Ports Compact Meeting
November 18, 2013
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Agenda
Introductions
Meeting purpose
Plan status/schedule
Draft recommendations
Next Steps
Public input
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Meeting Purpose
Summarize activities since last meeting
Summarize Plan draft recommendations
Discuss next steps
Obtain public input
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Progress since last meeting
Completed TM #4 – posted online
Completed TM #6 – posted online
Drafted recommendations
Met with legislative staff
Met with agency staff
Visited each compact community
Revised recommendations
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Plan status & schedule
Compact meeting today
Three upcoming public meetings
Boston – tonight
Gloucester – Wednesday
New Bedford – next Monday
Gather comments at all meetings – until Dec. 2
Final report developed
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Recommendations
Broken up into six categories
Compact-wide
One for each port community
Developed from:
Meetings, interviews, Compact discussions
Research, knowledge, expertise
Administration policy initiatives
Still to come: application of evaluation criteria
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Compact-Wide Recommendations
Comprehensive maritime organization
Jurisdictional transition of state piers & funding
Retain DPAs, advance discussions on future
collaboration and flexibility
Continued need for focus:
Groundfish recovery
Comprehensive dredging assessment
Focus on new maritime funding sources
Cruise marketing
Commercial excursion and passenger transport
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Boston
Boston Harbor Deep Draft Navigation project
Preserve land-side access to port facilities
Conley/Coastal Oil/Dedicated Freight Corridor
Track 61 improvements
Maintain and improve truck networks
Improvements to BMIP maritime assets
Massport Strategic Plan focus:
Medford Street properties
Cruiseport Boston/Black Falcon terminal
Future of Fish Pier
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Fall River
Central Waterfront issues:
State Pier improvements
City Pier improvements
Permanent ferry service
Route 79 Boulevard redesign
Central waterfront/downtown connections (I-195/R-79)
South Coast Rail
Long-term industrial reuse:
Reuse of Weaver’s Cove
Reuse of Brayton Point
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Gloucester
Business strategies:
Support new maritime economy
Redevelop I4-C2 parcel as NME anchor
Inner harbor private property improvements
Recreational vessel dockage
Dredging:
Inner Harbor
Annisquam River
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New Bedford
Infrastructure improvements:
State Pier improvements
Route 6 bridge replacement
Offshore wind business development
Harbor maintenance dredging
South Terminal rail connection
Waterfront uses:
Fishing fleet berthing expansion
Excursion/public access hub at Fisherman’s Wharf
Recreational vessel dockage study
South Coast Rail
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Salem
Harbor infrastructure:
Power Station: Complete Salem Wharf project
Dredge South River Basin
Integrate Harborwalk with Derby Street
Hawthorne Cove commercial fishing dockage
Power Station redevelopment:
Continued efforts on redevelopment of Power Station
DPA
Evaluate need for Derby/Webb access improvements
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Next Steps
Complete public meetings:
Boston – tonight
Gloucester – Wednesday
New Bedford – next Monday
Comments due to MassDOT: December 2
Develop Final Report
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Public Input & Contact Information
www.massdot.state.ma.us/planning/Main/StatewidePlans/PortsStrategicPlan.aspx
Matthew Ciborowski - MassDOT - (857) 368-8845 - matthew.ciborowski@state.ma.us
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