The Crimson reports Harvard is listening to residents not looking forward to a decade of living near a crater:
The proposal - the result of the Allston Development Group' s collaboration with the Boston Redevelopment Association - consists of removing the current scaffolding around the perimeter of the construction site and replacing it with a more permanent wood fence. The site would be surrounded by native perennial plants such as winterberry and red twig dogwood, in addition to river birches and red maples.
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That's a big laugh!
By anon
Thu, 04/08/2010 - 9:30am
A pit is a pit, whether one puts lipstick on it or not.
Thanks
By adamg
Thu, 04/08/2010 - 9:36am
For coming up with a way better headline for this post; I've changed it accordingly.
Prediction - Complaints of inactivity flip to too much activity
By issacg
Thu, 04/08/2010 - 12:03pm
Prediction: One of Harvard's competitors (subprediction - Stanford or some school in China) will announce that it is going to build a giant life sciences complex beginning within the next 2 years (the economy really is improving, folks), and that lifeless pit will quickly transform into a anthill of activity.
"Pit"? "Crater"? Have you
By anon
Thu, 04/08/2010 - 10:11am
"Pit"? "Crater"? Have you seen it? It's no thing of beauty but it's a huge concrete slab. The hole is all filled in. But if you are looking for a pit/crater, you can still go to Downtown Crossing ...