b'Beacon Yards Vision:To evolve an invigorated Allston community into a more liveable place, one that offers a range of services, housing options, job prospects, education and cultural opportunities and Allston Community consultant team recreation; based upon the expansion of Harvard University in the Allston neighbourhood that is made possible by thereconstruction of the I-90 interchnage.Objective:To preserve the essential character of Allstons residential areas and heritage buildings; to increase provision of open spaces and accessibility to the Charles River; to enhance the pedestrian, cycleway and public transit networks; and to consider connections to Bai Ziyi the new West Station and wider Beacon Yards precinct.Huang Lixuan Design Response: In order to create a safer environment that encourages walking and Jiang Shenqin cycling, upgrades are proposed along Everett Street, Cambridge Street and North Harvard Nguyen Thao Tien Street that create treelined boulevards with separated cycle paths. Preservation of the existing fine grained local character of Allston is also of primary importance. The introduction of new activity nodes such as a new civic plaza next to the Boston Landing Station and a new AllstonHarvard YardHarvard SquareCity of Cambridge Structure planHarvard StadiumHarvard Business School Central SquareCharlesRiver Proposed land useAllstonCity of Boston107West StationProposed transport networkAllstonBoston UniversityTown of BrooklineUrban design framework Proposed green & blue systemMUDD 24 - Urban Gateways | Urban Networks - Boston Boston 8pt.indd 14 26/11/2019 5:06:05 PM'