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Winter 2021 Slow Streets Meeting: Hancock Street Crossings

Attend the virtual design meeting for updates about the Hancock Street Triangle Neighborhood Slow Streets zone.  We'll share designs for safer crossings on Hancock Street between Columbia Road and Bowdoin Street. 

February 2, 2022
  • 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Virtual
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    slow.streets@boston.gov
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-02-02T19:00:00 - 2022-02-02T20:30:00

Your neighborhood is prioritized for transportation street safety improvements.  We have ideas for safer crossings to share with you for your feedback.  Attend a virtual meeting on February 2, at 7 p.m. to view designs and hear updates.

Register for meeting

February 2, 2022
  • 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Virtual
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    slow.streets@boston.gov
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-02-02T19:00:00 - 2022-02-02T20:30:00
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WInthrop Playground Design Meeting #2

Review alternative designs.

January 19, 2022
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Nathan Frazee
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-19T18:00:00 - 2022-01-19T19:30:00

We'd love for you to join us for a virtual community meeting with a question and answer session afterward.

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. Please contact the project manager if you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments, or if you need interpretation services, translated materials, or disability accommodations.

January 19, 2022
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Nathan Frazee
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-19T18:00:00 - 2022-01-19T19:30:00
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Connect Downtown Office Hours

Connect Downtown centers people — residents, commuters, and tourists — in a redesign of iconic streets in our downtown neighborhoods. 

January 5, 2022
  • 3:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats every other week on Wednesday, starting from January 5, 2022, until December 14, 2022
  • VIA PHONE CALL OR VIRTUAL MEETING
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Connect Downtown
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-05T15:00:00 - 2022-01-05T19:00:00

Connect Downtown is a multi-year series of specific projects. Currently we are designing changes to five intersections around the Public Garden. We are also looking at near-term and long-term changes to Cambridge Street between Government Center and Charles Circle.

Have questions or comments? Schedule a 15-minute phone call or video chat to talk to the project team.

January 5, 2022
  • 3:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats every other week on Wednesday, starting from January 5, 2022, until December 14, 2022
  • VIA PHONE CALL OR VIRTUAL MEETING
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Connect Downtown
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-05T15:00:00 - 2022-01-05T19:00:00
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New Dorchester community center public meeting

Want to see a new community center in Dorchester?

December 21, 2021
2021-12-21T18:00:00 - 2021-12-21T19:30:00

Join us! This is a public meeting to hear programming and location ideas from the Dorchester community. This is the second of several community meetings to establish the types of uses and activities the community would like to see in a new center. The study is also exploring location options to build any potential centers on. The presentation from the first meeting is available online.

December 21, 2021
2021-12-21T18:00:00 - 2021-12-21T19:30:00
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Flaherty Playground design meeting

Join us at a community meeting to provide your input and insight.

January 20, 2022
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    B Chatfield
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Jamaica Plain
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-20T18:00:00 - 2022-01-20T19:30:00

We'd love for you to join us for a virtual community meeting with a question-and-answer session afterward.

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. Please contact the project manager if you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments, or if you need interpretation services, translated materials, or disability accommodations.

January 20, 2022
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    B Chatfield
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Jamaica Plain
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-20T18:00:00 - 2022-01-20T19:30:00
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Cummins Highway reconstruction office hours

We look forward to talking with you about the future reconstruction of Cummins Highway in Mattapan.

January 5, 2022
  • 3:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats every other week on Wednesday, starting from January 5, 2022, until December 14, 2022
  • Via Google Meet or Phone
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Jeffrey Alexis
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-05T15:00:00 - 2022-01-05T19:00:00

You can select any available 15-minute appointment time to speak with a member of the project team. Led by the City of Boston Public Works Department, this project will create an accessible, green, and safe corridor.

We are currently offering appointments every other Wednesday from 3 - 7 p.m.

January 5, 2022
  • 3:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats every other week on Wednesday, starting from January 5, 2022, until December 14, 2022
  • Via Google Meet or Phone
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Jeffrey Alexis
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-05T15:00:00 - 2022-01-05T19:00:00
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Street trees and Cummins Highway Reconstruction

We are planning to reconstruct Cummins Highway, from River Street to the intersection of Harvard Street and Wood Avenue.

February 23, 2022
  • 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston, 02126
  • Contact:
    Jeffrey Alexis
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-02-23T18:30:00 - 2022-02-23T20:00:00

During this meeting, we will share information about the City's Urban Forest Plan. We will discuss how we can add more street trees as part of the Cummins Highway reconstruction project.

February 23, 2022
  • 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston, 02126
  • Contact:
    Jeffrey Alexis
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-02-23T18:30:00 - 2022-02-23T20:00:00
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Bus stops and Cummins Highway Reconstruction

We are planning to reconstruct Cummins Highway, from River Street to the intersection of Harvard Street and Wood Avenue.

January 26, 2022
  • 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Jeffrey Alexis
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-26T18:30:00 - 2022-01-26T20:00:00

The reconstruction project will include new sidewalks and bus stops on Cummins Highway between River Street and the intersection of Harvard Street and Wood Avenue. We will discuss where the bus will stop and how the bus stops will be designed.

January 26, 2022
  • 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Jeffrey Alexis
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-26T18:30:00 - 2022-01-26T20:00:00
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Neighborhood Slow Streets office hours

January 5, 2022
  • 3:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats every other week on Wednesday, starting from January 5, 2022, until June 30, 2022
  • via phone call or virtual meeting
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Hannah Fong
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-05T15:00:00 - 2022-01-05T19:00:00

Have questions or comments about your Neighborhood Slow Streets zone? Schedule a 15-minute phone call or video chat to talk to the project team.

January 5, 2022
  • 3:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats every other week on Wednesday, starting from January 5, 2022, until June 30, 2022
  • via phone call or virtual meeting
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Hannah Fong
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2022-01-05T15:00:00 - 2022-01-05T19:00:00
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Neighborhood Slow Streets office hours

December 1, 2021
  • 3:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Wednesday, starting from December 1, 2021, until December 16, 2021
  • via phone or virtual meeting
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Hannah Fong
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2021-12-01T15:00:00 - 2021-12-01T19:00:00

Have questions or comments about your Neighborhood Slow Streets zone? Schedule a 15-minute phone call or video chat to talk to the project team.

December 1, 2021
  • 3:00pm - 7:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Wednesday, starting from December 1, 2021, until December 16, 2021
  • via phone or virtual meeting
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Hannah Fong
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2021-12-01T15:00:00 - 2021-12-01T19:00:00
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