East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . scussion of block subdivisions and a plan forone is there presented (Fig. 6). 14.— SARATOGA STREET EXTENSION THROUGHFORD STREET TO ASHLEY STREET. Saratoga and Bennington streets are the two througheast and west streets between the Boston, Revere Beach& Lynn Railroad and the big hill on Breeds Island, andthey will both be very important in the future. They 108 City Planning Board. now converge to form a very bad congestion point nearOrient Heights Station that could easily be relieved. If Saratoga street were extended through Ford streetand acros
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . scussion of block subdivisions and a plan forone is there presented (Fig. 6). 14.— SARATOGA STREET EXTENSION THROUGHFORD STREET TO ASHLEY STREET. Saratoga and Bennington streets are the two througheast and west streets between the Boston, Revere Beach& Lynn Railroad and the big hill on Breeds Island, andthey will both be very important in the future. They 108 City Planning Board. now converge to form a very bad congestion point nearOrient Heights Station that could easily be relieved. If Saratoga street were extended through Ford streetand across one short block to Ashley street it would makea much better thoroughfare, and through it the car trackscould be carried so they would not interfere with thestream of vehicles on Bennington street. This extensioncould have been made a few years ago across almost openlands. The block is now built up or in process of buildingand could be crossed only at a cost of destruction of someproperty, but the location should be definitely determined. FIG. FORD STREET, LOOKING NORTH FROM SARATOGA buildings through which street should be extended to Ashley street. upon to be opened in the future, and in case of fire orremoval of buildings, no new buildings should be permittedto interfere with the ultimate extension. This extension,if made, will cause a complication of names that can beremedied if the present eastern end of Saratoga street berenamed as suggested in Section 25. 15.—MARGINAL STREET CUT-OFF ANDWIDENING. With further growth in port development, the need fora better approach to Marginal street from Sumner streetwill become more acute than now, and even now the con- Development of East Boston. 109 ditions are unfortunate. The need for a diagonal approachwas recognized by the Metropolitan Improvements Com-mission, and was recommended in their report of diagonal should be made a definite part of the cityplan, to be opened as soon as funds are availa
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