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White Stadium

Community Engagement Meeting 1: Transportation (V)

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Zoom Interpretation Services

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Spanish: Para traducción en Español,

  1. Vaya a la parte baja de la pantalla, en la barra horizontal, y presione la tecla “Interpretation”.
  2. Luego seleccione el idioma que desea escuchar.
  3. Después de seleccionar, usted entrará a la reunión en el idioma “Español”.

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Haitian Creole: Pou entèpretasyon Kreyòl ayisyen,

  1. Ale nan kontwòl ba nan pati anba ekran an epi Klike sou "Interpretation."
  2. Apre sa, klike sou lang ke ou ta renmen tande a.
  3. Kounye a ou gen aksè a reyinyon an Kreyòl ayisyen.

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Cabo Verdean Creole: Gossim bu ta entra na reuniao na kriolu,

  1. Bai na barra de controlo horizontal na parte inferior di computador bu kalka na “Interpretation”.
  2. Depos kalka na idioma qui bu kre ovi.
  3. Agora djabu sta ta entra na reuniaun em creole.

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Agenda

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  • Background
  • Timeline
  • Draft Transportation Plan
    • Satellite Parking
    • Orange Line Shuttles
    • TDM Measures

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BACKGROUND: White Stadium

Location: Playstead section of Franklin Park in Roxbury

Overview

  • Stadium in disrepair due outdated infrastructure and a fire
  • Built in 1945
  • Stadium has and will continue to be a place for the community to enjoy

Existing Space

  • Seats 10,000
  • Run by Boston Public Schools
  • Numerous uses including community events and BPS athletics

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THE VISION: Restore White Stadium as a treasure of BPS Athletics and the local community.

How?

Through a unique public-private partnership between Boston Public Schools, The City of Boston, and proponent Boston Unity Soccer Partners LLC that will provide the capital to build a world class stadium with a soccer field and 8-lane outdoor track, indoor training facilities, and other learning spaces to meet the programming needs of BPS athletics.

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Lease area represents 14% of the total White Stadium parcel owned by BPS.

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Lease area shown in gray.

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Project Timeline

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  • Winter-Spring 2023: Programming Study to identify BPS Athletics needs and wishlist
  • April 2023: Issued Request for Proposals (RFP) to lease a portion of the stadium (14%) for a program that will complement and uplift BPS athletics and provide funding for renovations
  • June 2023: Received one proposal from Boston Unity Soccer Partners (BUSP)
  • July 2023:
    • Hosted community meeting on July 13
    • Released FAQ to address feedback and comments raised in first community session
    • Evaluation committee designated BUSP as the preferred proponent for the lease
  • Fall/Winter 2023: Host community engagement series by theme to update design plans

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Community Outreach

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We are hosting a series of community meetings based on the themes we’ve heard from community feedback:

  1. Transportation management (September 26 and 27)
  2. Alignment with the Franklin Park Action Plan
  3. BPS athletics and community uses
  4. Supplier diversity and community benefits
  5. Stadium Design

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White Stadium

Presented by

Boston Unity Soccer Partners

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Presented to

City of Boston

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September 2023

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Boston Unity Transportation Concepts

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Section 1:

Satellite Parking

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Satellite Parking Catchment Area 1

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Satellite Parking Catchment Area 2

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Satellite Parking Catchment Area 3

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Satellite Parking Catchment Area 4

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Satellite Parking Catchment Areas

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Break for Questions

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We’ll take five minutes to open the chat and answer some questions.

We’ll open up again for discussion at the end of the presentation.

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Section 2:

Orange Line Shuttles

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Orange Line Shuttle Options�Forest Hills Station

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Orange Line Shuttle Options�Green Street Station – Option 1

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Orange Line Shuttle Options�Green Street Station - Option 2

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Orange Line Shuttle Options�Stony Brook Station

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Orange Line Shuttle Options�Jackson Square Station

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Shuttle Circulation at White Stadium

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Section 3:

Transportation Demand Management Measures

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What We Heard

  • Transportation Demand Management
    • Bike Parking Valet�Service
    • Bluebikes valet service
    • Promotion on team/�ticket sale website of�transit use including�shuttle services
    • Prepaid off site�parking only
    • ‘March to the stadium’�as part of the experience

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Next Steps

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  • Next community meeting: Alignment with the Franklin Park Action Plan
  • Send questions to whitestadium@boston.gov

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