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From YouTube: Beacon Park Yard Tour 6/1/22
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Join Mayor Wu, MassDOT, City officials, Harvard University leaders, and Allston-Brighton community partners in touring the former Beacon Park Rail Yard, which will be developed to better connect Allston to neighboring communities. Mayor Wu recently co-signed a joint grant application with MassDOT to receive federal funding for this project through the National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program.
A
A
We
just
took
a
tour
and
ride
down
over
the
the
property
here
at
beacon
yards
all
the
way
into
and
under
the
the
throat,
the
viaduct
that
communities
here
have
been
advocating
for
decades
to
try
to
address
and
remedy,
and
we
are
standing
on
the
brink
of
having
a
path
forward
for
that.
So
I'm
incredibly
grateful
on
behalf
of
the
city
and
so
many
of
the
community
members
to
be
jointly
applying
with
the
state
with
massdot
for
federal
funding
to
move
this
project
forward.
A
A
lot
of
work
has
gone
into
this
to
ensure
that
we
are
building
an
accessible,
vibrant,
new
neighborhood,
that's
connected
by
transit
to
everything
the
city
of
boston
has
to
offer.
This
will
create
jobs
for
decades
and
generations
to
come.
It
will
create
cleaner
air,
healthier
communities
and
an
incredible
amount
of
opportunity
that
is
grounded
on
what
we
do
right
now
today.
So
I'm
excited
to
be
here
with
my
colleagues
I'll.
Let
everyone
quickly
introduce
themselves
and
and
say
a
bit
about
what
we
saw
or
any
major
takeaways
from
that.
B
The
main
takeaway
when
you
walk
down
here
is
this
is
just
a
huge
site.
It's
a
huge
opportunity
for
to
improve
the
city
and
the
you
know
the
other
big
takeaway
is.
It
has
to
get
done
that
viaduct's
in
rough
shape
when
you
look
at
it
from
underneath,
and
we
all
look
forward
to
trying
to
make
it
work
in
the
way
that's
best.
Thank
you.
C
This
is
very
exciting
on
how
we're
thinking
about
this
project.
This
project
is
doing
transportation,
first
development
second,
and
I
think
that's
going
to
speak
loudly
about
the
results.
In
the
end
of
the
day
when
you
have
transportation
done
in
the
beginning,
the
opportunities
for
development
become
so
much
greater
and
the
abilities
to
make
those
projects
sustainable
long-term
are
much
greater.
So
I'm
thrilled
that
the
mayor
has
stepped
forward
with
with
the
state
and
to
apply
for
this
billion
dollars,
and
hopefully
we
can
do
a
groundbreaking
before
we
all
leave
office.
D
Thank
you.
My
name
is
kevin
honan
state
rep
here
from
alston
brighton.
I
want
to
thank
you
mayor
for
putting
this
together
for
us
to
visit
the
site,
along
with
secretary
tesler
and
the
state
officials,
it's
great
to
see
so
many
of
my
friends
and
neighbors
from
austin
brighton.
Here,
it's
a
critically
important
project
for
our
neighborhood
in
our
city.
As
you
can
see,
there's
a
vast
amount
of
land
here
and
boston
doesn't
have
that
much
open
space
to
do
development
and
housing
and
to
straighten
out
these
transportation
projects.
D
Clearly,
our
concerns
here
are
environmental
and
efficiency.
We
want
to
make
sure
the
surrounding
community
is
protected
during
this
straightening
out
of
the
turnpike,
but
it's
a
project
that
could
be
wonderful
for
our
city
and
it's
been
a
pleasure
to
for
me
to
work
with
my
elected
officials
and
the
director
butters
community
residents
to
make
sure
our
neighborhood
is
protected
throughout
this
project.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
Good
morning
my
name
is
liz
braden,
I'm
the
district
counselor
for
district
9,
austin
brighton.
I
was
really
privileged
to
be
here
this
morning
and
take
the
tour
and
see
the
site,
and
this
grant
opportunity
that
we
have
with
federal
investment,
is
a
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity
to
really
improve
transit
for
this
emerging
neighborhood.
This.
This
vast
expanse
of
land
here
is
ripe
for
development,
but
it
only
will
work
if
we
have
really
good
transportation
infrastructure.
E
A
So
I'll
bring
up
our
technical
expertise
and
and
really
the
the
power
behind
all
the
effort.
That's
gone
in
on
the
city
side
to
working
with
the
state
collaboratively
to
get
this
application
in
and
to
set
a
vision
and
plans,
our
chief
of
streets,
yasha,
franklin,
hodge
and
then
we'll
hear
from
our
community
members.
