Site Visit

I visited the site on August 7th around 2PM and again on August 13th at 5PM. During my first visit the in the afternoon, the site was getting heavy foot traffic from the North side along Purchase Street and Atlantic Ave. I attribute the heavy foot traffic at the time to the crafts fair that was happening along the Greenway at that time. Also happening during that time, was the gathering of families at the public fountain, on the Greenway. There were several events happening at restaurants during this time. I also noticed that the block our site is on, was particularly barren despite the heavy foot traffic. Those who traveled in and out of the area seemed to avoid the site. But I don't think they did so by choice. The foot path, that essentially connects the Greenway, is disrupted by the building with the Os Gemeos Mural. This building along with the highway, and Purchase street separate our site from the successful continuity of the Greenway. On the other date, the 13th, people were more focused on rushing passed it towards South Station than engaging with it. Pedestrians cut through Dewey, from the West to East direction towards Congress Street for dinner or drinks. At that time people generally are going home. Summer street also had a lot of people feeding South Station. Heavy traffic was observed on both dates. However, on the 7th, a weekend traffic seemed to be entering the city. On the Friday, traffic was leaving the city.