Beacon Park Yard was a CSX Transportation rail yard in Allston, Boston, now owned by Harvard University. The yard opened in 1890 on the site of a former trotting park, from which it took its name.

Beacon Park ceased to exist in the early 1890s when it was sold by its last owners, Messrs Jordan and Marsh, to the Boston & Albany Railroad for conversion to a freight yard. The property then comprised sixty acres.

The Beacon Park Yard Regional Framework Plan will develop a community vision to explore and refine opportunities unlocked by the replacement and redesign of the Allston Interchange. This community vision will be guided by regional, City, and local perspectives to imagine and create a new neighborhood in Beacon Park Yard (the Plan Area) See below.

May 21, 2024 · Trains hauling empty containers come in by rail and pull off the commuter rail tracks at Beacon Park Yard, which has been transformed from a vast empty space into a staging area for the construction project, the first of many planned by Harvard in the Allston area.

Dec 11, 2024 · Beacon Park Yard. • How do heights transition from the residential neighborhood to Beacon Park Yard? • How do we strengthen pedestrian & Bike connections over Cambridge Street? • How do key open spaces along Cambridge street in Beacon park yard relate to the residential neighborhood? • What is the Character of this Gateway?

Mar 1, 2024 · experiences such as the Franklin Park Zoo, the Arnold Arboretum, and beaches in neighboring cities and municipalities. (key words: access, programming) Parks, open spaces, and natural systems are integral community assets where people go for their general wellbeing. If nature is a health space, then the health and

Jan 30, 2024 · The city of Boston is undergoing a planning process for Beacon Park Yard – a large tract of Harvard-owned land in Allston — which is set to be the site of a large highway and transit project.

The Beacon Park Yard Regional Framework Plan will establish a regional, community vision for dense urban development to support and inform the transformational urban infrastructure project.

Join Mayor Wu, MassDOT, City officials, Harvard University leaders, and Allston-Brighton community partners in touring the former Beacon Park Rail Yard, which will be developed to better connect Allston to neighboring communities.

Beacon Park Yard was a CSX Transportation rail yard in Allston, Boston, now owned by Harvard University. The yard opened in 1890 on the site of a former trotting park, from which it took its name.