Conservation Commission December Meeting

The Conservation Commission (ConCom) will be holding a virtual public meeting on December 10th at 6pm.

Neighborhood Items

• Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-2088 and BOS File No. 2025-044 from Childs Engineering on behalf of Poseidon Enterprises for the proposed replacement of deteriorated sections of an existing fender system along a pier face, as well as repairs to structural timber piles and timber pile caps at Barking Crab, 88 Sleeper Street, South Boston Waterfront, MA (LUO).*Continued from the October 22, 2025 hearing. Continuance postponed to a future hearing.

• Request for a Determination of Applicability from AECOM on behalf of the City of Boston Public Works Department for the proposed removal of the Northern Avenue Bridge superstructure over the Fort Point Channel, South Boston Waterfront, MA.

You Are Invited To FPNA's 2025 Kickoff Neighborhood Gathering Jan 28th

updated 1/30/25 with link to the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services  South Boston Liaison's presentation.

updated 1/29/25: with links to Congress St., Sleeper St. and A St. presentation and the Northern Avenue Bridge Advisory and the  Northern Avenue Bridge Superstructure Removal Project Notification Form.

You are invited to

an in person 

2025 Neighborhood Gathering Kickoff

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

6 pm to 8 pm

Advance Registration Required for admittance

Boston Children's Museum* 

308 Congress St (business entrance)

5th floor conference room 

In person or Online Viewing Only

featuring

An Update from the City of Boston Streets Team

on

Congress Street, Sleeper St and A Street 

sidewalk and street reconstruction to start in 2025

&

a One Way Option for Sleeper Street 

with

South Boston ONS Update 

introducing

Revival Cafe + Kitchen

15 Necco Street

plus

Neighborhood Updates & Latest News

Gillette Redevelopment

Northern Avenue Bridge Advisory & Northern Avenue Bridge PNF

Verizon Storage Yard 

346 D Street

*Please note that our 2025 Kickoff Gathering will take place in person at the Boston Children's Museum. Online is viewing and listening only. 

If you have any questions, comments or updates, please submit them by end of day, Monday, Jan. 27th to FPNA.

May Neighborhood Gathering Features Latest on Northern Avenue Bridge

updated 05/25/23 with presentation.

You Are Invited

to a
FPNA Neighborhood Gathering

Tuesday, May 23, 2023
6 pm to 8 pm
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
in partnership with Innovation Studios
303 Congress St (across from The Milk Bottle)
In person or Online Viewing Only


featuring
C-6 Boston Police Community Service Officers

 &
The Latest On The Northern Avenue Bridge
including Resiliency & the Fort Point Channel

with special guests
Chris Osgood
Mayor Michelle Wu's Senior Infrastructure Advisor 

Para Jayasinghe
City Engineer, Boston Public Works Department

John Sullivan
Chief Engineer, Boston Water & Sewer Commission

Charlie Jewell
Director of Planning and Sustainability, Boston Water & Sewer Commission

plus
Neighborhood News

Please note that this month's gathering will take place in person at WPI. Online is viewing only. 

If you have any questions for our speakers, please submit them by Monday at noon to FPNA.

***Special Thanks to Innovation Studios at District Hall for sponsoring us at WPI.***

originally published 5.22.23

Love Your Block Is Turning Sweet 16 Saturday

FPNA celebrates their sixteenth annual Love Your Block on May 15, 2021. Love Your Block is run in conjunction with the City's volunteer spring clean up program. 

With the phased opening of our neighborhood, our first spring outdoor event will be a cleanup. We hope that as Covid restrictions ease, we will have an opportunity to host other beautification events like plantings and gardening. 

Be an outdoor adventurer and help spruce up your neighborhood on:

Saturday, May 15, 2021

10 am - 1 pm

Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Sts) M eetup 

Volunteers Sign UpToday  

Tools & gloves will be provided. Please wear you mask.

We will meet at Wormwood Park and then disperse to the following cleanup locations:

• A Street 
• Congress St.
• Melcher St.
• Gillette Beach and Harborwalk
• Northern Avenue Bridge (Seaport side only)
• Banks of the Fort Point Channel: clean up by boat will occur in June. 

Drop in for an hour or hang out with neighbors the whole time. How much of the neighborhood shines depends on you. Please volunteer! 

Attention Melcher Street resident sticker parkers: Annual street cleaning takes place Saturday, May 15th from 10 am to 1 pm. Please make it easier on volunteers and Boston Public Works by moving you car by 9 am Saturday. 

Reminder: Face mask required. 

Wear clothes and sneakers that you don't mind getting dirty. 

originally published 05.06.21

Northern Avenue Bridge Community Meeting

updated 5/26/19 with May 6th meeting recording, presentation and related documents and Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) comment deadline. 

View City of Boston Meeting, Presentation & Related Meeting Documents

Public Comments may be emailed to Team@NorthernAveBridgeBos.com

MEPA Northern Avenue Bridge Environmental Notification Form (ENF) Public Comments are due June 9, 2020. Contact Matt Devlin for a copy of ENF.

