South end medical area planning study recommendations.
Contributors: Boston University Medical Center. University Hospital.; CBT/Childs Bertman Tseckares & Casendino.; Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates.
Published: 1990
Language: eng
Number of pages: 66
Subjects: Big Dig, Boston (Mass.); Land use -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; Parking -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; South End Medical Area, Boston (Mass.); Land use -- Massachusetts -- South End (Boston); Traffic flow -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; Transportation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; Central Artery (Boston, Mass.) -- South End -- Impact.; South End (Boston, Mass.) -- Central Artery -- Impact.; South End (Boston, Mass.) -- Traffic Volumes.; South End (Boston, Mass.) -- Transportation.
Description: ...inventories public and private initiatives that are likely to effect the South End medical area that includes Boston City Hospital, Boston University Medical Campus and the University Hospital through the year 2000; discusses existing patterns of land use and transportation and parking conditions (includes data on peak traffic volumes at selected intersection); makes recommendations for future land use, transportation, and parking development; lists current and anticipated improvement projects affecting the area (gives estimated construction schedule, administering agency and streets to be affected); specific issues discussed include the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project, Cathedral Housing Project, MBTA Albany Street garage, new street patterns, the Rotch playground, Washington Street, Albany Street, Harrison Avenue, parking, zoning, etc.; a copy as well as a draft that were in the BRA collection are kept on BRA/1989...