Water transportation in Boston harbor: issues and opportunities
Published: 1989
Language: eng
Subjects: Waterfront, Boston (Mass.); Guidelines; Ships; Water Transportation; Shipping; Harborpark, Boston (Mass.); Ferries; Piers / Wharfs / Wharves; City planning; Issues
Description: ...this report is intended to be an informational planning tool for entities involved in the planning and development of water transportation in Boston harbor; includes sections on goals and objectives, description of existing and potential sites and services (with information on Clippership Wharf, the Schrafft Center, Charlestown Navy Yard Piers 2 and 4, North Station / Beverly Street, Burrough's Wharf, Lewis Wharf, Long Wharf, Rowes Wharf, South Station / Fort Point Channel, Commonwealth Pier, Kelly's Landing, UMass / Kennedy Library, Harbor Islands State Park, etc.), site and system criteria, design guidelines, management issues, jurisdictional responsibilities, funding, etc.; the separately issued appendices cover: Vessel Terminology, Vessels in Services in Boston Harbor, Technical Report on Physiography, Design Guidelines for a Full Access System, New York City's Ferry Service Permit Application, Resource Directory, and Bibliography of Water Transportation Studies; a 1987 draft and a draft appendices is also kept on this number; these items were in the BRA collection...