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These 100 acres in Allston can be Boston's next great neighborhood
Jul 3, 2020 13 tweets 34 min read
In today's @GlobeOpinion, @Steph_Pollack tells @reneeloth "but to not have a public conversation because of ideological opposition to any idea of a viaduct, I simply don’t accept that"
bostonglobe.com/2020/07/03/opi… @GlobeOpinion @Steph_Pollack @reneeloth There was 4.5 years of public conversation about how to replace the viaduct from April 2014 when @MassDOT held project's first public meeting through Jan 2019 when @Steph_Pollack published this 15 page report
mass.gov/doc/decision-o…
Jun 22, 2020 35 tweets 16 min read
.@Steph_Pollack introduces teh I90 #Allston Project
Realign I90
Create better development opportunities for Harvard
Create layover space for MBTA
Create new West Station
Improve conditions getting on & off interchange
Better connection to Charles River
Replace viaduct @Steph_Pollack This is why @MassDOT wants 8 lanes of traffic on I90 and 4 lanes on Soldiers Field Road
Dec 2, 2019 14 tweets 13 min read
Dear #MA04: The $1B Mass Pike Allston reconstruction is highly relevant to #BrooklineMA #NewtonMA
Will u email I-90Allston@dot.state.ma.us before the Dec 12 comment deadline?

@JakeAuch @DavidFCavell @BeckyWGrossman @AlanKhazei @ihssaneleckey @jessemermell @JakeAuch @DavidFCavell @BeckyWGrossman @AlanKhazei @ihssaneleckey @jessemermell For 10+ years, MassDOT proposes to reduce the Mass Pike from 8 lanes to 6 lanes. So we need more express bus service, dedicated bus lanes on the Pike, and more frequent, more reliable commuter rail (rebuilding the #NewtonMA train stations with two-track platforms would help)
Nov 14, 2019 10 tweets 5 min read
Yesterday MassDOT explained how it plans to move the Mass Pike and Soldiers Field Rd into the water and parks of the Charles River for ~10 years while rebuilding the highway In the water MassDOT proposes to build a 1/4 mile long, 81' wide "panelized structure” (aka “bailey bridge”). This would hold 4 lanes of Soldiers Field Rd and the Dr Paul Dudley White path
Jan 13, 2019 11 tweets 7 min read
The design for the #Allston Throat selected by @MassDOT needs to be improved to minimize the impact of having 12 highway lanes immediately adjacent to the Charles River parkland. This can be done in a way that is both effective and visually attractive Here is an example from the EastLink Trail in Melbourne. AUS
kgrahamjourneys.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/mel…