Plan seeks to untangle North End traffic as towers rise

BOSTON – Averting traffic woes in the area around Boston's North Station – as huge office, residential and hotel towers begin to rise in the neighborhood – is the goal of a city planning effort that kicked off this week. After an initial phase, a transportation consultant will be sought next year to aid in the effort to ease traffic and promote better circulation around the commuter rail station, Government Center and the North End, according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, or BRA. Its g

BOSTON – Averting traffic woes in the area around Boston's North Station – as huge office, residential and hotel towers begin to rise in the neighborhood – is the goal of a city planning effort that kicked off this week. After an initial phase, a transportation consultant will be sought next year to aid in the effort to ease traffic and promote better circulation around the commuter rail station, Government Center and the North End, according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, or BRA. Its g…