Boston Landing Station’s railway platform was designed to connect with pedestrian walkways, bike paths, bus routes, and roads.
Development revives commuter rail access
“The Boston Landing Station project provides a vital transportation link to the overall development of Boston Landing and the immediate neighborhood,” said Keith Craig, director of development at NB De- velopment Group. “We are extremely proud of Skanska and the design team for achieving Envision Silver verification, which aligns with our overall high sustainability goals for the Boston Landing campus.” The Envision system rates infrastructure projects across the full range of environmental, social, and economic impacts. The Boston Landing team earned credits in all five categories because of forward-thinking design by the engineering firm, STV, and sustainability commitments from Skanska, the project’s contractor. The project has especially been recognized for achievement in the Quality of Life category. The Allston-Brighton neighborhood had extensive rail and freight transportation options throughout the first half of the 20th Century, but with construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike in the 1950s, the major rail corridor was narrowed and all of its stations eliminated. With the closure of the Green “A” Branch in the late 1960s, the area was left completely out of walking distance of the Boston transit system. Boston Landing Station returns commuter
Boston Landing Station receives Envision Silver sustainable infrastructure award.
The newly completed Boston Landing Station project in the Allston- Brighton neighborhood in Massachusetts received Envision Silver verification from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). The project is part of a larger complex currently underway by NB Develop- ment Group, an affiliate of New Balance Athletics, Inc., in a public- private partnership that has been lauded by city and state officials alike. NB Development Group funded and managed design and construction of the approximately $20 million station in close collaboration with the Massachusetts Bay TransportationAuthority (MBTA) and the Mas- sachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). This is the first transit project in New England to achieve Envision verification.
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