East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . ROM SARATOGA blocked by the fence at the railroad, and graded to meet the railroad instead of to meet afuture bridge. but it will always be an important cross street and shouldbe widened. The name should be changed to East Sara-toga street, or preferably to Boardman street, of which itis a continuation, if Saratoga street should be extendedas proposed in Section 14. 26.—AUSTIN AVENUE WIDENING ANDEXTENSION. Austin avenue as laid out is now cut in two by the rail-road and is partially undeveloped. It is a very importantthrough line that
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . ROM SARATOGA blocked by the fence at the railroad, and graded to meet the railroad instead of to meet afuture bridge. but it will always be an important cross street and shouldbe widened. The name should be changed to East Sara-toga street, or preferably to Boardman street, of which itis a continuation, if Saratoga street should be extendedas proposed in Section 14. 26.—AUSTIN AVENUE WIDENING ANDEXTENSION. Austin avenue as laid out is now cut in two by the rail-road and is partially undeveloped. It is a very importantthrough line that should be widened to not less than 90 118 City Planning Board. feet, and should be extended southward to connect withthe proposed port development. It should pass over therailroad on grades not steeper than 3 per cent to form animportant connection through Bennington street to Revere. 27.— BAYSWATER STREET WIDENING ANDEXTENSION. Bayswater street, from the Saratoga Street Bridge, canbe widened on the north side on practically open areas and. FIG. 46.—BAYSWATER STREET, FROM SARATOGA STREET vacant spaces on the left in which the street can be widened. Winthrop in the distance. should be extended across the flats to meet the proposedJeffries street extension Section 38. This will be a secondary street in any event and can bemade 70 feet in width and still be planted if the roadwayis made 38 feet wide and the sidewalks each 16 feet, withspace for trees at the curb. 28.—CURTIS STREET street is an important cross street and will bemuch needed for teaming from the Chelsea Street Bridge Development of East Boston. 119 to the port. It is near the proposed railroad location andthe space between the street and the railroad can well beused, at least for a part of the way, for commercial build-ings to be served by the railroads at the rear. The streetif so used need not be planted and can be made chieflyroadway, and for that a total width of 50 feet w
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