#BostonRedevelopment #BostonRealEstateThe City of Boston has received a total of 133 design idea entries to replace thesoon-to-be-dismantled Northern Avenue Bridge, according to a Boston Globe article. The ideas competition closed this week, and $15,000 in prize money was awarded to those considered the best submissions.The award recognition came from Boston Society of Architects president Tamara Roy and from Boston's Mayor Walsh.

By opening this competition up to the public, we heard from architects, designers, historians, and members of our community who took an interest in what the future of the Northern Ave. Bridge should look like, Walsh said in a statement. The ideas and conversation that we sparked during the process are tremendously valuable as we take the next step to design a new bridge, and I thank all who participated.

Ideas included green spaces, a greenhouse, bike paths and pedestrian walkways.Read the Boston Globe's Big Ideas (and lots of them) for the Northern Avenue Bridge.Here'smore about the competition.Doyou have questions about buying or selling Boston real estate?In my 24+ years in the Boston real estate market, Ive made it my priority to develop anextensive knowledge of the city, neighborhoods, buildings, people, and the many issues involved in the local real estate market.Would you like to know what your property is worth?Please call me at617-584-9790, or email me by clicking the blue button below.  

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 #BostonRedevelopment #BostonRealEstateBoston's Mayor MartyWalsh is asking for ideas for restoring the city's 1908 Northern Avenue bridge. Today's issue of the Boston Globe reports that options include building an entirely new bridge in its place;restoring a portion of the current bridge; or restoring and raising the entire current bridge.Boston's Northern Avenuebridge began as a route forsteam trains to haul wool and fish from the wharves. The Coast Guard warned that it was in danger of collapse, according to the Boston Globe article. It has been closed even to pedestrians since 2014, but there are those who'd like to see it re-opened foron-foot travelers:

"The thought of raising the bridge or building a higher-level span bothers pedestrian advocates, whod prefer the keep the at-grade crossing. Any option would be expensive; just dismantling the current bridge and floating it out of Fort Point Channel would cost around $15 million."

Read the Boston Globe's Honor Boston's Past by Restoring the Northern Avenue Bridge.A recent press release from theBoston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) announces that the sitewww.NorthernAveBridge.orghas been created to host the exchange of ideas. The Ideas Competition will be formally launched March 21. The BRAis coordinating this effort togetherwith the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) and several City of Boston departments:

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