Allston Construction Mitigation Subcommittee *Thursday* 11/6, 6pm Zoom
Priscilla Anderson
Tuesday December 2, 2025 Zoom registration
Tuesday January 6, 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 10/7/2025
Boston Police Department District 14, Sgt Ed McMahon
BC football on Saturday 10/11 night 7:30pm
D-14 Community ComStat: command staff, officials; chance to hear Boston Regional Intelligence Center ...; what priorities are and should be; BPD does Comstat every wednesday; BRIC; 2nd week in December, maybe at Ed Portal
6 house breaks, very low; several arrests have been made
6 larceny motor vehicle only, unlocked doors or key fobs in the car, taking spare change
2 car thefts
15 shoplifting etc., have made many arrests
Mopeds and sit-down scooter enforcement still going on across the city: need to be registered with license plates; should food delivery companies be responsible
Motorized standing scooters: dangerous, high speed; serious injuries and one death; don't have to have registration/license
Neighbor comment: tables at intersections can slow them down
Neighbor question: Market St accident, a stolen car crashed into a house; fight on Franklin St at the laundromat yesterday (parked car blocked driveways)
Neighbor concern: 5:30-6:30am often cars going the wrong way down Windom St.
Ed LeFlore, Harvard Construction Mitigation
Enterprise Research Campus (ERC)
All buildings other than labs have occupancy permits
Labs are doing interior fit-out, have permanent power
Treehouse work on exterior
150-160 people living in residential towers now
Building bike lanes and streetscape on Western (two-way, protected)
In November will do full milling and paving on Western
American Repertory Theater (ART) @ 175 N Harvard
Insulating ART before cladding; all sections are in place; trying to get it done before winter
Facades on residential building in place
NASDEP project being paved
CSL Mitigation staff met with Mark Handley and Kendyl Maher-Trumble about hand-off from construction mitigation to owner maintenance/facilities management (Tishman Speyer and Harvard Public Relations)
A brand-new 2-bay ambulance garage has been constructed on Speedway street in addition to an older 2-bay ambulance garage
Neighbor concern: party house with HBS students on Hopedale St; appeal to landlord, HBS if parties are excessive
Mayor Wu's office, Allston-Brighton neighborhood liaison Jennifer Roberts, jennifer...@boston.gov
West Sorrento St stop sign will not be moved; might have another solution; transportation department says stop signs are not used for traffic calming; will report back in November. Speed hump installations have been paused for the moment. Hopedale is a throughway during rush hour as a cut-through to avoid the Cambridge/North Harvard Street light.
Electric wheelchair has to go on Windom Street north of Hopedale; has to go in the street because of crumbled sidewalk
State Rep. Mike Moran's Office, Ben Tocchi, 617.834.0803 Benjami...@mahouse.gov
Christmas lights, where to put decorations on a tree; Ben looking for the funding, will have answers at the next meeting
Not in attendance:
City Councilor Liz Breadon's Office, Matt Costas, matthew...@boston.gov
State Rep. Kevin Honan's office, Alex Camarena, Alejandro...@mahouse.gov