居民談華埠未來 盼掌握市有土地控制權

華埠整體發展計劃執行委員會十七日晚在昆士小學飯堂召開社區會議，報告華埠一帶發展近況，希望波市府在未來十年內建1000戶可負擔住宅，讓社區掌握市有土地的控制權，要求相關發展商撥給華埠更多就業福利。

            他們表示，此一會議旨在和社區重溫當年制定的“華埠整體發展計劃展望”，以及華埠希望優先進行的發展，也和社區分享他們整理出來的新資料。

他們強調希望波士頓市政府協助華埠保留，增建可負擔住宅，由社區成立小組來監督發展商執行已簽署的聘用，培訓，撥給就業機會等協議，把公共圖書館帶回華埠，為昆士中學在華埠內建一個永久的家，改善華埠治安，街道清潔等等。

            2010年華埠整體發展計劃製作完工後，由13人組成的華埠整體發展督導委員會推選了八人，成立華埠整體發展計劃執行委員會（Implementation Committee），希望這些人能督促波士頓市政府在推動華埠一帶的土地發展時，能依照社區規劃出來的“2010華埠整體發展計劃“進行。

            這八名成員包括李素影，曾雪清，駱理德，何遠光，以及陳灼鋆，陳嘉驊，李燦輝，Jack Hovis。十七日晚，只有前四人出席社區會議做報告。

            波士頓市鄰里發展局（Department of Neighborhood Development, 簡稱DND）局長狄倫（Sheila Dillon)，波市長華埠聯絡員翁耀漢（Denny Chin）都慎重其事的出席，聆聽民意。

            昆士中學校長張可仁與建築師林欽原也一同出席了會議，說明該校在25號地段上建新校舍的計劃，還要看九月廿四日會議的結果，才知道下一步命運。

            李素影等人指出，華埠內現有約2170個可負擔住宅單位，由於非牟利機構及業主的續簽可負擔協議，98%的狀況還算穩定，但從2000年起增加的2664個新住宅單位，有2205戶，約83%都是市價，或豪華住宅，只有186戶，約7%的中等收入住宅，274戶，約10%的低收入住宅。在華埠附近增加的1618個單位，更有91%是豪華住宅。但住在華埠的華人家庭，平均年收入約僅20,000元，和波士頓市平均家庭中位收入達65,100元，差距極大。

            他們表示，為保護華埠地區的可負擔性，繼續幫助新移民家庭安居樂業，也維持華埠地區的文化傳統，他們期望波士頓政府能在未來十年內，興建或新保留1000個可負擔住宅，容許社區主導市有土地的開發，制定政策把私人擁有的物業，轉變為可負擔住宅，和鄰近大學院校合作，多間宿舍，以免學生們在校外租住，帶動地方租金上漲。

            談及市有土地時，他們提出了的地塊包括，波市重建局已批准華人佈道會換地的A地段；塔醫租下用作停車場，租約2017年到期的Ｒ1地段；雙樹酒店旁邊的12號地段，7A地段（240 Tremont St.,）。他們還把紐英崙中華公所擁有的喜露街50號都拿出來討論發展可負擔住宅的可能。

            十七日晚 的“2010年華埠整體計劃，社區將來的展望“報告，共有45頁幻燈片，重述了華埠社區的展望，是希望華埠成為一個多元化的住宅社區，移民及工人階層家庭可以立足之地，優先項目包括建可負擔住宅，添康娛設施，圖書館，提供教育，培訓及就業機會，並幫助小企業發展等。

            會上還報告了華埠整體發展計劃當年鑑定的可供發展地區，以及近年來鄰近地帶的發展近況。

            其中已投入發展的包括益士石街（Essex）上的康樂樓，好事福街上的好事福平安巷（10-12 Oxford St.）大樓，改名為綠路一號的24號地段，可為華埠社區帶來約500個住宅單位。

            史都華街（Stuart）45號將有29層高，404戶住宅單位的大樓，南端（South End）將有471個出租住宅單位，8500平方尺零售店面，將開張全食物（Whole Food）超市的墨水塊（Inc. Block），奧本尼街（Albany）275號，19及11層樓高，共400個單位的住宅大樓，都正在建造中。平價超市對面，柏克來東街（Berkely East）80號，現為停車場的祖克地段（Druker Parcel），預定建成 11層樓高的辦公大樓，已獲波士頓重建局批准，但還未動工。夏利臣街（Harrison）345號的灰吧（Graybar)，預定建成500個住宅單位，並有地下的零售店面，但也還未施工。

        鄰近華埠一帶已竣工的土地發展，包括在華盛頓街580號上，有265個公寓單位的千禧廣場（Millennium Place），華盛頓街659-679 號，有390個出租單位的京盛園（The kensington），華盛頓街681-687號，有4個出租單位，1000平方尺零售店面，就在帝苑大酒樓對面的海頓大樓（Hayden Building），在京士頓街（Kinston）120號上，原稱精美圓點襪子（Dainty Dot），有240個出租單位的弧度大樓（Radian）。

