Harvard Allston Task Force

The schedule of meetings of the Harvard Allston Task Force has been posted here.

If you have any questions, please email or call the Allston Development Group at (617) 496-6688 or allston@harvard.edu

Harvard University appreciates the Harvard Allston Task Force and the community increasing its meetings from twice per month to weekly during the review of the Harvard Allston Science Complex Draft Project Impact Report (DPIR). Below is a summary of the questions and answers raised at meetings. For more information on these topics, please see the relevant sections of the DPIR here.

Questions and Answers Summary- September 28, 2007
Questions and Answers Summary- August 6, 2007

March 26, 2008: Harvard University Presentation to the Harvard Allston Task Force

Description of the Neighborhood Survey/Needs Assessment Project

Harvard has selected Copernicus Consulting to conduct a survey/needs assessment of Allston/Brighton with emphasis on the neighborhood of North Allston/North Brighton. The survey/needs assessment will be based on demographic and other data provided by the City of Boston, Harvard University and a representative sample of resident households including Harvard faculty and staff who currently live and work in Allston/Brighton, and faculty and staff who are currently identified to work in the new Harvard science building. The survey/needs assessment will focus on educational achievement, gaps, and needs, as well as on resident priorities for education, and needs and interests in the Allston/Brighton community in the areas of public realm, health, housing, and transportation.

The results of the survey/needs assessment will be used to inform Harvard, the BRA and the Harvard Allston Task Force on education community benefits planning, both associated with the Science Complex and Harvard's new Institutional Master Plan, and specific programming needs that will be a part of the transformative project for the North Allston/North Brighton neighborhood. In consultation with the Harvard Allston Task Force chair and the BRA, Harvard has developed a committee of North Allston residents, Harvard Allston Task Force members, Harvard representatives and the City of Boston representatives to provide the consultant with ideas on the survey/needs assessment framework and administration. Following the completion of the survey/needs assessment, the consultant will prepare a report for Harvard, which will be shared with the Committee, the BRA and the Harvard Allston Task Force.

Neighborhood Survey/ Needs Assessment Committee

Mary-Helen Black- Project Manager for Neighborhood Planning, Harvard University

Cathi Campbell- Allston resident and member of Harvard Allston Task Force

Maritza Ciliberto- Allston resident

Keith Collar- Executive Director of Research, Innovation and Outreach, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University

Ellin Flood-Murphy- Allston resident

Michael Hanlon- Member of Harvard Allston Task Force

Linda Kowalcky- Deputy Director of Economic Development, Boston Redevelopment Authority and Mayor Menino’s Liaison to Higher Education

Robert Lue- Professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology; Tutor in Biochemical Sciences; Director of Life Sciences Education; Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University

Kevin McCluskey- Senior Director of Community Affairs-Boston, Harvard University

Kathy Morancy- Third Grade Teacher and Member of the Governing Board, Gardner Pilot Academy

Rita Vaidya- Allston resident

Anand Vaishnav– Chief of Staff to the Superintendent of Boston Public Schools

Brent Whelan- Allston resident and member of Harvard Allston Task Force

Agenda and Notes 2-11-08 Meeting

Agenda and Notes 2-25-08 Meeting

Agenda and Notes 3-10-08 Meeting

Agenda and Notes 3-24-08 Meeting

Past Public Meetings

Discussion of Proposed Roads Connected to the Proposed Science Complex
Honan-Allston Library (March 29, 2007)

Flyer

Discussion of Construction Mitigation
Honan-Allston Library (March 28, 2007)

Flyer

Discussion of Science Complex Design
Honan-Allston Library (March 20, 2007)

Flyer

Discussion of Proposed Roads Connected to the Proposed Science Complex
175 North Harvard Street (March 14, 2007)

Flyer

Discussion of Proposed Roads Connected to the Proposed Science Complex
175 North Harvard Street (March 15, 2007)

Flyer

Placemaking Opportunities at Barry's Corner
Honan-Allston Branch Boston Public Library (March 4, 2006)

On March 4th, 2006, approximately 50 people gathered at the Honan-Allston Branch Library at 300 North Harvard Street, for a Placemaking Workshop facilitated by New York-based Project for Public Spaces, Inc. The intent was for Allston residents to brainstorm ways the North Allston-Harvard relationship could be realized in a positive way through the public realm around Barry's Corner (the intersection of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue). The ideas will help inform the Allston Initiative planning process and Harvard's Master Plan.

Brief Summary (PDF, 300kb)
Detailed Minutes (PDF, 1Mb)

Discussion of the Interim Report on Harvard's Master Planning Process
Honan-Allston Branch Boston Public Library (June 15, 2005)

Notes

Transportation
Honan Branch, Boston Public Library (April 28, 2005)

Agenda
Notes

Discussing the future of Barry's Corner
Honan Branch, Boston Public Library (March 10, 2005)

Agenda
Notes

Introducing the Master Plan Consultant
Honan Branch, Boston Public Library (January 20, 2005)

Agenda
Notes

Meetings of the North Allston Neighborhood Strategic Plan

In the fall of 2000, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Redevelopment Authority launched a community planning process, the North Allston Neighborhood Strategic Plan (NANSP), to create a shared vision for North Allston. A steering committee of community residents, business owners, and Harvard representatives, assisted by Goody Clancy Associates, a planning and urban design firm, was charged with creating a land use plan to serve as a framework for future planning and development for all of the land within the study area.

As part of the strategic planning process Harvard University representatives made a number of presentations to the steering committee. They included:

How Harvard Plans, January 2001

An overview of the University's campus areas, its mission-driven physical development, and the history of the University's Institutional Master Planning in the City of Boston.

Harvard University's North Allston Vision Diagram, Fall 2001

A preliminary vision for North Allston designed to express Harvard's aspirations for a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood, with a boulevard-style street system and connections between and among the neighborhood open spaces and campus areas; the potential for campus and community development in the Brighton Mills corridor; and an academic campus on Allston Landing North.

Conceptual Planning Framework for Allston Landing North, May 2002

In response to a request from the City and the community, alternative concepts for urban design, transportation and open space for Harvard's campus in Allston.

Harvard's Transportation Strategy and Planning Principles, September 2002

An overview of Harvard's current transportation management strategy along with planning principles for future development and demand management.

Harvard's Open Space Strategy and Planning Principles, October 2002

An overview of Harvard's open space strategy along with planning principles for future campus development.

Harvard's Housing Strategy and Planning Principles, November 2002

An overview of Harvard's housing for its Affiliates and its contributions to affordable housing in the region along with planning principles for future campus development.

Harvard's Economic Benefits and Planning Principles, December 2002

An overview of Harvard's contributions to the local and regional economy along with planning principles for future campus development

»View the NANSP website