As King Street goes under the microscope, architect Ellen Dunham-Jones talks in Atlanta about the successful reuse of empty buildings and parking lots, and enhancing the attractiveness of major thoroughfares. Infill doesn’t have to mean swallowing up our remaining in-town greenspace. From the TED Blog, 6/29/10: “Ellen Dunham-Jones fires the starting shot for the next 50 years’ big sustainable […]
Videos
Video: Board of Public Works Seeks Redo of Auction for 981 Park Hill Road
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 7/28/10 meeting of Northampton’s Board of Public Works. The BPW reviews auction results for 981 Park Hill Road (a property that abuts the municipal landfill) and votes to conduct a fresh auction due to confusion about what kinds of bids are allowed. This video is 1 hour 7 minutes […]
Video: Zoning Revisions Committee Continues to Deliberate King Street, 7/21/10
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 7/21/10 meeting of Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee. King Street was once again the main order of business, as the committee continued to discuss fine points as well as broader issues in a proposal from the Chamber of Commerce (PDF). A public forum on King Street rezoning is contemplated for September. This […]
Video: Engineers Abandon Full-Access Interchange Concepts for Exit 19; Residents Delighted
To the delight of Bridge Street residents, the engineers working on potential changes to I-91 Exit 19 have abandoned the more elaborate concepts that called for building a full-access interchange. Those concepts would have cost the most and had the greatest impact on abutters. The engineers have concluded they aren’t worth it. Download the engineers’ […]
Video: Social Services and Veterans Affairs Committee Disfavors “Bring The War Dollars Home”
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 7/19/10 meeting of Northampton’s Social Services and Veterans Affairs Committee. Two of the three city councilors on the committee, Gene Tacy (Ward 7) and Angela Plassmann (Ward 3), voted to send the “Bring The War Dollars Home” resolution to the full council with an unfavorable opinion. The third councilor […]
Video: Presentation of Florence Fields Recreational Facility to City Council
Here is a blip.tv video of a presentation of the Florence Fields Recreational Facility made to the Northampton City Council on 7/8/10. Five soccer fields and two baseball diamonds are planned for a portion of the Allard Farm in Florence. Northampton planning director Wayne Feiden and Berkshire Design Group principal Peter Wells made the presentation. […]
Videos: City Council Approves Drinking Water Protection Ordinance 6-3
Northampton’s City Council approved the Drinking Water Protection Ordinance last night at its first reading. The ordinance forbids landfills from being established or expanded over aquifers or in Water Supply Protection districts. It would have the effect of preventing expansion of the Northampton municipal landfill over the Barnes Aquifer. The council is expected to take […]
Videos: City Council Public Hearing – Drinking Water Protection Ordinance
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 7/1/10 City Council hearing on the Drinking Water Protection Ordinance (PDF). This ordinance (Chapter 325 Water – Add Article III, Drinking Water) would prohibit the establishment or expansion of landfills over aquifers or in Water Supply Protection Districts. It would have the effect of halting expansion of the Northampton municipal landfill […]
Video: Zoning Revisions Committee Examines King Street Proposals, 6/30/10
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 6/30/10 meeting of Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee. The meeting includes an extended discussion of King Street and rezoning proposals recently put forth by the Chamber of Commerce (PDF). This video is 2 hours 18 minutes long and was recorded by Ken Mitchell. See also: Chamber Plans to Take King Street Proposals […]
Video Highlights: BPW on the Dam, Landfill
Here are two YouTube segments from the 6/29/10 meeting of Northampton’s Board of Public Works. These videos were recorded by Adam Cohen. In this first 7-minute segment, Ward 7 City Councilor Gene Tacy urges the Board to support hydropower generation on the Mill River system. A network of hydro stations at several dams could collectively generate hundreds of […]