Tudor Wharf Draft Environmental Impact Report EOEA # 6744 



4.6.1 Tidelands Licensing Issues 



The public access and water dependent 

 uses envisioned for Tudor Wharf are 

 designed to encourage uses of the site 

 during non-office hours. The arrivals and 

 departures of the evening excursion boats 

 and water taxis, occasional sailings of 

 the historic vessel and the evening 

 patrons of the restaurant and retail 

 stores will help insure that Tudor Wharf 

 is not abandoned at 6 o'clock each 

 evening. As the site will offer a 

 shortcut between the Charlestown Bridge 

 and the Navy Yard, pedestrian traffic 

 commuting between Charlestown and Boston, 

 or visa versa, will be high during early 

 morning and evening hours. Tourists 

 walking the Freedom Trail will also add 

 to the site population during daylight 

 hours and quite possibly evening hours as 

 well. 



In consideration of the previous sections 

 outlining the project's benefits to the 

 public in terms of public access, public 

 open space and public water related 

 activities, the public purpose of the 

 project as it may relate to the issuance 

 of a Chapter 91 license is clear. The 

 site presently is closed to the public, 

 decaying and offers no water-dependent 

 uses whatsoever. Through the private 



