That decision paved the way for Acting Mayor Kim Janey to order up a do-over on the Boston plan last week. Groups seeking to block Chiofaro’s project had previously filed lawsuits, and in April, a Suffolk Superior Court judge sided with the Conservation Law Foundation and Harbor Towers in a ruling that invalidated the municipal harbor planning process across the state. It was no secret that Marty Walsh took a shine to Chiofaro’s gleaming tower, and the project had momentum until the pandemic froze much of the city’s planning process in 2020.Ĭhiofaro’s proposal seemed back on track this year until Walsh decamped for Washington in March to serve as President Biden’s labor secretary. Powerful forces and deep pockets behind the scenes seized on a political opening. The about-face on the Boston waterfront plan also didn’t just happen on its own.
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