The BCYF Vine Street Community Center in Roxbury will close for renovations in the fall.  The project is expected to take 12 months. The Walsh Administration has made a multimillion dollar investment to renovate BCYF Vine Street Community Center. The center will receive repairs and upgrades necessary to offer many more resources to the Roxbury neighborhood.

Some of the upgrades include:

• renovating and reconfiguring all interior spaces
• adding a fitness center
• expanding the teen center
• improving access to the center, and
• adding air conditioning to the gym.

Join us to learn about the results of last summer's survey, recent data collection, and a preferred design concept intended to improve safety for everyone on Beacon Street. We look forward to your participation.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed South Bay Harbor Trail project.

The proposed project begins from Albany Road at Union Park Street to Dorchester Avenue, and includes Traveler St. and West 4th Street. This portion of the trail will connect the existing South Bay Harbor Trail shared use path at Gillette Property. The total approximate project length is 0.85 Miles.

All views and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible. Written views received by MassDOT up to five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing shall be displayed for public inspection and copying at the time and date listed above. Plans will be on display one-half hour before the hearing begins, with an engineer in attendance to answer questions regarding this project. A project handout will be made available on the MassDOT website.

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The Retirement Board is currently conducting an election for two Board positions.

October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2023

Any member-in-service or retiree of the Boston Retirement System

Available at Boston City Hall, Room 816, starting June 15, 2020

Nomination papers must be filed with the Retirement Board no later than July 13, 2020, by 5 p.m. Any member-in-service or retiree of the Boston Retirement System may qualify as a candidate by filing with the Election Officer of the Boston Retirement System a nomination paper, or papers, containing the signatures and addresses of at least twenty (20) members or retirees of the Boston Retirement System.

Paper (via US Postal Service) or electronic

August 24, 2020

Ballot must be received by September 25, 2020

Docket #1192: Message and order for the confirmation of the re-appointment of Jane Cooper Brayton as a member of the Zoning Commission, for a term ending May 1, 2019

Docket #1193: Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Quoc Tran to the Board of Directions of the Boston Industrial Development Finance Authority, for a term expiring April 1, 2020

Our proposed designs include visual and physical cues to slow drivers to 20 MPH—making each street feel safer and more comfortable for people who live, walk, bike, or play in the neighborhood. Our plans include:

• Signs to alert people that they are entering a Neighborhood Slow Streets area with a speed limit of 20 mph and ahead of any traffic calming devices. Pavement markings to help organize the streets and indicate traffic calming devices.
• Speed humps to self-enforce driver speeds on each route through the neighborhood. Speed humps are typically 4” at their highest point and 12 to 14 feet long. People in cars and on bikes can comfortably travel over them at safe speeds, and they do not impact parking or drainage.
• Daylighting and curb extensions to enforce no-parking restrictions and improve visibility of crosswalks and other drivers at intersections.
• Raised crosswalks to help emphasize pedestrians crossing the street. More details will be provided at the meeting and online after the meeting.

Our proposed designs include visual and physical cues to slow drivers to 20 MPH—making each street feel safer and more comfortable for people who live, walk, bike, or play in the neighborhood. Our plans include:

• Signs to alert people that they are entering a Neighborhood Slow Streets area with a speed limit of 20 mph and ahead of any traffic calming devices.
• Pavement markings to help organize the streets and indicate traffic calming devices. Speed humps to self-enforce driver speeds on each route through the neighborhood.
• Speed humps are typically 4” at their highest point and 12 to 14 feet long. People in cars and on bikes can comfortably travel over them at safe speeds, and they do not impact parking or drainage.
• Daylighting and curb extensions to enforce no-parking restrictions and improve visibility of crosswalks and other drivers at intersections.
• Raised crosswalks to help emphasize pedestrians crossing the street. More details will be provided at the meeting and online after the meeting.