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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020
VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74
TRANSPORTATION STUDY: Dorchester Avenue in SB
By Rick Winterson
An Introduction Late last month, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (the BPDA) and the Boston Tra nspor tation Depa r tment (The BTD) hosted two virtual meetings, which were kickoffs for developing coherent plans to deal with transportation issues on the segment of Dorchester Avenue in South Boston. These virtual meetings, via ZOOM, were held on the evening of July 29 and at mid-day on July 30; they were identical so that the maximum number of attendees could be equally brought up to date. The timing of these identical meetings resulted from delays due to the Coronavirus/COVID19 pandemic. Public Meeting #1 on Dorchester Avenue transportation was originally to be an in-person meeting in March, 2020. Obviously, the pandemic
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Andrew Square, looking northward up Dorchester Avenue. quickly made that impossible; the two ZOOM meetings took place four months later than intended. Interestingly, one of the key basis points for the transportation presentation was the four-yearold plan for Dorchester Avenue’s overall development. This plan was a true community effort in 2016, which was entitled “PLAN: South Boston Dorchester Avenue”. The outlines of that
plan’s area resemble a pregnant woodchuck (or “marmot”, if you prefer) sitting on her haunches while looking east. The current transportation plan covers a significantly larger area, but is centered around that first “PLAN”.
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Dot Ave. along Dorchester Avenue. And in addition, these are the early days of a massive proposal to (much) more fully develop Widett Circle. C ouple t he s e ne wer developments with the proposed 15,000 new residents and the millions of square feet of construction in the “PLAN: Sout h Boston Dorchester Avenue” (mentioned above), and you’ll understand the need for careful transportation planning.
Some Major Points
Andrew Square’s traff ic problem is due to its complexity. Actually, the traffic to the south of the Old Colony intersection with Dorchester Avenue is much lighter than the Avenue’s northern end. Fourth Street also has severe traffic problems at its intersection w it h Dorche ster Avenue. The Red Line accounts for 80% (!) of public transit trips through the Dorchester Avenue study area. The rest of the public transit trips are via various bus
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he next time you pass by the front of the Boston Police Department’s Station C-6 in South Boston, take a good look at it. Spend a couple of minutes doing this. Notice that Station C-6, situated between A and B Streets at 101 West Broadway, is marked in three ways: first, with an American flag mounted on a pole to the right (looking outward) of the main entrance, flown over a black POW-MIA flag imprinted with the saying “You Are Not Forgotten”. Second, there’s a whiteon-blue sign on the corner of the Station C-6, which identifies the “Boston Police, South Boston Neighborhood Station”, and also has the Boston Police insignia on it. Finally, there is now a printed banner attached to the Station’s second floor balcony railing. The banner is marked as being from the South Boston Community;
routes, which have poor on-time records (especially the #10 bus). Almost every major job center in metro Boston can be reached in an hour or less by public transit, but (oddly enough) there’s no “onepublic-ride” route to get over to the South Boston Seaport District. Andrew Square has a very high (and likely undercounted) number of pedestrians. One or the other of the Broadway and Andrew “T” Stations is less than a 15-minute walk from any point in the study area. Crashes and accidents are most frequent at the five intersections that encircle the area under study. Receiving t he OK from the U.S. Post Office to reconnect Dorchester Avenue with Downtown Boston is “problematic”, to say the least. Sout h Boston Online apologizes for being able to present only a few major points. The truly important problems will become clearer as meetings progress, as will their resolutions.
A Few Comments One way to decide what issue to focus on is to list the most serious issues. In the case of transportation along Dorchester Avenue, the most serious issue (affecting the most trips, that is) seems to be single occupant vehicle trips (approximately 50% of trips or 1 out of every two trips). About 25% of trips (1 out of four) are by public transit Next to that is the problem of safety – both for motor vehicles and for pedestrians, who make about 15% of the trips starting in that area (1 out of seven of trips along Dorchester Avenue). The category of “Other” (mostly bicycles) is actually quite small (less than 1 out of 30 trips). As for reducing single occupancy trips, which is the largest volumerelated problem, that won’t be easy but London managed to do it successfully. So can’t we!
