Common Boston

Join MetroFuture for a boat tour of the Lower Mystic River on September 16th from 5:15 to 7:15. The Lower Mystic is an urban river with a history of abuse and neglect, but you will discover that the river has many success stories and that there is a concerted effort to continue to improve water [...]

Tour Postponed: Date TBD
MAPC and Metrofuture are sponsoring the event at half price ($7) to participants.   You can register online at  https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5859/event/ChinatownTourhere.  A-VOYCE youth will show highlights of the neighborhood and tell stories of the community’s history, struggle, activism, culture, and legacy.  Plus it’s a great place to pick up lunch!

Liveable Street’s August Street Talk, August 4 at 7 p.m.
Hear stories by local advocates, planners, and a professor who traveled to Copenhagen in June 2010 for the Velo-City Global conference, and see photos of innovative street designs.

with CB2010 partner Boston Preservation Alliance & Urban AdvenTours
Discover Historic Hotspots Along the Boston Waterfront!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Join the Boston Preservation Alliance as they team up with Urban AdvenTours to ride the night away and explore Boston on two wheels!  The Bikes@Night tour will show you the city as the sun goes down [...]

Sapir Ng of TUTS will present his ideas for Boston’s unused transit infrastructure as a cultural asset:
Http://tedxboston.org/speakers
TUTS was featured in the 2010 Chinatown Common Point as an example of the ways neighborhoods interact and overlap through time.