Public Improvement Commission Hearing
The Public Improvement Commission will hold a hearing on August 20 at 10 a.m.
This Thursday's Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for its regular time, 10 a.m. Project teams and Commission members will be participating in this hearing primarily from remote locations. Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time courtesy of the City’s Department of Innovation & Technology. Members of the public who wish to participate in the hearing are strongly encouraged to do so remotely; the hearing will be televised and may also be streamed live online via Boston TV. Those members of the public who are unable or choose not to participate remotely should report to City Hall room 801 at the time of the hearing. Written testimony for all agenda items will be accepted via email; written testimony should be directed to PIC@boston.gov.
All project team members who intend to join their project's presentation, as well as any City staff representatives or members of the public who wish to participate remotely, should complete the registration form available online by Wednesday afternoon.
Discussion Topics
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Hearing Minutes
HM 1. At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing which was held on August 6, 2026.
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Public Hearing
PH 1. On a petition by the Dearborn Street abutters for a Street Name Change, renaming the entirety of Dearborn Street (public way), Roxbury, located between Dudley Street and Eustis Street, to be formally known in the future as New Edition Way. (NB 8/6/2026)
PH 2. On a joint petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the City of Boston Public Works Department for the making of Specific Repairs within Wood Avenue (public way), Hyde Park, located generally between Seminole Street and Frazer Street.
(NB 8/6/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repair Plan, Wood Avenue, Hyde Park,” 27 sheet dated July 23, 2026.
PH 3. On a petition by Holocaust Legacy Foundation for the making of Specific Repairs within Tremont Street (public way), Boston Proper, located on its southeasterly side generally at address no. 125, southwest of Hamilton Place.
(NB 8/6/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, 125 Tremont Street, Public Way, Boston,” 4 sheets dated June, 2026.
PH 4. On a petition by Nuestra Comunidad Development Corp. (d/b/a Bartlett F5 LLC) for the granting of a Projection License for the installation of a canopy over a portion of the sidewalk within Bartlett Station Drive (public way), Roxbury, located on its westerly side at address no. 59, generally south of Bartlett Street.
(NB 8/6/2026) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, License Plan, Canopy Projection, 59 Bartlett Station Drive, Roxbury,” 1 sheet dated May 4, 2026.
PH 5. On a petition by Nuestra Comunidad Development Corp. (d/b/a Bartlett F5 LLC) for the granting of an Earth Retention License for the installation of a temporary earth support system within Bartlett Station Drive (public way), Roxbury, located on its westerly side at address no. 59, generally south of Bartlett Street.
(NB 8/6/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Temporary Support of Excavation, 59 Bartlett Station Drive, Public Way, Roxbury,” 2 sheets dated February 10, 2026.
PH 6. On a petition by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England Inc. for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to Herald Street (public way), Boston Proper, located on its southerly side at address no. 50, west of Washington Street.
(NB 8/6/2026) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement Plan, 50 Herald Street, Boston Proper,” 1 sheet dated January 14, 2026.
PH 7. On a joint petition by 50 Herald Partners LLC and Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England Inc. for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in Boston Proper:
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Herald Street – at address no. 50, west of Washington Street;
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Washington Street – generally between Herald Street and William E. Mullins Way.
(NB 8/6/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, 50 Herald Street, Boston Proper,” 9 sheets dated July, 2026.
PH 8. On a petition by 355 Bennington Owner LLC and Friends of Excel Academy Charter Schools Inc. for the making of Specific Repairs within the following public ways in East Boston:
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Bennington Street – generally at address no. 355, southwest of Neptune Road;
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Bremen Street – southwest of Bennington Street.
(NB 8/6/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, 355 Bennington Street, Bremen Street, East Boston,” 2 sheets dated February 14, 2023 (Revised July, 2026).
PH 9. On a petition by Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp. (d/b/a Talbot Commons II LLC) for the acceptance of a Pedestrian Easement adjacent to New England Avenue (public way), South Boston, located on its northwesterly side at address no. 25, generally between Mallard Avenue and Talbot Avenue.
(NB 8/6/2026) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Pedestrian Easement, New England Avenue, Public Way, Dorchester,” 1 sheet dated August 12, 2026.
PH 10. On a petition by Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp. (d/b/a Talbot Commons II LLC) for the making of Specific Repairs within New England Avenue (public way), South Boston, located on its northwesterly side at address no. 25, generally between Mallard Avenue and Talbot Avenue.
(NB 8/6/2026) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Specific Repairs Plan, 25 New England Avenue, Dorchester,” 2 sheets dated January 27, 2026 (Revised August 12, 2026).
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New Business
NB 1. Park Street, Norwell Street; Dorchester – Widening & Relocation, Specific Repairs – On a set of joint petitions by the City of Boston Parks & Recreation Department and the City of Boston Public Works Department
NB 2. Dorchester Avenue, Dewar Street, Greenmount Street; Dorchester – Specific Repairs – On a joint petition by the City of Boston Transportation Department and the City of Boston Public Works Department
NB 3. Anthony “Rip” Valenti Way, Merrimac Street; Boston Proper – City Shadow Rental – On a petition by Lightpath Fiber Infrastructure LLC
NB 4. Central Square @ Liverpool Street/Meridian Street; East Boston – Specific Repairs – On a petition by Starboard Institute Inc.
NB 5. Fullerton Street @ 201 Brookline Avenue; Boston Proper – Widening & Relocation, Pedestrian Easement, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by ARE-MA Region No. 87 Tenant LLC