The Next Steps Clearly, there are many more inputs and much plain hard work needed before coming up
with the best possible plan for transportation up, down, under, and around the mile-long segment of Dorchester Avenue located in South Boston, between Andrew Square and West Broadway. But doing it as perfectly as possible is essential. Travels along the Avenue itself, accesses to and from Dorchester Avenue (like at Old Colony?), and the future of the squares at both ends of the South Boston segment depend on this. To this end, a couple more public meetings will be set up. In a month or two, the first of the two additional public meetings will be held. Its objectives will be three-fold: Establish future conditions and results, formulate immediate-term recommendations, and make a (long) list of longterm future recommendations. The second public meeting, to be held more towards yearend, will also have triple objectives: Refine immediate-term recommendations, refine the longterm recommendations, and draft a credible plan for 2021 and beyond.
Thank You from the Community it reads, “To the Boston Police Officers of C-6 – Thank you – from the Community.” This banner is also imprinted with a Boston Police Officer’s badge on its left, and a picture of the “thin blue line” American flag to the banner’s right. Just recently, South Boston Online’s attention was especially caught by two words among these symbols and signages. The first was the word “neighborhood” on the police station’s sign, as in “South Boston Neighborhood Station”. Even more important in our opinion is the word “community” in the banner on the balcony, which briefly but emphatically expresses the community’s gratitude to the members of the Boston Police at Station C-6. That kind of publicly displayed message is always encouraging to see. The area that is encompassed within Station C-6 responsibility is larger than just South Boston. It
is highly varied, and since the year 2000, it has grown considerably. The Seaport District, South Boston’s increased number of businesses, and many new residents are just a few examples of this growth in responsibility. Certainly, the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic
has made police operations in South Boston much more difficult this year. In our own community’s neighborhood, we are fortunate. We should be grateful for effective policing and law enforcement. So, thank you, Station C-6
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Quick! Call (617)568-4500 by Rick Winterson
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n our last issue of South Boston Online – August 6, on Page Two – we published the joint announcement from South Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn and City Councilor-atLarge Michael Flaherty that there will be a COVID-19 walk-through, pop-up, testing site located at Moakley Park (along old Colony Avenue, near 1187 Columbia Road). This is a free test site that is open to all. As you are reading this issue of South Boston Online (Thursday, August 13), remember that there is still time to get tested yourself. The COVID-19 pop-up site at Moakley will be open this afternoon, Thursday, August 13, from 2 p.m. until 7; tomorrow afternoon, Friday, August 14, also from 2 p.m. until 7; and Saturday, August 15, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Just look for the signs and the row of white tents along Old Colony at Moakley. Massachusetts is still in Gov.
Baker’s Phase Three. Extensive testing is essential in the battle to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, so please consider getting tested yourself. No appointment is necessary, but you must pre-register for your COVID-19 test by first phoning (617)568-4500. This writer had himself tested last Thursday afternoon. It was quick, easy, and no trouble at all. Here’s how it went: I called (617)568-4500 while actually standing in line last Thursday at the test site on Old Colony in Moakley Park. There was a short backup and phone delay, but the call still took only ten minutes to complete. I then stood in line to get tested for about five minutes more. The test itself was very quick – a matter of a few seconds. The test consists of simply taking a quick swab from each of your nostrils. No needles; no blood sampling. The test results will be mailed to me (if they are negative). I will be contacted by phone (if they are positive). And that was it. The whole test procedure took less than 20 minutes.
