City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation hearing on Dockets #1521, #1273, and #1663

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Go Boston 2030, awarded by the Barr Foundation to be administered by the Transportation Department. The grant will fund transparent communication, tracking and evaluation of the progress of implementing the projects identified in Go Boston 2030, the City’s long-term mobility plan. 

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars, (106,250.00) in the form of a grant, for the Boston College Neighborhood Improvement Fund, awarded by Boston College to be administered by the Transportation Department. The grant will fund two new Blue Bikes Stations in Brighton.

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Nine Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($970,000.00) in the form of a grant awarded by Skanska USA Commercial Department, Inc. pursuant to the 1350 Boylston Street, Fenway, Boston Project Cooperation Agreement. The purpose of the grant is to fund the redesign and construction of Boylston Street as described in the 1350 Boylston Street, Fenway, Boston Project’s Transportation Mitigation Commitments.

These matters were sponsored by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and referred to the Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation on October 30, 2019 (Docket # 1521), September 11, 2019 (Docket #1273), and December 4, 2019 (Docket #1663).

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Public Testimony

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Mail Address: Dockets #1521, 1273, 1663, City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston MA  02201

Fax Number:  617-635-4203 Attn: Ron Cobb, Dockets #1521, 1273, 1663

Staff Email:  cora.montrond@boston.gov  Staff Telephone:  617-635-4562

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