Public Improvement Commission Hearings
There will be Public Improvement Commission hearings on October 20 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 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 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 October 6, 2022.
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Public Hearing Continued
PHC 1.On a joint petition by Midland LLC and Midtown Tenant LLC for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to Huntington Avenue (public way), Boston Proper, located on its southeasterly side at address nos. 200-220, southwest of Cumberland Street.
(NB 8/25/2022; PH 9/22/2022; PHC 10/6/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, Huntington Avenue, Boston,” 1 sheet dated May 5, 2022.
PHC 2. On a joint petition by Midland LLC and Midtown Tenant LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Boston Proper, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, traffic signal infrastructure, street lighting infrastructure, street furniture, street trees, planters, landscaping, stormdrain infrastructure, groundwater recharge infrastructure, bike racks, bollards, trash receptacles, driveway curb cuts, and a raised cycletrack:
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Huntington Avenue – at address nos. 200-220, generally southwest of Cumberland Street;
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Cumberland Street – generally between Huntington Avenue and Public Alley no. 404;
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Public Alley no. 404 – southwest of Cumberland Street.
(NB 8/25/2022; PH 9/22/2022; PHC 10/6/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, 220 Huntington Avenue, Public Way, Back Bay,” 5 sheets dated October 4, 2022.
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Public Hearing
PH 1. On a petition by Horizon Development LLC for the Vertical Discontinuance of portions of the following public ways in West Roxbury, vertically above the grades of the sidewalks:
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Weld Street – on its southerly side at address no. 100, east of Centre Street/Andover Road;
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Centre Street – on its southeasterly side at address no. 1400, southwest of Weld Street/Andover Road.
(NB 9/22/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Vertical Discontinuance Plan, 100 Weld Street & Centre Street, West Roxbury,” 4 sheets dated September 22, 2021.
PH 2. On a petition by Horizon Development LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in West Roxbury, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated median islands, pedestrian ramps, traffic signal infrastructure, street lighting infrastructure, street trees, planters, landscaping, stormdrain infrastructure, and driveway curb cuts:
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Weld Street – generally at address no. 100, at Centre Street/Andover Road;
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Centre Street – generally at address no. 1400, at Weld Street/Andover Road.
(NB 9/22/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Weld Street & Centre Street, Roslindale,” 2 sheets dated March 31, 2022.
PH 3. On a petition by OMB Sprague LLC for the Discontinuance of a portion of a slope easement adjacent to Sprague Street (public way), Hyde Park, located on its southeasterly side at address nos. 36-40, generally northeast of Sprague Place/Horne Street.
(NB 10/6/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Slope Easement Discontinuance, 36-40 Sprague Street, Hyde Park,” 1 sheet dated October 11, 2022.
PH 4. On a joint petition by Trinity Stuart Primary Condominium Trust and the Boston Planning & Development Agency for the Vertical Discontinuance of a portion of Stuart Street (public way), Boston Proper, located at the side of 40 Trinity Place generally northeast of Trinity Place, vertically above the grade of the sidewalk.
(NB 10/6/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Vertical, Trinity Place and Stuart Street, Boston Proper” 1 sheet dated September 22, 2022.
PH 5. On a petition by Crown Castle for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Charlestown:
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Chelsea Street – generally at address no. 24, southwest of Warren Street;
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Warren Street – between Chelsea Street and Park Street;
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Park Street – southwest of Warren Street.
(NB 10/6/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 24 Chelsea St, Charlestown” 3 sheets dated October, 2021.
PH 6. On a petition by Crown Castle for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in South Boston:
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West Seventh Street – generally at address no. 87, between D Street and C Street/Joyce-Hayes Way;
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D Street – at West Seventh Street.
(NB 10/6/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 87 West 7th St, South Boston, MA” 1 sheet dated July 13, 2022.
PH 7. On a petition by EM 449 Cambridge LLC for the granting of an Earth Retention License for the installation of a temporary earth support system within the following public ways in Brighton:
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Cambridge Street – on its northwesterly side at address no. 449, northeast of Emery Road;
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Rugg Road – on its southwesterly side southeast of Emery Road.
(NB 10/6/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Conceptual Temporary Excavation Support Plan, 449 Cambridge Street, Allston” 3 sheets dated August, 2022.
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New Business
NB 1. Florence Street, Firth Road, Sycamore Street, Brookdale Street, South Street, Archdale Road, Basile Street, Lindall Street, Murray Hill Road, Bexley Road, Mosgrove Avenue, Lesher Street, Stellman Road, Granfield Avenue, Fawndale Road, Bradeen Street; West Roxbury – Specific Repairs – On a joint petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the City of Boston Public Works Department
NB 2. Camden Street @ 396 Northampton Street; Boston Proper – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by the City of Boston Public Facilities Department
NB 3. 40 Soldiers Field Place; Brighton – Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by 40 Soldiers LLC
NB 4. Massachusetts Avenue, Huntington Avenue; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a joint petition by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Eversource, National Grid, Vicinity Energy, Comcast, Verizon, Crown Castle, and Extenet
NB 5. 627 Columbus Avenue, Camden Street; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a petition by Verizon New England Inc.
NB 6. 33 Harry Agganis Way, Commonwealth Avenue; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a petition by Verizon New England Inc.
NB 7. 77 Seaport Boulevard; South Boston – Grant of Location – On a petition by Verizon New England Inc.
NB 8. 2-8 Horadan Way, Parker Street; Roxbury – Grant of Location – On a petition by Verizon New England Inc.
NB 9. Charles Street @ Beacon Street; Boston Proper – Grant of Location – On a petition by Verizon New England Inc.