Saturday, April 12, 2014

Slow Saturday Special: Walsh on the Waterfront

Just a quick wipe.... 

"Waterfront revival sought by City Hall" by Casey Ross | Globe Staff   April 12, 2014

Restaurants, outdoor cafes, floating docks, and spaces for music concerts and festivals would be added to Boston’s waterfront under a City Hall plan to rejuvenate a section of downtown that planners say has fallen short of its potential....

Though begun under the administration of former mayor Thomas M. Menino, the waterfront project presents the new mayor, Martin J. Walsh, with one of his first opportunities to reshape the city’s landscape....

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I think Fallon said it be$t.

The proposed updates, included in a 50-page plan from the BRA, would be financed largely through improvements by private land-owners and some public funds....

This as the heroin clinic is getting shut down!

The report also envisions barriers to protect downtown from a storm surge, as planners begin to prepare for the likelihood of rising sea levels due to global warming....

You just never mind the cold, 'kay?

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It would be a mess, but it might wall you off.

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Also see: On the Waterfront