Instead of a park, South Boston Waterfront to get a walkway

The Globe reports the new owners of the massive Seaport Square land have Xed out longstanding plans for a park in the middle of the property and will instead give the BPDA plans for a walkway from Summer Street to the water that will be "narrower but longer, and friendlier to foot traffic."

From the current plans on file with the BPDA:

The Boston Business Journal reports the new owners, WS Development, have hired the architect of New York's High Line park to design the new promenade.