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...major thoroughfares, Western Avenue and North Harvard Street. Near a “quiet [and] attractive,” residential area, “these projects would bring noise, air, and visual pollution to this special neighborhood,” claimed a flyer distributed by the Allston-Brighton Community Planning Initiative. Harvard officials said repeatedly that the January master plan is not the finalized vision for the campus in Allston. They assured local residents that they intend to revise the plans in response to the objections raised at the meeting. “We see tonight as a beginning...
Myths About Charlesview By ABRAHAM HALBFINGER Monday, December 18, 2006 10:32 PM These are important times for the residents of the Charlesview, the greater Allston-Brighton community, the city of Boston, and Harvard University. Our hope is that “controversy,” especially when it comes to the Charlesview, is put into proper context and not overstated...
Much has been written in recent weeks about the Charlesview Apartments in Allston, a great deal of which has focused on controversy pitting groups against one another: Allston-Brighton versus Harvard; the Charlesview tenants versus the Charlesview board of directors, and so on. This ongoing narrative of controversy shrouds a number of important truths that should be part of the public discourse...
This leads to a second underreported truth about Charlesview: The board of directors consists of Allston-Brighton community members, and we on the board take our responsibility to our residents and neighbors seriously. There are fifteen of us—all volunteers—including two rabbis, a priest, a Methodist minister, and a former Charlesview resident. Eleven of us make our homes in Allston-Brighton. We are all veteran affordable-housing advocates who give our time, energy, and expertise because we share a passion for this community. Our mission is to provide safe and high-quality affordable housing that...
These are important times for the residents of the Charlesview, the greater Allston-Brighton community, the city of Boston, and Harvard University. Our hope is that “controversy,” especially when it comes to the Charlesview, is put into proper context and not overstated...