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Public Improvement Commission Hearings

The Public Improvement Commission will hold hearings on September 26 at 10 a.m.

This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time, 10 a.m. Project teams and Commission members will be participating in this hearing primarily from remote locations. Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time courtesy of the City’s Department of Innovation and 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 live online via Boston TV.  Those members of the public who 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; written 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 registration form available online by Wednesday afternoon.

Discussion Topics

  1. Hearing Minutes

    HM 1.  At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on September 12, 2024.

  2. Public Hearing Continued

    PHC  1.  On a joint petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department and the City of Boston Transportation Department for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Charlestown, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, traffic signal infrastructure, street lighting infrastructure, stormdrain infrastructure, landscaping, driveway curb cuts, guardrail, and access gates:

    • Chelsea Street – at Terminal Street;

    • Terminal Street – at Chelsea Street.

    (NB 8/22/2024; PH 9/12/2024) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, Chelsea St at Terminal St and Moran Access Rd, Boston,” 6 sheets dated August, 2024.

  3. Public Hearing

    PH 1.  On a joint petition by Youth Enrichment Services and Watermark Development Inc. for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to Amory Street (public way), West Roxbury, located on its northwesterly side at address nos. 265-267, generally northeast of Minton Street.

    (NB 9/12/2024) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 265-267 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain,” 1 sheet dated June 5, 2024.

    PH 2.  On a joint petition by Youth Enrichment Services and Watermark Development Inc. for the making of Specific Repairs within Amory Street (public way), West Roxbury, located at address nos. 265-267, generally northeast of Minton Street.

    (NB 9/12/2024) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, 265-267 Amory Street,” 3 sheets dated September 23, 2024.

    PH 3.  On a petition by Northeastern University for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Roxbury:

    • Columbus Avenue – at its intersection with Benton Street, generally at address no. 716;

    • Benton Street – generally between Columbus Avenue and Tremont Street.

    (NB 9/12/2024) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Benton St, 716 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury,” 3 sheets dated June 6, 2024.

  4. New Business

    NB 1.  Old Colony Avenue, Dorchester Street, Mitchell Street; South Boston – Specific Repairs – On a joint petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the City of Boston Public Works Department

    NB 2.  Bussey Street; West Roxbury – Street Name Change – On a joint petition by the City of Boston Parks & Recreation Department and Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

    NB 3.  General Lawrence J. Logan Way, Monsignor Dennis F. O'Callaghan Way, Veterans Way, General William H. Devine Way, Major Michael J. O'Connor Way; South Boston – Highway Discontinuances, Widening/Relocation/Extensions, Line & Grade Approval, Specific Repairs – On a set of joint petitions by MEM Building A LLC and the Boston Housing Authority

    NB 4.  Trotting Avenue, Milestone Street, Axle Way; South Boston – Line & Grade Approvals, Layout Approval, Vertical Discontinuances, Pedestrian Easement – On a set of petitions by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

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