Boston Seaport Public Realm Plan Boston, Massachusetts
Client: Boston Redevelopment Authority Size: 1,200 acres Completion: 1999
Adjacent to downtown, interstate highways, Logan Airport, the deep water port, and South Boston, the Seaport District represents the next growth frontier for Boston. To overcome the perceived isolation of the 300-acre site, the plan extends three important downtown streets into the area and preserves Boston’s scale and character with smaller block sizes, narrower streets, and low building heights near the water. A variety of public open spaces along the water's edge are also linked to residential neighborhoods and the new convention center.