Harvard hopes for hoops, hotel in Allston

The Crimson reports on Harvard's latest imaginings for its vast tracts in Allston, which now include a new basketball stadium, a hotel and conference center and more buildings for the business school. Residents at a meeting on the latest proposals expressed concern about stuffing a stadium next to homes and about the way Harvard seems to keep coming up with ideas in bits and pieces without considering the ultimate impact on traffic in the area. The proposal now goes to the BRA.