The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) needs some help when it comes to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.

The agency will issue a Request for Proposals today for a consultant to revise zoning along the two-and-one-half-mile park that replaced the elevated highway suppressed during the Big Dig.

Officials from the city’s planning and development agency are seeking a design team with experience in urban planning, historic preservation, traffic and transportation, market analysis, financial feasibility and development, the city said.

“Billions was spent on the Big Dig to create a new roadway system, and the Greenway is a major benefit that we get to enjoy,” said John F. Palmieri, BRA director. “But we want to make sure the integrity of the green space is protected.”

Deadline for submission is Oct. 20. A consultant is expected to be selected next spring.

The new guidelines will come at a time when a pair of developments is in the planning stages along the Greenway. The Raymond Property Co. is expected to file plans to replace the Government Center Garage at One Congress Street, adjacent to the Haymarket MBTA station, with a transit-oriented project of hotel, office, condominiums and retail.

In addition, Donald J. Chiofaro, owner of the Boston Harbor Garage near the New England Aquarium, hopes to demolish the 7-story concrete facility and replace it with a mix of luxury office space, hotel and condominiums.

BRA Wants Greenway Consultant

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