads help.
 
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