Riders are once again able to traverse downtown Boston on the MBTA’s Green and Orange lines after the agency’s engineers on Sunday evening declared tunnels safe for subway travel, capping off days of upheaval for the already-troubled agency.
As it prepares to break ground on the first building of the Suffolk Downs redevelopment in late summer, Boston-based HYM Investment Group is taking a bigger-picture look at how future flooding and storm surges will affect its 161-acre site and surrounding vulnerable neighborhoods.
A civil rights complaint filed Monday accuses the Boston Planning & Development Agency of violating federal law by failing to ensure non-English speakers can participate in discussions about the future of the city’s biggest development site in a generation.
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards and two legal groups are calling for deeper levels of housing affordability at HYM’s Suffolk Downs mega-project.
Live racing came to an end at Suffolk Downs on Sunday, with the historic track that straddles the East Boston-Revere line hosting some 21,000 guests for its final weekend in operation after nearly 85 years.
A carefully engineered plan has allowed 368 rental apartments and 55 for-sale condominiums to rise skyward on a tiny footprint – all while keeping the garage which shares its building site operating.
From Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards’ perspective, the worst outcome for the redevelopment of the 161-acre Suffolk Downs property would be a finished product that resembles the Seaport District.
Boston District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who represents East Boston, Charlestown and the North End, is calling for organized community opposition to HYM Investments’ 166-acre Suffolk Downs development.
