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Architects hired by the city of Boston emphasized creating more open spaces, small-scale structures, and pedestrian-friendly walkways, leading some residents to criticize what they saw as a lack of creativity in the vision...
...then, should anyone pay 10 dollars to see a pedestrian rehashing of what has been abundantly evident since Bush took office almost eight years ago? “W.” provides no compelling answer. Save the money and watch the real news instead. Anything going on in the current presidential election is vastly more gripping than “W.,” and unlike the movie, the end result will prove anything but conventional...
...students also mimicking the nastier parts of grown-up politics?As for his own strategy, Zisiadis said his campaign was all about visibility. He focused on personal interactions, setting up a “lounge” at his locker and handing out flyers at the top of the pedestrian bridge that students can use to cross above the street and enter the school.Still, he says it is not the month of campaigning that counts.“90 percent of the campaign is not the campaign,” he said. Rather, how you treat people all along makes...
...traffic problems caused by growth and institutional expansion despite reassurances by Harvard and Boston representatives that solutions were at hand during last night’s Community-wide Plan meeting on transportation. Both Harvard and Boston officials presented plans that focused on expansions of bicycle lanes, bus lanes, and pedestrian-friendly streets in order to make Allston a more accessible, less automobile-dependent neighborhood. City transportation experts also suggested introducing “mobility hubs” on Allston streets, roadside centers that would provide opportunities for bicycle rentals and car-pooling. Although the several dozen residents present voiced support...
...additional challenge of building and planning alongside other community development plans, such as the 2004 North Allston Strategic Framework Plan, a document that came out of a series of meetings between University officials and Allston residents. It calls for an increase in the rate of home ownership and more pedestrian connections to the river as well as other improvements. Harvard Allston Task Force Chair Ray Mellone said the University’s challenges were compounded by the fact that they must keep in mind both the development of a neighborhood as well as the expansion of a campus...