Draft Project Impact Report - Boston Redevelopment Authority

Exeter Residences /888 Boylston
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to the plaza, to Shaw’s supermarket and beyond to the core of the Prudential Center.
People will be able to navigate to and from the Prudential Center via Exeter Street
without having to walk around to entrances on Huntington Avenue, East Ring Road
or Boylston Street.
A combination of street trees, cross walks and new lighting will create a street that is
reminiscent of the Back Bay. The concrete sidewalk will be replaced with brick,
which will extend from the property line adjacent to the Lord and Taylor loading
dock to the entrance to the Prudential Center North Garage. Rather than using curb
cuts, the pedestrian crossing at the garage entrance/exit will remain at the same
height as the sidewalk; this will highlight the importance of the pedestrian in the
hierarchy of movement in the area. Additionally, a series of street trees will be
planted in front of the building and adjacent to the Lord & Taylor loading dock. The
Proponent also proposes upgrading the existing street lamps with the City standard
fixture for the Back Bay, the double-headed acorn fixture.
At the intersection of Blagden Street and Exeter Street, the Proponent is proposing to
plant street trees, consistent with the trees proposed to be planted across the street.
Two new crosswalks are proposed to ease pedestrian movement: one across the
proposed narrow Blagden Street/Exeter Street intersection and second across Exeter
Street to the south of Blagden Street at a location which will terminate in between the
front entrance to the Exeter Residences and the monumental stair.
Public Benefits and Mitigation 8-9