Map of North Point Park and sites of proposed EF development and future Charles River Skatepark. Click on the map above for an enlarged view.
Objective:
The goal of this advocacy effort is to ensure that the new Education First development also benefits the surrounding parklands, which will include the Charles River Skatepark.
Updates:
April 8th, 2011: The Charles River Conservancy submitted a letter to the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight addressing House Bill 3044, An Act relative to the economic development in the North Point area of the City of Cambridge. The letter urges the Committee to consider the greater public good in the development of the new EF building, namely through the incorporation of public facilities and a skate shop, through the addition of tennis courts and lighting, as well as other efforts benefiting the adjacent parklands.
Click here to read the legislation for House Bill 3044
Click here to read the letter to DEP regarding Chapter 91 permit for EF
Crocuses blooming in North Point Park
Supporting Materials:
Conservancy President Renata von Tscharner's letter to Cambridge Planning Board (October 2010)
Supporting Letter from Senator John Kerry (October 2006)
"An Extreme Vision" - The Boston Globe (March 2004)
To read more about the development and construction process currently underway for the skatepark, click here.
North Point Images:
Foundation of North Bank pedestrian bridge (one of four foundations under construction). View facing north towards Charlestown, with glimpse of Duck Boat Tour entering water on far right, and Boston Sand and Gravel at left.
View facing towards Cambridge, with two of the four pedestrian bridge foundations visible. Boston Duck Tour ramp in foreground.
Staging site for North Bank Bridge. Skatepark will be located underneath the bridge.
Existing EF building with blue-green glass. Location of new building near yellow dumpster. Future site of skatepark under bridge at right.