Public Improvement Commission

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC Conditionally Approves Convention Center Security Bollard and Bike Lane Plan

Boston conditionally approves BCEC security bollards after heated bicycle safety debate.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 29

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC Approves Seaport Canopy, Greenlights Downtown Sidewalk Overhaul

Boston's Public Improvement Commission approved a canopy license and a major sidewalk package at its February 8 meeting while putting Verizon on notice about protecting newly rebuilt bike infrastructure on Tremont Street.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 8

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC Approves Harvard Theater Streetscape, Defers Convention Center Bollard Plan

Boston PIC approves Harvard theater streetscape in Allston, flags BCEC bollard plan as incompatible with bike access goals.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 25

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC advances Harvard theater, two other projects to January 25 hearings

Boston's Public Improvement Commission opened 2024 by advancing three public-way petitions to January 25 public hearings, deferring final votes on all.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 11

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC Approves South Boston Street Overhaul Tied to 1.1-Million-Square-Foot Development

Boston's Public Improvement Commission approved a sweeping package of street improvements for a 1.1-million-square-foot South Boston development at its final 2023 meeting on December 21.

Townbrief reporting · Dec 21

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC Approves Vicinity Energy Steam Line Route Through Fenway Over National Grid Objections

Boston's Public Improvement Commission approved a contested grant of location for a Vicinity Energy steam distribution main along Brookline Avenue in the Fenway neighborhood despite unresolved coordination disputes with National Grid.

Townbrief reporting · Dec 7

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC Continues Fenway Steam Dispute, Approves Four Street Projects

Boston's Public Improvement Commission continued a months-long dispute between Vicinity Energy and National Grid over a Fenway steam line while approving four other street projects Thursday.

Townbrief reporting · Nov 2

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC Approves Eversource Underground Transmission Line Through Dorchester and South Boston

Boston's Public Improvement Commission approved six petitions at its October 19 meeting, highlighted by dual approval of Eversource Energy's roughly one-mile underground transmission line linking the Andrew Square and Dewar Street substations through more than a dozen streets in Dorchester and South

Townbrief reporting · Oct 19

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC Approves Roxbury Housing Easements, Defers Eversource Transmission Line Vote

Boston's Public Improvement Commission approved two infrastructure petitions for a Roxbury affordable senior housing project and continued four others to October 19.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5

Government · Public Improvement Commission

Boston PIC Approves Copley Square Reconstruction, Seaport Discontinuances in One-Hour Session

Boston's Public Improvement Commission cleared eight infrastructure petitions at its September 21 meeting, including approvals for the full reconstruction of Copley Square Park, two street discontinuances tied to the Seaport Square Block G development, and an earth retention license for a 63-unit af

Townbrief reporting · Sep 21