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...afford them, and how many?” As the University debates these questions, some Allston residents are criticizing Harvard for buying property in Allston and then letting it sit vacant. Currently, Harvard owns more land on the other side of the river—350 acres in Allston??than it owns in Cambridge—225 acres. “The last thing that we want is for Harvard to slow down and to stop developing its property in Allston,” said Task Force member Harry Mattison. “If Harvard owns these properties...
...leader and partner in a “remaking” of Allston??one that creates new jobs, that develops an Allston neighborhood attractive to Harvard students and faculty, that generates taxes and other revenue to support the City of Boston, and that can proudly serve as a model for joint decision-making and collaborative development—is a challenge worthy of Harvard. To shirk from this opportunity, to leave buildings hollow and the planning process insular, would be a failure that you should not accept...
...Drew G. Faust for her commitment to the environment. Harvard’s eco-conscious plans for its new campus in Allston include a voluntary cap on greenhouse gas emissions well below required national standards. The University has committed to keeping carbon emissions 50 percent below national standards in Allston??s new science center and 30 percent below national standards for the rest of the Allston project. “This is the leadership that Harvard needs to take forward,” Sharett said. “I think the world has been waiting for North America...
...Harvard’s environmentally minded students. In a letter to the Harvard community in late September, Faust highlighted the need to seek environmental reforms even beyond our own our campus. For instance, in describing campus expansion efforts across the Charles in Allston, Faust stressed her hope that Allston??s green example would serve as an example for the community beyond. “Every one of us has a stake in the outcome of these efforts—and a role to play in their success,” Faust wrote. This year holds enormous potential...
...wanted to make sure that undergraduates, especially, got involved with Allston??s expansion,” the biology professor said. “What better way is there to continue building a long-lasting relationship than to get our students involved...