Public Improvement Commission Hearings
The Public Improvement Commission will hold hearings on March 2 at 10 a.m.
This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time, 10 a.m. To encourage social distancing, all project teams and most Commission members will be participating in this hearing from remote locations. Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time courtesy of the City’s Department of Innovation & Technology. Members of the public who wish to participate in the hearing are strongly encouraged to do so remotely; the hearing will continue to be televised and may also be streamed online via Boston TV. Those members of the public that are unable or choose not to participate remotely should report to City Hall room 801 at the time of the hearing. Written testimony for all agenda items will continue to be accepted via email. Testimony should be directed to PIC@boston.gov
All project team members who intend to join their project's presentation, as well as any City staff representatives or members of the public who wish to participate remotely, should complete the request form available online by Wednesday afternoon.
Discussion Topics
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Hearing Minutes
HM 1. At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on February 16, 2023.
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Utility Pole Hearing
UP 1. On a petition by Eversource Energy for a Utility Pole Installation within Lambert Avenue (public way), Roxbury, to relocate three existing private utility poles to be located generally between Lambert Street and Bartlett Street.
UP 2. On a petition by Eversource Energy for a Utility Pole Installation within Bartlett Street (public way), Roxbury, to relocate one existing private utility pole to be located at Bartlett Station Drive.
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Public Hearing Continued
PHC 1. On a petition by Willow Baker LLC for the Widening & Relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of Willow Court (public way), Dorchester, located on its northeasterly side at address no. 75, generally southeast of Baker Court.
(NB 1/26/2023; PH 2/16/2023) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening and Relocation Plan, 75 Willow Court, Public Way, Dorchester District,” 1 sheet dated February 13, 2023.
PHC 2. On a joint petition by Willow Baker LLC, 85 Willow Court Condo Trust, 8 Baker Court Condo Trust, and 12 Baker Court LLC for the Widening & Relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of Baker Court (private way open to public travel), Dorchester, located on both sides generally at address no. 16, northeast of Willow Court.
(NB 1/26/2023; PH 2/16/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening and Relocation Plan, Baker Court, Private Way, Dorchester District,” 2 sheets dated February 13, 2023.
PHC 3. On a petition by Willow Baker LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following roadways in Dorchester, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, street lighting infrastructure, stormdrain infrastructure, street trees, planters, landscaping, irrigation infrastructure, street furniture, bike racks, bollards, driveway curb cuts, and tabled intersections:
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Willow Court – generally at address no. 75, between Allstate Road and Enterprise Street;
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Baker Court (private way) – generally at address no. 16, northeast of Willow Court.
(NB 1/26/2023; PH 2/16/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Willow Court, 75 Willow Court & 16 Baker Court, Dorchester,” 3 sheets dated February 13, 2023.
PHC 4. On a petition by Willow Baker LLC for the Widening & Relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of Willow Court (public way), Dorchester, located on its southwesterly side at address no. 78, generally northwest of Enterprise Street.
(NB 1/26/2023; PH 2/16/2023) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening and Relocation Plan, 78 Willow Court, Public Way, Dorchester District,” 1 sheet dated February 13, 2023.
PHC 5. On a petition by Willow Baker LLC for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to the following public ways in Dorchester:
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Willow Court – on its southwesterly side at address no. 78, generally between Enterprise Street and Baker Court;
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Enterprise Street – on its northwesterly side between Willow Court and Graham Court.
(NB 1/26/2023; PH 2/16/2023) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, Willow Court & Enterprise Street, 78 Willow Court, Dorchester District,” 1 sheet dated February 13, 2023.
PHC 6. On a petition by Willow Baker LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following roadways in Dorchester, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, street lighting infrastructure, stormdrain infrastructure, street trees, planters, landscaping, irrigation infrastructure, street furniture, bike racks, driveway curb cuts tabled intersections, and a median island:
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Willow Court – generally at address no. 78, between Allstate Road and Enterprise Street;
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Enterprise Street – between Willow Court and Graham Court;
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Graham Court (private way) – northwest of Enterprise Street.
(NB 1/26/2023; PH 2/16/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Willow Court & Enterprise Street, 78 Willow Court, Dorchester,” 3 sheets dated February 13, 2023.
PHC 7. On a petition by Vicinity Energy Boston for a Grant of Location to install a steam distribution main and associated infrastructure within the following public ways in Boston Proper and Roxbury:
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Brookline Avenue – generally at Lansdowne Street;
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Lansdowne Street – between Brookline Avenue and Ipswich Street;
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Ipswich Street – between Lansdowne Street and Boylston Street/Hemenway Street;
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Boylston Street – between Massachusetts Avenue and Ipswich Street/Hemenway Street.
(NB 1/26/2023; PH 2/16/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Lansdowne Street, Ipswich Street, Boylston Street, Vicinity Steam Line Extension, Fenway” 10 sheets dated February 10, 2023.
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Public Hearing
PH 1. On a joint petition by 425 Market Street LLC and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency) for the Vertical Discontinuance of portions of Market Street (public way), Brighton, located on its northwesterly side at address nos. 415-425 generally between Washington Street and Surrey Street, vertically above the grade of the sidewalk.
(NB 1/26/2023) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Vertical Discontinuance, 421-425 Market Street, Brighton,” 1 sheet dated January 27, 2023.
PH 2. On a petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in West Roxbury:
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Arboretum Road – generally from Washington Street to its northwesterly terminus;
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Washington Street – at Arboretum Road.
(NB 2/16/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Arboretum Road, Roslindale,” 10 sheets dated February 9, 2023.
PH 3. On a set of petitions by Seaport Square Development Company LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following roadways in South Boston:
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Summer Street – generally southeast of West Service Road/Boston Wharf Road;
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West Service Road – generally southwest of Summer Street/Boston Wharf Road;
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Boston Wharf Road – generally between Seaport Boulevard and Summer Street/West Service Road;
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Congress Street – between Boston Wharf Road and Pier 4 Boulevard;
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Autumn Lane (private way) – at Boston Wharf Road.
(NB 2/16/2023) As shown on two sets of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plans, Summer Street, South Boston,” 8 sheets dated January 5, 2023; and “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plans, Seaport Roadways, South Boston,” 19 sheets dated January 5, 2023.
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New Business
NB 1. Massachusetts Avenue @ 1001 Boylston & 408 Newbury Street; Boston Proper – Vertical Discontinuances – On a joint petition by P-12 Property LLC and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation
NB 2. Dartmouth Street @ 149 Newbury Street; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a petition by Cambridge Network Solutions