Allston Construction Mitigation Subcommittee: 2/3/2026 Notes

[Priscilla Anderson]

The Allston Construction Mitigation Subcommittee met on Tuesday February 3, 2026. Notes are below.

Future meetings:

Tuesday March 3, 2026 Zoom registration

Tuesday April 7, 2026 Zoom registration

Tuesday May 5, 2026 Zoom registration

Chaired by Harvard Allston Task Force (HATF) member Ed Kotomori, this subcommittee invites developer construction mitigation and community relations staff, Boston Police Department District 14, local and state elected officials and their representatives, and local North Allston neighbors, to discuss construction and safety issues in the neighborhood. All are welcome to attend and contribute.

Notes

Police report Sgt. Edward McMahon D14 community service

10 car breaks in A/B (big spike this month)

1 commercial burglary in a storage unit

1 residential burglary in Brighton, 0 in Allston

0 robberies in Allston; 1 last month: bought something on social media; do your transaction at the police station

2 aggravated assaults, 2 arrests

6 larceny of motor vehicles in Allston

14 larceny 14 in Allston (packages, shoplifting)

0 auto thefts in Allston

Bridge repair: contractor requesting shutting down Linden Street; BPD and

Neighbor concern: car/bike/pedestrian accidents in the snow

Harvard Construction: Ed LeFlore

Enterprise Research Campus

• occupancy of lab building has been approved
• sidewalks open around site
• paving of Western Ave scheduled for spring 2026
• greenway work will be remobilized in the spring
• 84 Seattle St project leadership is moved out
• this was a really big project and it went well
• we worked together with the community and addressed some really tough questions

American Repertory Theater 

• tarping in quickly to protect from winter weather
  
• there will be wood paneling on the outside of the ART
• lots of deliveries for interior work

Neighbor question: what's next? There are headwinds against development for Harvard right now, so enjoy what we have once the construction stops; fewer construction vehicles, more people just going to work in the new buildings

We don't know when Phase 2 of the ERC will begin, but the fact that the lab buildings have been occupied larger than expected is good news; people want to be here.

Barbara Parmenter will come to the next meeting to talk about zoning.

Elected Officials reports

Mayor Wu's office, Allston-Brighton neighborhood liaison Jennifer Roberts, jennifer...@boston.gov

• Cambridge street bridge restoration
• Implications for Lincoln St bridge early on, Beacon Yards too
• Linden St closure request is problematic
• 311 requests: lots of them about snow removal and public works; trying to clear streets, sidewalks, bridges, bike lanes, bus stops. Please continue to place
• Age-Strong office is offering cost-saving clinics  https://www.boston.gov/departments/age-strong-commission/age-strongs-2026-cost-savings-clinics

State Rep. Mike Moran's Office, Ben Tocchi, 617.834.0803 Benjami...@mahouse.gov

• Governor Healey came to agreement with utility companies, agreed to suspension of any interest payments on electric (and maybe gas)

City Councilor Liz Breadon's Office, Matt Costas, matthew...@boston.gov

State Rep. Kevin Honan's office, Alex Camarena, Alejandro...@mahouse.gov

[Barbara Parmenter]

Hi Priscilla, 

I meant to write you anyway about getting together. Then I read that I was coming to the March 3rd meeting to talk about zoning. Am happy to do that, I'm just  worried about my memory, did I say I'd do that?

Let me know what you are thinking, and apologies if I'm totally blanking on already discussing this. But I'm always happy to talk about zoning, ha!

I'll save the date for now. 

And I'd love to have coffee sometime, maybe we can talk about it over coffee? I might be going to Jenn Roberts office hours on Friday at 10am, which I believe will be at Park Bagelry. I'd be happy to meet you anytime before that. Or we can find another time in the next couple of weeks. 

Barbara 

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