Protect our Parks! 115 Winthrop Square, a 775′ tower, has been proposed for the Winthrop Square Garage site in downtown Boston. The BRA has designated Millennium Partners to develop the site. This proposal violates State shadow laws that have protected the Public Garden and the Common for decades. A fast paced Article 80 process has begun. The Project Notification Form has already been posted without any shadow or wind studies. Comments are due December 26. The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay has voted unanimously to support the existing shadow laws, supported by The Friends of the Public Garden and The Garden Club of the Back Bay. But we need your help to assure that our precious parks are protected for future generations.
Attend meetings, prepare comments, and contact your local officials. The only scheduled public meeting on the project is Monday, December 5 at 6:30 pm at the Suffolk Law School Moot Court Room, 4th Floor, 120 Tremont Street in Boston. It is critical that anyone who is able to attend this meeting do so, and voice his or her concerns about the project and the importance of protecting our open spaces.
You may also send written comments to the City before December 26. Comments should go to Christopher Tracy, Senior Project Manager, Boston Planning & Development Agency, One City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201. You may also call him at 617-918-4259.
Please share comments with NABB Development and Transportation Committee (dtcnabb@nabbonline.com) and our elected officials Michelle.Wu@boston.gov, Bill.Linehan@boston.gov, Josh.Zakim@boston.gov, Ayanna.Pressley@boston.gov, Annissa.Essaibi-george@boston.gov, william.brownsberger@masenate.gov, byron.rushing@mahouse.gov, jay.livingstone@mahouse.gov, and Aaron.M.Michlewitz@mahouse.gov.
