The 1990 Harbor Park Plan was to:
Activate the waterfront zone through appropriate urban design, active public and cultural uses and waterfront dependent uses.

The plan established a framework for development, land use, and public access for the City’s waterfront districts which were beginning to re-emerge after decades of neglect.

Ensure that new waterfront development functioned to facilitate public access to the harbor, reconnect neighborhoods with their waterfronts, and preserve water dependent industries and uses.

The Harbor Park Plan was codified through the City’s Harbor Park Zoning (Articles 42A through F) and covers many of the City’s waterfront neighborhoods, including Charlestown, the North End, Downtown, Fort Point and Dorchester.”

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Ensure public access to Boston’s waterfront and the public’s rights in the tidelands through Harborwalk.

Revitalize and restore Boston’s underutilized shoreline infrastructure

These objectives were also supported by the state’s newly revised:

Public Waterfront Act Regulations

In 1993, Pier 5 was still accessed by the public and deemed pedestrian safe. The public used it everyday and fished from it.