FPNA's Tuesday, April 28th's Neighborhood Zoom Gathering gave Fort Point and Seaport neighbors a preview of our new Northern Avenue Bridget. The City of Boston held an online public meeting to provide feedback on May 6, 2020. 

Northern Avenue Bridge

A Boston Bold Design
with new enhancements & new video

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

originally published 4.30.20

April Neighborhood Gathering: Northern Avenue Bridge, Paris & News You Don't Want To Miss

You are invited to a

Fort Point Seaport

Neighborhood Gathering

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

6 pm sharp

Zoom Neighborhood Gathering Link

featuring

The New Northern Avenue Bridge

Chris Osgood

City of Boston Chief of Streets

with

Paris Seaport Bar & Creperie

60 Seaport Blvd

requesting liquor license amendment  for a 30 seat patio

and

Neighborhood Updates & Announcements

Organized by FPNA

Building a better neighborhood together in Fort Point & the Seaport

originally published 4.25.20

First Snow Day & Other Happenings This Week & Next

updated 12.6.19 with events December 14 - 18th,
updated 12.3.19 3:30 pm:  Save the date of  December 18th at 6 pm for the rescheduled 15 Necco (former GE Headquarters) Public Community Meeting.

With thoughts of snow days and winter festivities, here is a round up of free art happenings, Holiday Pop-Ups and Holiday Strolls in Seaport and Fort Point starting Friday, December 6th through Thursday, December 12th with some repeating weekend events.  

Transit is one of the top issues in the neighborhood. The Seaport Fort Point Transit Strategic Plan Public Community meeting will be held December 9th. The final Mayoral Advisory Task Force Northern Avenue Bridge meeting is Tuesday, December 10th.  

Event details are below: 

Friday, December 6th: Seaport Holiday Stroll, 5 pm – 9 pm with Light Up Seaport tree lighting at 7:15 pm. Live music, store specials and treats. More details.

Friday, December 6th: Rubaru Roshini Special Screening, 6 pm at Midway Artist Studios, 15 Channel Center Street. Free. View trailer.

Saturday, December 7th: Holly-Day on the Harbor, an afternoon of kids holiday fun 12 pm - 2 pm at Atlantic Wharf's Waterfront Square.

Holiday Pop-Up Shops

• FPAC Assemblage Art Space at the Envoy: Sat & Sundays 12 pm to 4 pm in December. Every weekend different FPAC artists participate in these Tabletop Holiday Pop-Ups. 70 Sleeper St.

• Row 34: Sundays December 8th and December 15th from 4 pm to 6 pm. Sip on complimentary bubbles & snacks while shopping for unique gifts made by local artists. 383 Congress St.

Monday, December 9th: Seaport Transit Strategic Plan Community Meeting (transit improvements & connectivity in Seaport & Fort Point) 5:30 pm-7:30 pm, BSA Fort Point room, 290 Congress St.

Tuesday, December 10^th:  Northern Avenue Bridge Mayoral Advisory Task Force Meeting, 3 pm - 5 pm at WPI Seaport, 303 Congress St. Public is welcome to attend.

Tuesday, December 10^th: Fort Point Theatre Channel presents Andrew Neuman: Two Video Project(ions) 8pm in Art Under The Stairs at Midway Artist Studios, 15 Channel Center St. Free. 

Wednesday, December 11^th: Friends of Fort Point Channel Holiday Stroll 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Over 25 participating locations. Meet & greet with Olaf from Frozen. Details. 

Thursday, December 12th: Fort Point Channel Landmarks District Commission meeting 6pm, City Hall. Check FortPointBoston.com for details later this week.

Saturday, December 14th: 249 A Street Artists Holiday Sale & Open Studios.  A select group of artists will open their studios between noon and 5 pm. Visit "Paper Clips" exhibit in the gallery. 

UPCOMING

Monday, December 16th: Boston Tea Party Reenactment starts at 6:30 pm at Old South Meeting Hall and ends with public viewing along the Fort Point Channel across from the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum from 8 pm to 8:30 pm.

Tuesday, December 17th: please note that the City Cannabis Community meeting for 324 A Street is postponed at the request of the operator in order to review the new cannabis ordinance that passed by City Council and signed by Mayor Walsh in November 2019.

Wednesday, December 18th: 15 Necco (former GE Headquarters) Public Community meeting, hosted by the BPDA (Boston Planning & Development Agency) 6pm at 300 A Street.

originally posted 12.3.19

Northern Avenue Bridge Community Meeting Announced

updated 11/27/18 with December Mayor's Advisory Task Force meeting (see bottom)

The City of Boston Public Works Department invites you to a Community Meeting regarding the Northern Avenue Bridge on:

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 

6:00 PM Open House & 6:30 PM Presentation 

District Hall, Assembly Room 

75 Northern Avenue

Built in 1908, today’s Northern Avenue Bridge was in service for over a century, before it was closed in 2014. The City of Boston will be reconstructing this iconic span, reimagining it to improve mobility, honor history, strengthen resiliency and create a new destination along Boston’s shore. The City has convened a Mayoral Advisory Task Force to assist in designing and programming the new bridge. The City invites you to lend your voice and help build a bridge that meets the needs of Boston’s next century. 