F
Thanks
mayor
hi,
everybody
joshua,
franklin
hodge,
so
just
taking
this
tour
and
kind
of
reflecting
on
the
space,
I
think
the
thing
that
stands
out
for
me
is
what
an
incredible
opportunity
we
have
to
build
connections
in
this
location.
You
know
this
is
the
this
site
borders.
You
know
parts
of
the
austin
community.
We
have
residential
neighborhoods
right
alongside
the
site.
We
have
the
charles
river,
we
have
bu,
we
have
harvard,
and
yet
all
these
things
are
just
completely
disconnected
from
one
another
and
impenetrable
because
of
the
infrastructure.
F
This
is
just
such
an
incredible
opportunity.
It's
going
to
be
a
very
long
road.
There's
a
lot
to
build,
there's
a
lot
of
funding
that
needs
to
be
finalized,
but
we
are
incredibly
excited
to
have
the
chance
to
help
shape
this
project
and
really
make
it
something
that
boston
will
be
proud
of
for
generations,
so
really
excited
to
be
part
of
it.
Thanks.
A
G
H
I've
also
had
the
honor
of
being
an
original
member
of
the
austin
I-90
multimodal
project
task
force,
as
other
speakers
have
said,
we've
been
at
this
for
a
little
bit,
but
I
want
to
extend
my
appreciation
to
maya
wu
and
to
secretary
tesla
for
continuing
to
appreciate
the
importance
of
local
community
input
into
this
process.
This,
indeed,
is
a
once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity,
not
only
for
the
region
and
the
city,
but
most
importantly,
for
the
local
residents
of
austin
brighton.
I
am
extremely
optimistic,
given
the
growing
support
across
the
board
for
this
very
important
project.
I
J
Jessica
just
said
this
has
been
a
team
effort
by
lots
of
people
for
over
a
decade.
I
think
the
first
person
I'm
sure
the
first
person
I
heard
speaking
publicly
about
the
need
for
connectivity
was
representative
honan.
The
very
first
comment
at
the
very
first
meeting
and
mayor
wu
has
just
injected
new
energy
by
getting
together
with
secretary
tesla,
to
apply
for
the
federal
money
to
make
this
impossible
dream
possible.
J
The
aspirations
of
all
of
us
are
really
on
the
same
page.
It's
now
about
getting
it
moving
and
secretary
tesla
and
especially
mayor
wu,
took
the
essential
step
last
week
by
getting
an
application
for
federal
funding
in
on
time.
It's
a
long
road
ahead,
but
we're
in
a
good
position.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
mayor
and
thank
secretary
tesla.
K
F
Yeah,
I
can
speak
to
that,
so
you
know,
as
part
of
the
grant
application
the
federal
grant
application
that
the
city
just
submitted
jointly
with
massdot.
You
know,
there's
a
commitment
in
there
to
ongoing
discussions
between
the
city,
the
state
and
harvard
about
how
to
fund
various
elements
of
the
infrastructure.
F
Ultimately,
the
city
is
looking
at
the
local
streets
that
would
be
created
as
part
of
this
project.
It's
something
that
we
would
potentially
participate
in
financially,
either
directly
or
through
the
development
process
to
help
fund
the
exact
scope
of
those
costs,
the
dollar
amounts
and
even
which
project
elements
will
sort
of
be
determined
to
be
local
streets
by
the
federal
highway.
Review
of
the
project
are
still
to
be
determined,
so
it's
an
ongoing
conversation.
F
Of
course,
we
expect
if
we
are
building
acres
of
new
city
neighborhood,
that
that
will
generate
substantial
new
property
tax,
but
the
first
and
foremost
our
concern
is
on
making
sure
that
the
planning
gets
done
well
with
the
community
at
the
table.
So
the
outcomes
are
things
that
the
neighborhood
of
austin
is
excited
to
have.
A
F
We're
not
at
this
point
I
mean,
I
think
it
really
is
going
to
come
down
to
some
design
decisions
that
haven't
yet
been
made.
We're
expecting
to
see
a
notice
of
project
change
as
part
of
the
permitting
process
filed
by
massdot
later
this
year,
and
that's
going
to
help
to
clarify
some
of
the
specific
project
scope
elements
timeline
is
going
to
be
a
factor
in
cost,
though
there's
a
lot
of
inflation
right
now
everywhere,
but
especially
in
construction.
F
Yeah,
so
this
is
the
first
round
of
the
new
mega
grant
application
program.
This
is
the
first
time
this
program
has
been
made
available.
We
are
competing
with
projects
from
across
the
country.
The
applications
went
in
on
the
23rd
of
last
month.
We
are
looking
at
a
announcement
timeline
coming
later
this
year,
probably
into
the
fall.