Those running the test program were all courteous and helpful. Previously, the South Boston Community Health Center had arranged COVID-19 testing at the Condon Community Center and the Tierney Community Center. This current round of ongoing testing was provided by the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (the EBNHC), in partnership with Harbor Health in Dorchester. We will repeat
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Happy Halloween, Grub Street
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lmost two years ago, Joe Fallon of the Fa llon Compa ny announced that he would donate 13,000 square feet of extremely valuable space in his Fan Pier Project to a selected Boston cultural pursuit. This space is located on the ground and second floors of 50 Liberty Drive, which is a key Fan Pier Project building with a uniquely sculptured entranceway and magnificent views of Boston Harbor. Fallon invited any of the City of Boston’s established cultural societies to submit applications to be considered for this space, if they felt the need to move from and expand their current quarters. Approximately 30 cultural societies from every Boston neighborhood applied, representing a vibrant cross section of the City’s total cultural arts scene. That number was narrowed down to four societies. These four then publicly presented their plans for using the 50 Liberty Drive facilities. GrubStreet was ultimately awarded the space. It is the largest non-university center for creative writing in this area, and possibly the largest in the entire United States. GrubStreet was founded 22 years ago in 1997 by Eve Bridburg, who is still its Executive Director and guides its programs (highly) energetically. Its mission is “to be an innovative, rigorous, and
The striking main façade of 50 Liberty Drive (the new home of Grub Street). welcoming community for writers London side street named “Grub”, GrubStreet’s selection by the … and elevate the literary arts Fallon Company and their where that city’s writers once for all”. In addition to needing plans to relocate to Fan Pier (our gathered into an informal “writers’ much more space – GrubStreet has September 26, 2019, issue – page colony”. London’s Grub Street has guided and instructed some 10,000 long since been built over, as will four). A welcoming reception member writers over more than two soon happen at GrubStreet’s original last September 19 had introduced decades – their present downtown site on Boylston Street. History South Boston and GrubStreet to location on Boylston Street is being each other. At first, it was intended does indeed repeat itself, doesn’t it? converted to residences. If you to complete the interior work at As two added plusses, the new, are, have been, or will be a writer more spacious GrubStreet site will 50 Liberty Drive by April of this of any kind, you should definitely year, but COVID-19 intervened. host Porter Square Books, who’ll consider a GrubStreet membership. Now, according to the Project serve as GrubStreet’s in-house You can learn everything to do Super from Elaine Construction, bookseller. And Mass Poetry will with the written word, from copy the aim is to complete the work at become literary artists-in-residence writing to how to get published. the end of this October, the 31st. at GrubStreet on 50 Liberty You can even spend your first So, Happy Halloween, Drive. Slam events, anyone? royalty check next door at Davio’S. a nd (f ina lly) Nearly a year ago, South GrubStreet, For your information, the Boston Online reported on welcome to South Boston. name “GrubStreet” comes from a
The beautiful harbor view from Davio’S, on the other side from Grub Street.
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Funding Announced for Education and Loal Aid
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ecently, State Senator Nick Collins and State Representative David Biele joined their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature and Governor Baker to announce that local municipalities and school districts will not face cuts in state Chapter 70 education funding or in local aid to cities and towns municipalities for fiscal year 2021. The Commonwealth will maintain funding for unrestricted general government aid for cities and towns at last year’s levels. The state will also fund Chapter 70 aid for schools and education at no less that last year’s funding. Equally important, this funding commitment for education will also take into account inflation and changes in enrollment, providing an additional $107 million in state aid for education. Locally, these commitments will provide the City of Boston with over $221 million in Chapter 70 funding for education and over $201 million in
unrestricted general government aid. “During these challenging times, it is imperative that we don’t lose sight of the fundamental responsibility to provide equitable funding so that all our children have access to a quality education,” said Senator Collins. “I am proud to stand up and fight for this funding, and will continue to support our schools, teachers, and students who most need assistance.” “As we continue to face challenges brought on by COVID-19, this commitment to maintain funding for education and local aid will help cities and towns meet their immediate needs and support our schools,” said Rep. Biele. “This funding will help provide some stability during these uncertain times, and I will continue to work with my colleagues in government to support our communities.” In addition to maintaining state funding for local aid and education, school districts and municipalities have also received $1 billion in assistance to respond to COVID-19.
