East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . venue shouldbe cut back in a way to make an easy deflection at thatpoint. This is a relatively small change, but it is animportant one that should not be overlooked. 25.— EAST SARATOGA STREET WIDENING. East Saratoga street is now the only approach to alarge community in Winthrop. It is but 50 feet has no trees and is now hot and dusty in summer. Itis a residential street that should be planted and made Development of East Boston. 117 more attractive. Many of the buildings now standingcan be eventually pushed back. There is a slight setba
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . venue shouldbe cut back in a way to make an easy deflection at thatpoint. This is a relatively small change, but it is animportant one that should not be overlooked. 25.— EAST SARATOGA STREET WIDENING. East Saratoga street is now the only approach to alarge community in Winthrop. It is but 50 feet has no trees and is now hot and dusty in summer. Itis a residential street that should be planted and made Development of East Boston. 117 more attractive. Many of the buildings now standingcan be eventually pushed back. There is a slight setbackon each side, but not enough to afford ample space forgood development. The street could be widened to 90feet across the vacant lands by a 40-foot taking on thenorth side, and in the built-up section a restriction shouldbe placed against rebuilding, to provide for an equalwidening there also. This street will be much relieved inthe future if Washburn street is extended and widened asproposed, and if other streets are built across the flats,. FIG. 45.—AUSTIN AVENUE, NORTH FROM 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 Sar
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