We will be taking the vision and preliminary plans on the road with a series of about 20 public meetings over the next two months.  We will get the full schedule out to The Ledger as soon as all the details are finalized, but the first meeting will be held with the Merrymount Neighborhood Association at 7 p.m. next Wednesday (March [...]

If nothing else, the redevelopment plan for downtown Quincy is optimistic.
Let me count the ways:
1. That there’s enough demand for a dozen new office buildings, retail stores, full-priced apartments/condos and parking garage fees to rival those in Boston.
2. That the roadways designed to support this colossus are adequate to handle the anticipated deliveries, traffic and [...]

I think the city missed the boat. We don’t need any more  condos,  apartments or restaurants.
What we need are stores to shop in.
What would be good is something like Derby Street Shoppes in Hingham.
Close down Hancock Street. You could have stores on both sides, and there would be plenty of parking in back.
SUSAN HOLMES
Quincy

Friends,
First, I want to extend my thanks to The Patriot Ledger for the opportunity to discuss this historic project on its Develop Quincy blog, and more importantly, for the invaluable public service The Ledger has provided over the last several years through its extensive coverage of downtown Quincy.

I hope everyone found this week’s introduction to [...]

Street-Works’s plan includes more green space, wider sidewalks and a mix of retail, residential and office development. While Hancock Street would be rerouted to make it more pedestrian-friendly, other, deeply rooted elements in the city – like the Church of the Presidents, the cemetery and City Hhall – have been incorporated into the design. Leave [...]