RightSize called out for politicizing Porch Fest
Organizers of Saturday’s Porch Fest and at least some of their hosts are peeved that the anti-development group RightSize Riverside have been trying to politicize the event. Here’s an email organizers sent today.
Dear PorchFest hosts:
You may have received “RightSize Riverside” flyers this afternoon with a note encouraging you to distribute them at PorchFest.We did not provide your contact information to the RightSize Riverside organization! It appears as if the Right Size Riverside obtained the addresses of all PorchFest hosts from the published map and brochure and elected to drop off flyers without our approval.We feel very strongly that PorchFest is all about music and community. We received several
Jeff Speck shares his vision for Riverside station
City planner and urban designer Jeff Speck is the lead designer of the soon to be proposed designed for the Riverside MBTA station (and also the guy behind this vision for Washington Street). He submitted this guest blog post.
As the lead designer of the proposed development at the Riverside T Station, I have been asked to write a post explaining the thinking behind the plan. While I believe that the principles and goals outlined here are shared by the entire development team, the thoughts that follow are my own
As seen below, the site is a special one, adjacent to the Charles River greenway, flanked north and south by open space and golf courses, east and west by mostly low-density development at some distance, adjacent to a major highway
Riverside Pathway – Open up 3/4 mile of Newton waterfront
The planning for the Riverside development project has been unfolding over recent years. It’s a big project combining housing, retail and office on the site of the Riverside train station. Like all big projects it has elicited a variety of concerns from the...Riverside Center up for sale
Who wants a 1/2 million square feet of office space, conveniently located on the T? The Boston Herald reports that the Riverside Center office park on Grove St. is up for sale. According to the article the office park is doing just fine and has a 95% occupancy rate. ...Share your 2 cents about the Riverside MBTA development on March 22
The Zoning and Planning Committee has scheduled a public hearing on the proposed Riverside MBTA development for Thursday, March 22nd at 7:45 p.m. at Newton City Hall. If you are unable to attend, you can send written testimony to David Olson, Clerk of the Board,...![The reality of the Riverside MBTA development project in Newton]()
The reality of the Riverside MBTA development project in Newton
UPDATED: The developer has been using a one-space-per-400 sq. ft. formula. It’s time to face reality on Riverside: the neighbors have dictated the volume of traffic they are going to accept. And, they are not all wrong. It’s tantalizing to think abstractly...
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