When
Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM EDT

Where 

Mario Umana Academy, 312 Border Street, East Boston, MA 02128

Please visit the link below to register.

http://noahcdc.org/programs/climate-change

Climate change brings the threat of sea-level rise, damaging floods, warming temperatures, and changing storm patterns, which are increasingly posing a threat to East Boston. Our diverse and vibrant peninsular community is poised to experience these threats in a big way. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Sandy are teaching us that large urban centers can suffer loss of life and severe property damage. Personal and institutional preparedness are necessary in the face of these increasing challenges.

The City of Boston and other City/State agencies are making plans to protect East Boston, our people, our businesses, and our community. NOAH is working closely with the City and various agencies so that plans make sense for East Boston. As part of our efforts, we will be organizing and hosting the first-ever East Boston Climate Summit on October 28, 2017.

Come and learn what planning is in the works, what still needs to be done, and what you can do to participate in shaping future plans. Residents, agencies, and businesses can advise the City and agencies by participating in this unique event. Mayor Marty Walsh, a national climate change leader, is our invited speaker along with Oscar A. Chacón, co-founder and executive director of Alianza Americas. Alianza Americas is an immigrant serving organization. Our elected local representatives will also be speaking. There will be a variety of interesting workshops to attend.

East Boston's first-ever Climate Summit is an opportunity for us to get facts and then to work together-agencies, departments, neighborhood groups, small businesses, residents-so that we can preserve East Boston for ourselves, our children, and generations to come.

It's FREE! All are invited.

Contact Gabriela Boscio (gboscio@noahcdc.org) or Melinda Vega (mvega@noahcdc.org) for more information or to participate. 

Rather than fading in the age of the internet and digital media, libraries are taking on an even stronger role in community life, bringing together diverse populations and providing access not only to books, but also to offerings as varied as recording studios that let patrons use musical instruments and conversation tables that help immigrants strengthen their language skills. Cafés, coffee bars, lounges, exhibition spaces, and plazas encourage gathering, and expanded children’s areas and teen rooms draw younger people for studying, games, and other activities.

The following ten projects—all completed during the past five years—include facilities that strengthen pedestrian links to waterfronts, renovated buildings that open up interiors to views and daylight, a JCPenney store converted into a library and community center, and the refurbishment of a 1960s library that spans a river.

https://urbanland.uli.org/planning-design/ulx-10-libraries-community-hubs/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=group&utm_campaign=magazine

https://www.facebook.com/events/471970339838677/

https://www.planetizen.com/node/93891?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-07272017

http://www.massmarpa.org/recreational-marijuana

Southie Edison plant project underscores region’s transit woes

The old Boston Edison power plant in South Boston is the latest example of the projects that are reshaping Greater Boston — big developments packed with housing just a short commute to downtown.

But with nearly 1,600 housing units, the 15-acre redevelopment also underscores a growing concern that the building boom will overwhelm city streets and mass transit.

Redgate and Hilco Redevelopment Partners estimate that their 2.1-million-square-foot mix of residential, retail, and office space would generate an additional 10,000 vehicle trips a day in that corner of South Boston once it is completed, likely more than a decade from now.

The developers also anticipate many new residents will rely on public transit, as they plan to have only about 700 parking spaces allocated for housing — fewer than one space for every two units.

“The buses are absolutely jam-packed every day,” said Donna Brown, executive director of the South Boston Neighborhood Development Corp. “Where do you put more transportation options? They have to come up with that answer.”

The latest in a series of "walkshops," Envision Cambridge presents a walking tour of Central Square and Riverside. How has this area changed over time and how is it evolving today? How have urban planning decisions affected the development and mobility options along this corridor? The tour will explore how policies and planning have shaped Massachusetts Avenue and the surrounding areas, with particular emphasis on urban form, housing, and mobility.

Participants will meet at 5:30 p.m. at Carl Barron Plaza (the open space on the southeast corner of Mass Ave and Propect Street). Members of the Envision Cambridge consultant team and Community Development Department staff will lead the tour. The walk will be approximately 1 mile and 1.5 hours.

Please register to reserve your spot in the walkshop 

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/06/the-problem-with-how-we-measure-affordable-housing/531378/

"German house prices in 2012 represented a 10 percent decrease in real terms compared to thirty years ago. That is a particularly astounding performance compared to the UK, where real prices rose by more than 230 percent in the same period. "

https://www.forbes.com/sites/eamonnfingleton/2014/02/02/in-worlds-best-run-economy-home-prices-just-keep-falling-because-thats-what-home-prices-are-supposed-to-do/#3a9260906ad0