There might be ways to raise the level of maintenance to match that of Piers Park or Festa Field, but Don King said the Council would be well advised to watch for potential trade-offs. Open space managed by other entities in East Boston is sometimes difficult to reserve and has a lot of restrictive rules once you are there. Council members and the Parks Department are already talking to the Boston Police Department about security on the Greenway using patrols by police on bikes. Plans for maintenance, management and security must be pursued and any help the Representative can lend would be most welcome. The Council voted unanimously that it would like MHD to come to at least the next three meetings to give us updates on the project.
Communication is imperative.
MHD replied that it would have to get authorization from the Commissioner. The Council requested that BNAF send a letter to Commissioner requesting that his staff attend upcoming meetings. It appears the Central Artery will be constructing some temporary ramps in the near future to handle traffic during the construction of the interchange. This project is called the Advanced Detour Road Project and it is moving along ahead of the rest of the main project. The ramps will be constructed on portions of the Conrail Corridor adjacent to the proposed Bremen Street Park.