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...BC’s policy of open disclosure stands in stark contrast to what Allston residents say is Harvard’s aloof approach to dealing with the community as the University expands in their neighborhood...
...Over a decade ago, The Boston Globe reported that Harvard had bought 52 acres of land in Allston under a subsidiary with a different name—an action that residents still refer to as an example of Harvard’s underhanded approach to expanding. Neighbors also point to Harvard’s land swap with the owner of the Charlesview Apartment complex—where the University will fund development without involving themselves in the actual development planning—as another instance of Harvard’s head-in-the-clouds approach...
...Allston ends up with these developments that aren’t Harvard, but, in a sense, Harvard is engineering them,” said Paul Berkeley, who sits on task forces for both BC’s and Harvard’s expansions. “We’re ending up with these large projects that used to be on the edges of town, but they are now being pushed deeper into the neighborhood, along with all the negative impacts...
...Harvard Allston Task Force member Harry Mattison said he thinks that Boston has been remarkably hands-off when it comes to regulating Harvard’s expansion, saying that the city has allowed Harvard “to do what they wanted...
...support the EAC, he said. Mushegian said that the broad variety of groups in attendance showed the different facets of sustainability. “All of the different student groups address different aspects of what it means to be environmentally active,” she said. For example, Sustainable Allston, a subcommittee within the EAC, encouraged students to be active in ensuring that the University’s campus across the river would be designed with sustainability in mind. The Student Astronomers at Harvard Radcliffe brought a hydrogen alpha telescope so that students could look at the sun while learning...