Developing the South Boston Waterfront

Coverage from The Boston Globe
A new bridge for Northern Ave.

A new bridge for Northern Ave.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino will unveil plans to rebuild the old Northern Avenue Bridge, which connects the Seaport District to downtown. The bridge over Fort Point Channel, with its distinctive steel trusses, will be reinforced to allow one lane of traffic for emergency vehicles, another for pedestrians, and a third for retail shops.
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The waterfront in 2017
A look from the Globe Magazine on what the South Boston waterfront could look like 10 years from now. (Boston Globe, 05/27/07)
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Plans include office and residential spaces as well as public and civic spaces.
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