Grow Our Neighborhoods. Not P&G Profits.
P&G is trying to reshape our neighborhoods and not in a good way. Their current proposal for rezoning the P&G Gillette site prioritizes oversized towers and dense commercial spaces, with little regard for the people who actually live in Fort Point or our neighbors in St. Vincent's and West Broadway.
Here’s what we’re fighting for (We need your voices):
✅ Height limits that respect the existing fabric and conditions of the adjacent neighborhoods, keeping in mind the historic Fort Point Channel Landmark District. Proposed building heights should be reduced, with maximum heights capped at 180 feet, and buildings along abutting neighborhood streets limited to no more than 100 feet on A Street and 150 feet on West Second Street and Dorchester Ave.
✅ A real mix of uses with a minimum of 40% housing-including onsite affordable home ownership and rental housing, neighborhood-serving retail spaces, 10% for City-managed civic spaces like a library and a community center, and a destination cultural facility or cultural spaces including a boathouse.
✅ A pedestrian-first street design for A Street and W. 2nd and a street network that ensures safe access to Broadway Station, surrounding transit, and provides a real solution for access to I-90 and I-93, along with a pedestrian bridge over the Channel.
✅ Flood protection and resiliency infrastructure that safeguards our homes from sea level rise and heavy rain events before P&G exits their 31 acre site.
✅ A meaningful 6+ acre City-owned public waterfront park (privately created and maintained), with the existing Harborwalk and South Bay Harbor trail - all fully protected from sea level rise.
If you would like to send your email directly, here are the email addresses for our Mayor, Chief of Planning, Congressman Lynch, Senator Collins, Rep. Biele, District 2 City Councilor Ed Flynn, Sarah Peck, City's Planning Department project manager and yours truly, FPNA: michelle.wu@boston.gov, kairos.shen@boston.gov, MA08SLima@mail.house.gov, Nick.Collins@masenate.gov, david.biele@mahouse.gov, ed.flynn@boston.gov, sarah.peck@boston.gov, fpnaboston@gmail.com
Thank you!