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SB Students Help Share Boston Harbor Virtually This Summer
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wo South Boston students are making the most of this unusual summer, working as Junior Program Assistants at local nonprofit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Youth Environmental Education Programs. They’re still fishing, crabbing, and teaching local families about the marine environment like they would during any other summer — but with technology like video and drones, they’re connecting with local kids and families completely virtually. In a typical summer, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s programs serve more than 30,000 youth, teens and families on Boston Harbor, the waterfront, the region’s public beaches, and in the Boston Harbor Islands. However, this is definitely not a typical summer. Because the COVID-19 pandemic has forced youth development and communit y organizations to rethink their summer programs to prevent the social spread of the disease, Save the Harbor summer staffers have rapidly adapted to a new way of learning and teaching. Instead of helping Save the Harbor share Boston’s spectacular harbor, islands and beaches with busloads and boatloads of young people face-to-face, these t wo summer sta f fers are working to create virtual Boston Harbor programming through YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, and on Save the Harbor’s blog Sea, Sand & Sky. Qa lid Hassan talks about how he’s determined to continue his work even under the challenging conditions. He says, “Despite the pandemic, and all the circumstances not allowing for another summer of programming, I will keep going. I will work to provide educational content and marine science-based lessons for kids in the Greater Boston Area. That is my position here at Save the Harbor: to keep going.” 18-year-old Hassan graduated
from Boston Latin School this year and will be attending the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in the fall. This is Hassan’s fourth year returning to work with Save the Harbor. 17-year-old McRae Wiederer, who attends the O’Br yant School, says she is “most looking forward to learning more about Boston’s history. I grew up in Southie and have been visiting Carson Beach and Castle Island my whole life, but I still feel like I know so little about them.” In order to continue being the Boston Harbor Connection for the region’s youth and families, South Boston residents Ha ssa n a nd Wiederer a re exploring Boston Ha rbor’s many beautiful views in small, socially-distant groups, including Charlestown Navy Yard, Castle Island, Malibu Beach, and the Harbor Islands. While there, they film videos, write lesson plans, and create other safe virtual activities for our community pa r t ners across t he cit y. “This year’s staffers have e xc e e de d e x p e c t at ion s as ent husia stic educ ators a nd hard workers,” said Youth Prog ra m Direc tor K risten Barry. “Despite unusual and c h a l len g i n g ci rc u m st a nc e s, their dedication to share Boston Harbor with the public, this time virtually, has not wavered.” Save t he Ha rbor/Save the Bay’s Executive Director Chris Mancini says that even during a pandemic, the entire team of youth staff have shown true dedication to their work. “Our summer staff of 34 has risen to the challenge and helped Save the Harbor/Save the Bay save the summer for kids from more than 100 youth development and community organizations who can’t be with us in person this year,” he says. To learn more about what Save the Harbor is doing to virtua lly connect k ids and families to Boston Harbor this
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summer, check out their blog http://blog.savetheharbor.org. You can see more of Hassan, Wiederer and the rest of their summer sta f fers on socia l media, where you can f ind them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @savetheharbor. Save the Harbor’s free programming is made possible with Leadership Grants from the Cronin Group, LLC, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental A f fa irs, Bay State Cruise Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, The Boston Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation, Exelon Generation, John Hancock Financial Services, and Massachusetts Bay Lines Save the Harbor is grateful for Partnership Grants from the Boston Bruins Foundation, Boston Properties – Atlantic Wharf, Boston Properties—200 Clarendon, The Boston Center for Youth and Families- Youth Engagement and Employment, The Daily Catch Seaport , Eastern Salt Company, Inc., Engie, Fan Pier - The Fallon Compa ny, Highla nd Street Foundation, Hood Business Park, The HYM Investment Group, LLC, IR+M Charitable Fund, The Llewellyn Foundation, Massachusetts Port Authority, National Grid Foundation, P & G Gillette, Lawrence J. and A nne Rubenstein Charitable
Fou nd at ion, Wi l l i a m E. Schrafft & Bertha E. Schrafft Cha rit able Tr u st, Clinton H. & Wilma T. Shattuck Charitable Trust, and Vertex. Save t he Ha rbor a lso appreciates Stewardship Grants from A nonymous, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, Camp Harbor View Foundation, Circle Furniture , Comcast, Copeland Family Fou nd at ion, T he Cr ic ke t Foundation, Cruise Industr y Charitable Foundation, Davis Family Charitable Foundation, East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation, Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust, Dorr Charitable Foundation, Enbridge, Tom & Lucinda Foley, Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation, The Kershaw Foundation – Cheers for Children, George Lewis - Haven Trust, Libert y Bay Credit Un ion, L ove t t Wo o d su m Foundation, Maine Community Foundation, MarineMax Russo, M a s s a c hu s e t t s C onvent ion Center Authority, Massachusetts Water Resources Authorit y, Nicholson Foundation, The Pabis Foundation, R EI, R MR Real Estate Services, Rockland Trust Pavilion, Skanska, Abbot & Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, and Tishman Sp e yer.
