TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Certificate of the Secretary on the 



Environmental Notification Form i 



1 . Fro j ect Summary 1 



1.1 Project Name and Number 15 



1 . 2 Pro j ect Proponent 15 



1.3 Certificate on the E.N.F 15 



1.4 Summary of Environmental Issues. ....... 16 



1 . 5 Permit Status List 21 



1 . 6 Alternative Site Plans 22 



1.6.1 Housing/Office Alternative 22 



1.6.2 No-Build 26 



2 . Project Description 29 



2.1 History of Charlestown 29 



2 . 2 Charlestown Redevelopment 3 3 



2.3 Central Artery/North Area Project ...... 36 



2 . 4 Site History 41 



2 . 5 Objectives and Benefits 45 



2.6 Physical Description and Site Plan 47 



2.7 Site Plans under Consideration 54 



2.7.1 Alternative #1 54 



2.7.2 Alternative #2 61 



2 . 8 Timetable , Costs 71 



2.9 Other Nearby Projects.. 7 3 



3 . Public Amenities 75 



3 . 1 Open Space 7 5 



3 . 2 Publ ic Access 7 6 



3 . 3 Publ ic Amenities 81 



3 . 4 Linkage Funds 84 



3 . 5 Freedom Trail 85 



4 . Tidelands Licensing 89 



4 . 1 Tidelands Licensing History 89 



4.2 Chapter 91 Jurisdiction 90 



4 . 3 Water Dependent Uses 97 



4.3.1 Water Taxi Landing 99 



4.3.2 Historic Ship Exhibit 102 



4.3.3 Dinner/Excursion Boat Dock 103 



4.3.4 Tall Ship Wharfage 104 



