Public Improvement Commission

Hearing Minutes

HM 1.    At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on March 2, 2023.

Public Hearing Continued

PHC 1.    On a set of petitions by Seaport Square Development Company LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following roadways in South Boston, consisting of curb realignment, roadway, sidewalk, and median island reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, traffic signal infrastructure, street lighting infrastructure, stormdrain infrastructure, parking meters, street trees, landscaping, street furniture, railings, bollards, driveway curb cuts, separated bike facilities, and foundations for future public art:

●    Summer Street – generally southeast of West Service Road/Boston Wharf Road;

●    West Service Road – generally southwest of Summer Street/Boston Wharf Road;

●    Boston Wharf Road – generally between Seaport Boulevard and Summer Street/West Service Road;

●    Congress Street – between Boston Wharf Road and Pier 4 Boulevard;

●    Autumn Lane (private way) – at Boston Wharf Road.

(NB 2/16/2023; PH 3/2/2023) As shown on two sets of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plans, Summer Street, South Boston,” 8 sheets dated January 5, 2023; and “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plans, Seaport Roadways, South Boston,” 19 sheets dated January 5, 2023.

PHC 2.    On a petition by Vicinity Energy Boston for a Grant of Location to install a steam distribution main and associated infrastructure within the following public ways in Boston Proper and Roxbury:

●    Brookline Avenue – generally at Lansdowne Street;

●    Lansdowne Street – between Brookline Avenue and Ipswich Street;

●    Ipswich Street – between Lansdowne Street and Boylston Street/Hemenway Street;

●    Boylston Street – between Massachusetts Avenue and Ipswich Street/Hemenway Street.

(NB 1/26/2023; PH 2/16/2023; PHC 3/2/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Lansdowne Street, Ipswich Street, Boylston Street, Vicinity Steam Line Extension, Fenway” 10 sheets dated March 1, 2023.

Public Hearing

PH 1.    On a petition by GI ETS Fort Point I LLC for the making of Specific Repairs within the following roadways in South Boston, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, traffic signal infrastructure, street lighting infrastructure, street trees, bike racks, and bollards:

●    Melcher Street – at address no. 51, northwest of A Street;

●    A Street – at Melcher Street.

(NB 2/16/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, 51 Melcher Street & A Street, Boston,” 2 sheets dated December 21, 2022.

PH 2.    On a joint petition by P-12 Property LLC and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the Vertical Discontinuance of portions of Massachusetts Avenue (public way), Boston Proper, located on its westerly side generally between Boylston Street and Newbury Street, vertically above and below the grade of the roadway.

(NB 3/2/2023) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Vertical Discontinuance Plan, Massachusetts Avenue, 1001 Boylston Street and 408 Newbury Street, Boston Proper,” 2 sheets dated August 19, 2022.

PH 3.    On a petition by Cambridge Network Solutions for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Boston Proper:

●    Dartmouth Street – generally at the side of 149 Newbury Street, between Public Alley no. 434 and Public Alley no. 439;

●    Public Alley no. 434 – west of Dartmouth Street.

(NB 3/2/2023) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, 149 Newbury St, Boston,” 1 sheet dated January, 2023.

New Business

NB 1.    Jacqueline Road, Ansonia Road, Birchland Avenue; West Robxbury – Specific Repairs – On a petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department

NB 2.    Leahaven Road, Meadowbank Avenue, River Street, Ledgebrook Road, Southmere Road, Newcroft Circle; Dorchester – Specific Repairs – On a petition by the City of Boston Public Works Department

NB 3.    Babson Street, Delhi Street, Crossman Street; Dorchester – Specific Repairs – On a joint petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the City of Boston Public Works Department

NB 4.    3478-3484 Washington Street, 60 & 69 Williams Street, Meehan Street, Gartland Street; Dorchester – Pedestrian Easements, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by Watermark Development Inc.

NB 5.    595 Albany Street, East Canton Street; Boston Proper – Vertical Discontinuances, Specific Repairs – On a set of joint petitions by LPB Albany LLC and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency)

NB 6.    450 Commercial Street; Boston Proper – Specific Repairs – On a petition by Rocco's Cucina & Bar