F
We
don't
know
whether
we
will
we're.
Certainly
hopeful
we'll
be
successful
in
getting
the
full
grant
amount
that
we
applied
for,
but
there's
also
a
possibility
that
we
may
find
this
project
partially
funded.
There
will
be
future
grounds
of
this
program
and
others,
and
so
this
is
really
the
first
step
in
a
funding
process.
There's
also
a
substantial
amount
of
funding
that
will
come
at
the
state
level.
Some
of
that
is
secured.
Some
of
that
still
requires
additional
discussion.
So
this
is
a
it's
an
important
step.
A
A
That's
gone
into
this
point
and
eagerly
awaiting
the
word
back
in
a
couple
months,
but
no
matter
what
often
the
process
of
getting
federal
funding
requires
just
keeping
at
it
and
the
earlier.
We
could
get
this
whole
package
together
and
the
whole
application
all
the
details
in
it
will
also
likely
and
potentially
improve
our
chances
for
future
rounds
as
well.
K
A
A
The
key
to
our
economic
recovery
has
to
be
housing,
housing,
affordability
and
stability
for
our
residents.
It
is
the
number
one
fear
that
we
hear
neighborhood
by
neighborhood
about
just
how
much
the
pressure
is
rising
and
costs
are
going
up.
It's
also
the
number
one
concern
that
I
hear
from
employers
across
the
city
as
they
are
struggling
in
some
cases
to
be
able
to
keep
employees
here
because
of
housing
costs,
and
so
transportation
is
directly
connected
to
that
in
terms
of
which
housing
is
accessible
and
can
be
connected
to
our
job
centers.
A
But
we
know
that
there
are
very,
very
few
opportunities
like
this.
It
is
so
precious
that
in
a
city
that
is
historic
and
already
pretty
developed,
like
the
city
of
boston,
land
constrained
to
open
up
an
entirely
new
neighborhood,
there
there's
nothing
like
it,
and
so
we're
proceeding
very
intentionally
with
all
the
partners
here
to
ensure
that
the
livability
and
affordability
will
be
a
key
component
of
what
happens
here.
L
A
Affordability
is
critical
to
everything
that
we're
doing
across
the
city,
and
so,
as
I've
been
been
trying
to
tell
whenever
I
have
space,
we
need
boston
to
be
the
greenest
city
in
america,
a
city
for
everyone
where
families
can
thrive.
That
means
affordability.
That
means
a
commitment
to
climate
resiliency
and
a
focus
on
our
young
people
and
the
becoming
that
city
of
the
future.
Last
question.
L
A
It
is
a
matter
of
inches
as
councilors
braden,
saying
on
either
side
of
how
we're
going
to
fit
all
of
the
many
needs
for
the
tracks
and
rail
access
for
the
the
commuters
for
cycling
and
and
transit
and
pedestrian
access
as
well.
And
so
I
know
this
has
been
a
very
complex
engineering
conversation
even
to
start,
and
that
has
required
a
tremendous
amount
of
community
engagement
from
all
of
the
groups
that
are
involved.
And
so
our
climate
partners
are
the
leading
light
in
boston
and
and
we've
been
working
very
closely,
so
very
grateful
for
everyone.
I
The
one
that
massdot
has
selected
is
that
many
in
the
community
and
the
mayor
have
all
supported
is
the
act
great
option
where
everything
is
flat
on
the
ground.
The
difficulty
with
that
option
is
that
it's
a
very
tight
amount
of
space,
and
so
we
are
fighting
over
things
like
the
width
of
shoulders
on
the
highway
in
order
to
make
sure
that
we
can
fit
everything
without
encroaching
on
the
river.
I
The
charles
river
watershed
association
and
the
charles
river
conservancy
have
been
great
partners
and
members
of
the
task
force
throughout,
and
it's
really
important
to
have
there
to
have
them
watch
dogging
what
happens
with
the
river.
But
I
think
that
this
can
this
project
can
be
a
great
opportunity
to
improve
the
condition
of
the
river.
So
right
now,
if
you
go
out
to
that
section
of
the
pathway,
it's
incredibly
narrow
and
there's
this
short
slope
down
to
the
water.
I
I
E
The
other
thing
to
consider
is
that
if
we
improve
our
mass
transit
options
in
this
corridor
with
increased
real
connection,
etc,
that
we
will
actually
be
able
to
hopefully
decrease
the
number
of
cars
that
are
needed
to
come
into
the
into
the
city
and
that
we
will
be
able
to
reduce
our
carbon
emissions
in
that
process
as
well.
So
this
is
a
critically
important
project
from
all
many
angles,
but
the
environmental
one
is
is
always
front
and
center.
In
any
conversation,
thank
you.