The meeting will begin with an open house where participants can view project materials, learn more about the current bridge’s structural analysis, mobility evaluation, placemaking and design process, and speak with members of the Project Team. The presentation will begin at 6:30 PM, followed by time for Q+A. 

Please visit the Northern Avenue Bridge project website for more information: 

For project questions or comments, please email the project team.

For those attending the monthly Northern Avenue Bridge Mayor's Advisory Task Force meetings, the next meeting is December 12th at BSA's Fort Point Room (290 Congress St) from 4 pm to 5:30 pm. NOTE: new place & time.

originally published 11.14.18

Northern Avenue Bridge: A Gateway For Pedestrians, Bicyclists & Cars?

Over 50 neighbors from Fort Point, Seaport and the Downtown Waterfront gathered to hear the City of Boston's plans and concepts for the future of the Northern Avenue Bridge at a special FPNA neighborhood meeting on July 18, 2018.

The City's Chief of Streets Chris Osgood along with Northern Avenue Bridge team members Chief Engineer Para Jayasinghe of Public Works and Joe Allwarden of AECOM presented. The bridge architects are Urban Idea Lab and Brownlie, Ernst & Marks. The Bridge redesign focuses on: improving mobility, honoring history, strengthening climate resiliency, and creating a destination. View the presentation here. 

A lot of the discussion centered on the need for a vehicular lane on the bridge and the desire to view the underlying data, part of the South Boston Waterfront Sustainable Transportation Plan of 2015. Concern over traffic gridlock on Atlantic Avenue and backup onto Seaport Blvd. from Northern Ave. arose from residents living on both sides of the bridge. It became apparent that a new transit analysis will be pivotal in understanding the modes of transportation best suited for the Northern Avenue Bridge in conjunction with the other Fort Point Channel bridges for overall mobility. Towards the end of the meeting, a resident asked how many are in favor of a walk and bike bridge only. The overwhelming majority of residents indicated that they are in favor of a pedestrian bike only bridge.  To further that point of view a request was made that a pedestrian bicycle only bridge design option be considered. 

The Northern Avenue Bridge holds extreme appeal to the neighborhood whether it be its charm and character, easy walkability, local historic nature (mechanics and maritime history) or all aspects combined, making the bridge an important gateway connection between the Seaport and the Downtown Rose Kennedy Greenway.  Placemaking and programming of the bridge at the deck level appeared more popular than the concept of a floating island destination perpendicular to the bridge on the water. 

The next Mayor's Task Force meeting will focus on transit analysis and the structural condition of the Northern Avenue Bridge. The meeting will take place Thursday, July 26th from 3 pm to 5 pm at City Hall in room 801. The public is welcome to attend. If you would like to receive updates on the bridge, please sign up at the project website NorthernAveBridgeBos.com. You may also email your comments to FPNA. 

The Task Force is composed of: A Better City, Boston Harbor Now, Boston Preservation Alliance, Fallon Co., Fort Point Neighborhood Association (FPNA), Green Ribbon Commission, Livable Streets Alliance, MCCA, Seaport TMA, US Court House, US General Services Administration, and the Wharf District Council along with Councilors Flynn & Flaherty, Senator Collins and Congressman Lynch’s offices.

The Future Of The Northern Avenue Bridge: A Neighborhood Icon & Gateway

updated 7.18.18: Preview the brand new Northern Avenue Bridge project website in advance of tonight's meeting.

The Fort Point Neighborhood Association (FPNA) is hosting a special edition Fort Point and Seaport neighborhood meeting on the Northern Avenue Bridge. Come hear the latest on the Northern Avenue Bridge and provide feedback on current concepts:

Wednesday, July 18, 2018
6 pm

Capital One Café

57 Seaport Blvd, 2^nd Floor

The Northern Avenue Bridge: Design Concepts

Chris Osgood, City of Boston Chief of Streets

Urban Idea Lab & AECOM

The Northern Avenue Bridge
In March, Chief Osgood spoke to the neighborhood about the upcoming redesign of the bridge focusing on: improving mobility, honoring history, strengthening climate resiliency, and creating a destination. These concepts came out of the 2016 Northern Avenue Bridge Ideas Competition. 

In May, the Mayor appointed a Northern Avenue Bridge Task Force under the direction of Chief Osgood and composed of: A Better City, Boston Harbor Now, Boston Preservation Alliance, Fallon Co., FPNA, Green Ribbon Commission, Livable Streets Alliance, MCCA, Seaport TMA, US Court House, US General Services Administration, and Wharf District Council along with Councilors Flynn & Flaherty, Senator Collins and Congressman Lynch’s offices. The bridge architects are Urban Idea Lab and Brownlie, Ernst & Marks. The bridge consultants are AECOM. The Mayor's Northern Avenue Bridge Task Force meetings are open to the public. 

The Northern Avenue Bridge was built in 1908 and is the last remaining swing bridge in Boston. The bridge closed to vehicular traffic in 1997 and remained open as a pedestrian bridge until December 2014.

originally posted 7.13.18