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The Heights Revisited
You might have seen a brief write-up by Michael J. Bailey in last Friday’s Boston Globe about Dorchester Heights (in the Globe’s “Comfort Zone” section, page B8, August 7). It was entitled “Up the Hill”, and admittedly, reading “Up the Hill” was a bit of a climb. The historical part of the write-up was decidedly Raggedy-Andy, but the description of the Heights’ condition gave an accurate picture of the Park Department’s neglect. However, Dorchester Heights’ position as the highest natural elevation in Boston went unmentioned (don’t listen to those who favor Spectacle Island), along with its unmatched summer sunset views (see photos). Those omissions left the article quite incomplete.
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South Boston Online was initially confused, because the entire purpose of the photographed contraption was not readily obvious to us. An extraterrestrial spacecraft from an alien galaxy seemed to be the best guess, until we came back to earth and decided it was most likely a child’s outdoor seat. Both that and the meaning of the seat’s various ornaments took us several minutes to figure out.
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The Celts: A Few Comments by Rick Winterson There’s a small amount of ongoing good news about the Celtics, who are now 47W-23L and locked into #3 seed position. Last night, they (barely) bested the Orlando Magic (32W-39L) in overtime, 122-119. Superstar Jayson Tatum scored five quick points in less than a minute of regular time, and then led the ragged, erratic scoring in the overtime. Gordon Hayward was high scorer and Player of the Game. He, Daniel Theis, and Marcus Smart made some awesome defensive plays as well. But mostly, the Celts didn’t pass with anything like the flair they showed while throttling both the Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors last Wednesday and Friday. So what happens when a basketball team’s passing game is off? Well, excessive dribbling leads to more turnovers and outright steals. A lack of passing also leads to more three-point attempts that don’t sink, instead of (much) more certain two-point layups “in the paint”, and more positioning for offensive rebounds when needed. Enough said. So how does a somewhat
awkward win against a losing team become good news? Well, despite awkward moments, the Celts are 4W-2L since their restart on July 31. The Red Sox are only 6W-9L, a losing team with little hitting and no pitching. The 100point Bruins this morning, as this is being written, are 0W-3L in the hockey round robin. And eight Patriots have opted out – Brady was already long gone, of course, and now, several key players in the defensive backfield chose to sit out the season. Sigh! At this moment, the Celts now are the only real game in town. They play two more losing teams, the Memphis Grizzlies and the Washington Wizards, in the last two of the eight restart games. In this writer’s opinion, leaving Marcus Smart out of the Best Defensive listings is a big mistake. But even though the final results of this (2019-2020) basketball season will be loaded with asterisks due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic interruption, it is, and always will be, gratifying to see a pro sports team from Boston do well – even if it’s only for a short while. So, bleed Green. A nd go, Celtics!
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