Allston
Allston Residents Unhappy with Limited Shuttle Service
While Allston and Brighton residents can now take the Harvard shuttle across the Charles River to Harvard Square for free, some residents have expressed concerns that the benefits of the shuttle service are negligible without an extension of existing shuttle routes.
What Happened in Allston This Summer?
This summer, while you were off studying abroad, interning at a consulting firm, or just sticking around the Cambridge bubble doing research, Harvard’s neighbors across the river were busy debating proposals for Harvard’s development in Allston and a community benefits package to go alongside it.
University Proposes $13-15 Million Community Benefits Package for Allston
The proposed improvements, which center around the public realm and community programming, represent the University’s suggestions for projects it plans to fund alongside its proposed construction in Allston.
Allston Residents Question Short-Term Impact of Harvard’s Plans for Barry’s Corner
One task force member expressed skepticism that Harvard will be able to revive Barry’s Corner in the next five years because several planned projects in the area are not scheduled for completion until years later.
Harvard-Allston Task Force Polls Residents on Open Space Benefits
The community benefits package, which is being developed in tandem with the master plan, will include projects and initiatives intended to improve the neighborhood.
University Files Institutional Master Plan for Development in Allston
The 275-page document, a draft of which was filed last October, details plans for approximately 1.4 million square feet of new construction and 500,000 square feet of renovation.
In Grand Opening Ceremony, Allston-Brighton Residents Celebrate a New Community Center
The new Josephine A. Fiorentino Community Center will be open for meetings and special events for the duration of the summer and then open up at full operation in the fall.
Opening a Community Center
Father Frank Glynn, pastor of St. Anthony's and chair of Charlesview’s Board of Directors, delivers opening remarks at the grand opening ceremony for the Josephine A. Fiorentino Community Center Sunday afternoon.
Harvard-Allston Task Force Debates Community Benefits Priorities
Members of the Harvard-Allston Task Force continued to debate their priorities for community benefits at their meeting Monday evening as part of an ongoing discussion about Harvard’s Institutional Master Plan for Allston development.
Following Preview of Master Plan, Allston Residents Call for New Discussion Forums
Suggesting that existing avenues for community conversations about Harvard’s new Institutional Master Plan for Allston development are insufficient, community members both within and outside the Harvard-Allston Task Force on Monday called for new forums to amplify the voices of residents.
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Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and other officials look on as Elsa Rojas (left), a current Charlesview resident, and Angela Holm (right), a former Charlesview Apartments resident and the Allston-Brighton coordinator for the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, cut the ceremonial ribbon at the new Charlesview Residences apartment complex in Allston-Brighton on Friday.
Charlesview Residences Open for Residents Ahead of Schedule
Speaking at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday celebrating the opening of the new Charlesview Residences apartment complex in Allston-Brighton, government and Harvard officials praised what they described as a successful collaboration between the community, several partners, and the City of Boston.
Harvard-Allston Task Force Raises Concerns About Community Benefits Conversation
Members of the Harvard-Allston Task Force voiced concern at their meeting Monday evening that they are being given too little time to discuss the long-ranging impact of the community benefits package to be included as part of Harvard’s new Institutional Master Plan for Allston development.
SEAS, Crossing Over
Faculty members and students alike have already begun expressing concern regarding SEAS’ ability to remain integrated in a liberal arts education from its future home across the river.
