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Friday, December 2nd through Sunday, December 4th, 2005
Bus Replacement Service Between Ashmont & JFK/UMass Station
NORMAL RED LINE SERVICE WILL RESUME AT THE STAR
OF SERVICE MONDAY MORNING.
See the flyer below. This is the start of several shutdowns at Ashmont over the next several years. Please check back here often for updates.
all images courtesy of Trinity Financial.
These computer generated images show the new transit oriented development in context of Dot Ave. The building's details may be viewed in the documents below.
A busy and frantic early fall for Ashmont Station and development meeting addicts For those who missed the action in September and October, I am too talked out to re-hash the events. The result: The MBTA is committed to completing the station, although there will be two phases. The MBTA has made it clear, and will continue to be clear, they assure us, that the MBTA will complete the stations as designed. This means that demolition will start in February. Construction is expected to take 41 months......
The MBTA is also committed to working with the developer to get a true transit-oriented development at Ashmont. We await the Department of Housing and Community Development's decision on the developer's request for low-income tax credits. (a long story that I promise to write down for insomniacs everywhere). The announcement of tax credit awards is expected in December.
Regular updates on this new start for Ashmont Station will be available through this website.
A civic note: This community was greatly assisted by our elected officials in brokering a meeting between the MBTA and the community. On Election Day it is important to remember that these politicians work for all of us and when asked by enough people they will take our collective interests seriously. So let the politicians know how you feel.
After a rather long hiatus, this
website now has the latest information from the developer on the
issues facing the development parcel. The meeting was held as
usual in the Englewood Apartments Community Room on Wednesday
November 2.
The meeting was marked by a largely positive
response fro the community over the proposed development. The
main features of the proposal included the addition of for sale units
on the top two floors. Additionally the retail space on the
first floor has been scaled back and seven aprtments now have
courtyard access at the first floor.
I hope to have some
of the photo-realistic images from Trinity Financial at some later
date. I certainly hope that the information in the file
attached below will allow for more discussion from the community.
Finally the station and development parcel are, many believe,
harbingers of a major revitalization in Peabody Square for residents
and businesses.
Download boards_11.2.05 Community Meeting.pdf
