As the state looks to transform Interstate 93 underpasses into safer, more inviting places for walkers and bikers traveling between South Boston and the South End, a neighborhood business group is considering everything from food trucks to dance parties to brighten up the long-blighted spaces.
The activities are being mulled for the areas around three commercial parking lots eyed by the state Department of Transportation under I-93 from Herald to Thayer streets.
"The areas underneath I-93 have been an area of concern ... as it tends to attract people who engage in the use of illegal drugs and others who have set up encampments," said Michael Verseckes, spokesman for MassDOT, which has used the area to store equipment. "(We're) exploring potential development to convert these areas to an active use. We are looking at potential parking lots, parks and enhanced pedestrian and bike facilities."
In February, Newbury Street hair stylist Corey Thompson's body was found under I-93 near Albany Street after he had been stabbed to death.
Turning around the area will start with MassDOT's planned 400 parking spots with security and lighting, said Jennifer Effron, executive director of the Washington Gateway Main Street program. Meanwhile, Normandy Real Estate Partners, which plans a 380-unit apartment complex on Albany Street, has offered $250,000 to further enliven the space.
Washington Gateway won a $5,000 grant to hire Street Plans Collaborative to lead community planning for the activities that started last week. Other cities' efforts have included from Somerville's Project MUM (Meet Underneath McGrath) dance parties and the "Ballroom Luminoso" LED art display in San Antonio, Texas.
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