Help Shape a Sustainable Future for This 18-Acre Parcel in the Geographic Center of Boston! Come Introduce Fresh Ideas/Share Your Vision Public Meeting | Arborway Yard Bus Maintenance Facility (Virtual) Date: December 9, 2021 at 6 PM - 7:30 PM Location: Virtual • Zoom • Boston, MA Register for the meeting: mbta.com/events/2021-12-09/public-meeting-arborway-bus-maintenance-facility-virtual The MBTA is designing a new bus maintenance facility at 500 Arborway in Jamaica Plain to support a 100% battery electric bus (BEB)…

The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council Zoning Committee virtual meeting will be December 15th at 7 pm via Zoom. The scheduled agenda includes 3243 Washington Street (change occupancy from two-family to four-family residence; renovate entire structure; add rear decks; extend living area into basement for Units 1 and 2 to create duplex units; sprinkler building) and the return of 88 Rockview Street (construct a single-family house on lot). The Zoom link for this meeting is https://bit.ly/Dec15JPZoning.

In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 87, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, January 6, on a request to remove one public shade tree in Jamaica Plain. The hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on a request for the removal of one linden tree measuring 21 inches dbh (diameter at breast height) at the rear of 1599 Columbus Avenue on Amory Street due to the…

The Public Service Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council has a subcommittee on Police Procedures that has been meeting regularly for over a year. In July, it hosted its first public listening session. Members of the community came together to discuss their perceptions of police and policing in our neighborhood. There will be a second session on Thursday, December 16 at 6 pm via Zoom (https://tinyurl.com/JPListens2). This Listening Session is meant to give our…

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84427487267?pwd=aHF2QXNhNkROQnJKRjZCOVc3YUc1Zz09 Zoom dial-in: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York); Meeting ID: 844 2748 7267; Passcode: 044994 Agenda: Announcements Update on 96-100 Rockwood Update from most recent JPNC meeting (i.e., bus electrification letter) Update from Subcommittees & External Committees Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Arborway Yard-related committees Shattuck Hospital Community Advisory Board Presentation BPDA Community Outreach - Barry Reaves, Director, Diversity & Inclusion at BPDA (confirmed); Topics: BPDA community outreach efforts, Housing &…

ESNA Monthly Meeting is Online - Log in or call in Monday, January 3, 2022    6:30 pm       Agenda Greetings & introductions          Police Report Report on Holiday Tree Lighting with Mayor Wu, Rep. Malia, and Councilors Peace Garden Petition update Egleston Square Branch Library Study - final report is online; what are our next steps? Housing Committee - report on 3243 Washington St., 174 Boylston St.  Other updates &…

The January Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter will be held Thursday evening, January 6, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 633 Centre Street, JP.  In recognition of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday later this month, the Vigil will be a tribute to Dr. King and other civil rights leaders. In lieu of a speaker, supporters are invited to bring and read…