The joint Urban Design Studio and Site and Environmental Systems Planning practicum investigates an equity-driven approach to planning and designing for East Boston, focused on Condor Street and Border Street waterfronts. The goal is to create a framework that responds to community needs, builds off and complements current planning studies, and integrates planning and design to envision climate resilient strategies and affordable housing for the neighborhood. Specifically, we looked at the
This project is envisioned as a 'neighbourhood map' that communities can draw over with their own vision for eagle hill. This particular map contains design proposals from the author as well as her fellow colleagues and is a tool for advocacy and communication. This project draws heavily upon the existing needs of the local community and focus on creating a living shoreline, adopting nature-based solutions to treat land and water pollution, waterfront access, marine species resistance, and empowering the local community through new jobs.
Proposed as a phased development, the project prioritises research and policies to promote phytoremediation for polluted land and then making such parcels accessible to the local community. The project focuses on building flood resilience measures by creating multi-use strategies, and vertical zoning proposals that combine natural and built measures such as berms, natural flood wall, commerce, housing, boardwalks, and park. The various strategies together target land-river pollution, 36-inch flooding and green gentrification.
