Welcome, Harvard; now be a good neighbor - The Boston Globe

Welcome, Harvard; now be a good neighbor - The Boston Globe

"NORTH ALLSTON/NORTH BRIGHTON is a thriving Boston neighborhood bounded by the Mass. Pike and the Charles River, a place where new families settle and long time homeowners maintain tidy yards. Home to 10,000 people of many cultures, this neighborhood stands poised between imminent danger and unprecedented opportunity. For in the past decade, Harvard University has bought hundreds of acres of our neighborhood, and later this year Harvard hopes to start construction of its massive new Allston campus--more than 4 million square feet of new development to be built in the next 20 years..."