East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . st of the city shouldbe considered. First, ample railroad and thoroughfareapproaches to the property from all directions must beprovided; second, the vital interests in Wood Island Parkas the one large area for the health, recreation and pleasureof the people should be safeguarded, either by preservationof the area and the character of the present park, or, better,by revision and extension in a way to produce an equallygood or better public utility, properly adapted to thenecessarily changed conditions; and third, the advancedplanning for urban
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . st of the city shouldbe considered. First, ample railroad and thoroughfareapproaches to the property from all directions must beprovided; second, the vital interests in Wood Island Parkas the one large area for the health, recreation and pleasureof the people should be safeguarded, either by preservationof the area and the character of the present park, or, better,by revision and extension in a way to produce an equallygood or better public utility, properly adapted to thenecessarily changed conditions; and third, the advancedplanning for urban conditions upon the areas, now vacant,that will not be required for commercial or industrialpurposes. Suggested lines for such main thoroughfaresare shown and numbered on the general plan and referredto in detail herein under corresponding section numbers. * Since the above was first written harbor lines have been changed as shown on the planand filling has actually been started on the area east of Jeffries Point. Development of East Boston. 83. 84 City Planning Board. A plan for Wood Island Park revision has been made(Fig. 28) and a possible development of the remainingareas for residential purposes is in part suggested on thegeneral plan, although not worked out in detail as it shouldbe when the main lines have been finally decided for the regulation of these areas have also beenconsidered. 2.—POSSIBLE ZONE LIMITS. For Private Improvements and for Usage of theVarious Sections. In order to protect both public and private property-interests from injury through misplaced developmentcertain zones should be established in connection with thedetermination of the fundamental lines of the generalplan. On the general plan (Fig. 26) those areas shown forcommercial and industrial development are nearly allowned or controlled either by the state or by the EastBoston Company, or are already in part occupied byindustries and therefore likely to be so developed. The plans
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