圖片說明：

            李素影（中）主持社區會議。（菊子攝）

            劉安琪（左），駱理德（右）報告有那些市有土地可供華埠考慮。（菊子攝）

            波士頓市鄰里發展局局長狄倫（Sheila Dillon)（右）親自出席華埠社區會議。（菊子攝）

            昆士中學校長張可仁（右）出席會議，報告25號地段進展。（菊子攝）

            波市長華埠聯絡員翁耀漢回答問題。（菊子攝）

AN OVERVIEW OF CHINATOWN MASTER PLAN 2010

The purpose of Chinatown Master Plan 2010 was for the community to define its own vision for the future.

The Vision

·       Chinatown will be a diverse residential neighborhood anchored by immigrant and working class families.

·       Chinatown will be a sustainable social, economic and cultural hub for a network of Asian American communities in neighboring communities.

·       Chinatown will enhance its history and character as a unique neighborhood and cultural center that is important to the city, state and region.

·       Chinatown will develop and diversify its economy by building on both its cultural identity and strategic location.

Goals

1.   Preserve and strengthen Chinatown as a gateway for new immigrants and as a regional center for Chinese and Asian American culture and services.

2.   Ensure the preservation of existing affordable housing.

3.   Expand the number and range of housing options with a priority on low and middle income family housing.

4.   Identify, create and prepare community members and businesses for economic development opportunities which will serve the needs of local residents, the regional Asian American community, neighboring institutions, and the Downtown and Theater Districts.

5.   Increase public safety, improve the pedestrian environment, and engage in transportation planning to address community needs.

6.   Foster a more sustainable and greener community.

7.   Cultivate a healthier and cleaner environment and provide for the health and well-being of its residents.

8.   Expand civic spaces and increase the number of open spaces and parks.

9.   Develop policies that improve the quality of life for community members.

10.  Increase community civic participation.

11.  Reaffirm Chinatown's connections with its neighbors.

Anchor Areas and Key Development Sites

For Chinatown to grow, the community must look to the edges and outside of its core, paying particular attention to four anchor areas—Phillips Square on the northern edge, the Hinge Block to the west, the Chinatown Gateway/South Bay area to the east, and the New York Streets area to the south.  In addition, the plan identified five key sites with potential for community development priorities:

·       Parcel R-1 (the old YMCA bubble site along Tyler Street)

·       Parcel 12 (the parking lot next to the Double Tree Hotel)

·       Parcel A (current site of the Boston Chinese Evangelical Church)

·       50 Herald Street (owned by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association)

·       Chinatown Gateway Special Study Area Parcels 25, 26a and 26b (owned by Mass. DOT)

Chinatown Master Plan 2010 also put forward a list of goals that would preserve and strengthen Chinatown’s future, including preservation of affordable housing, expansion of housing units and options with a priority on low and middle-income family housing, preparing community members to secure economic development opportunities, improving public safety, transportation, environmental health, civic and open spaces, social services, and civic participation.

SEPTEMBER 2014 UPDATES AND PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Updates

·       Chinatown Park Phase I, Hubway Station, and Mary Soohoo Park were completed.

·       98% of Chinatown's 2170 existing units of low and moderate income housing are relatively stable due to nonprofit ownership or renewal of affordability agreements.

·       2664 units of new housing developed or approved since 2000 include 2205 (83%) market and luxury, 186 moderate-income (7%), and 274 low-income (10%).

·      
Additional 1618 units of new development on the periphery of Chinatown has been overwhelmingly high end (91%).

Proposed New Objectives, Opportunities and Strategies

1)     Set an objective of 1000 new or newly preserved affordable housing units over the next ten years, with a particular focus on low and moderate income family housing. Prioritize permanently affordable rental or owner occupancy.

·       Establish community control of all City and community-owned development parcels, including the China Trade Center.  Designate these for affordable housing development, community/small business space, or community-owned parking to generate housing subsidies.

·       Seek ways to discourage speculative turnover of row houses, and explore strategies to create affordable units within vacant or underdeveloped properties.

·       Work with neighboring universities to provide more dormitory housing for their students.

2)     Continue to preserve existing affordable units. Work with DND in seeking opportunities to project-base subsidies and deepen affordability.

3)     Work with BRA to encourage lower-priced market and mixed income housing.

4)     Advance and monitor hiring agreements and job training programs that create pathways to new construction and permanent jobs.

5)     Bring public library services back to Chinatown through a City/community partnership.

6)     Develop permanent campus for JQUS in Chinatown.

7)     Continue to improve safety and cleanliness of Chinatown streets. Investigate opportunities to reduce/mitigate traffic impacts and air pollution, and analyze the impact of climate change on Chinatown's future.