Construction and demolition projects in Boston will be required to include more safety training under a new ordinance signed Thursday by Mayor Michelle Wu that gives city inspectors additional enforcement powers.
The first new building at the L Street Station development is designed with a nod to the marine cargo industry that maintains a presence at Massport’s nearby Conley Container Terminal.
Massport is right to be concerned about attempts to construct housing next to the exit from the state’s only container port. But trying to push their freight trucks into bus lanes is a step too far.
Massport is redoubling its objections to plans for new dedicated MBTA bus lanes in South Boston and wants a say over details of 636 housing units approved for the former Boston Edison property.
Massport will seek a payment from developers of the 1.7 million-square-foot L Street Station project, which won approval this month for 636 housing units, to remove a residential deed restriction that it holds on the 15-acre South Boston property.
The 1.7 million-square-foot redevelopment of the former Edison power plant in South Boston will bring nearly $20 million in community benefits including upgrades to MBTA service in City Point, and new public parks on Boston Harbor.
