At ceremonies to announce the completion of millions in improvements to the Paul Revere Mall (Prado) and the North End, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh told residents that a $2.78 billion and capital investment that will be used over the next five years including protection in the North End from sea-level rise due to the low-lying coastline.
The City’s capital budget will invest $15.3 million in resilient open space like Langone Field and Puopolo Park, $1 million for playground renovations for Christopher Columbus Park and $200 thousand for Cutillo Park renovations.
Other investments in the North End include the final phase of the $35.6 million construction at the Eliot School, a $1.5 million investment to assess the physical condition of the North End Library, a $3 million investment towards the design of the new North End Community Center and a $25 million investment of public art reconstruction of North Square, which will include the installation of new public art.