Boston's Seaport district offers a master class in outrageously poor planning for climate change and community resources, as noted in last year's Inundation District film. (1/5)
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As the remaining gaps on the Seaport waterfront are being filled in, some developers are making laudable efforts to prepare their properties for climate change and serious public access. One example, Related Beal's Channelside development on the Fort Point Channel. (2/5)
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n a Zoom meeting last evening, Related Beal presented its latest design for public access to the water at Channelside. This design centered on a large floating dock thoughtfully tailored for the distinctive uses of the water in the Fort Point Channel. (3/5)
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The Fort Point Channel community asked for safe ways to launch not only kayaks and other human-powered boats but 40-foot dragon boats and (a particularly tough challenge) the large floating artworks for which the Channel is known. (4/5)
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The latest proposal for a floating dock at the Channelside project on the Fort Point Channel drew an enthusiastic response last night from community members.
There were many calls to further tweak the dock design, especially to make it friendlier for people with disabilities, but lots of applause for the overall approach. (5/5)
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For museum geeks like me:
Opening up the store
Most items in museum collections languish unseen in warehouses. Digital tools and public-facing collection centers can bring them into the light.
“As part of providing radical access to the national collections held by the Victoria & Albert... You can book in advance to see any object on-site up close, and experienced handling staff will be on hand to help you."
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USS Nantucket, a "littoral combat ship", tied up this morning at the Charlestown Navy yard next to the frigate Constitution. The Nantucket's crew stood by for the Constitution's daily 8am cannon and then toured the WW2 destroyer Cassin Young.
The Nantucket will be officially commissioned here a week from today.
More on these controversial half-billion-dollar-plus littoral combat ships:
Just learned that the U.K. Science Museum Group's gigantic National Collections Center, which opened last month in a former Royal Air Force base two hours west of London, is open for guided public tours....
...although those are currently sold out.
