1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazettegazetteimporthttps://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/gazetteimport/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CCIBawzB9n"><a href="https://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2003/04/harvard-bids-on-land-in-allston/">Harvard bids on land in Allston</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2003/04/harvard-bids-on-land-in-allston/embed/#?secret=CCIBawzB9n" width="600" height="338" title="“Harvard bids on land in Allston” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="CCIBawzB9n" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dev.news.harvard.edu/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Harvard has bid $75 million to purchase 91 acres of Massachusetts Turnpike Authority land located south of Cambridge Street in Allston. Harvards bid has been referred to the MTA Board, which will vote to select the highest responsible bidder no later than (Friday) April 4. Harvard sees the purchase as a long-term investment and expects that the lands current uses will continue in the foreseeable future.https://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2003/04/02-turnpike1-450.jpg