Massachusetts
Boston Moves To Save Restaurant Incubator
City officials want to save Nuestra Culinary Ventures in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, which is facing imminent closure due to longstanding budget woes.
Turning Brownfields Into Brightfields
An environmentally remediated parcel of land in a hard-knock New England town finds new life as the nation's largest solar energy field.
Thinking Collectively To Gain Affordable Housing
In Boston, labor unions and community groups are joining forces to win victories for affordable housing.
The Consequences of Land Use Regulation: Evidence from Boston
Over the past 30 years, eastern Massachusetts has seen a remarkable combination of rising home prices and declining supply of new homes. Edward L. Glaeser and Bryce A. Ward examine whether reductions in new supply reflect a real lack of land or a response to man-made restrictions on development.
Boston Considering Ordinance Banning TV Satellite Dishes
Citing a need to preserve historic charm, Boston is the first big city to weigh rules for dishes.
Second Grade Planners
When designing a city for the future, rarely do future residents participate. But in Holden, Mass., the voice of the future is being heard as elementary school students are being asked what they want to see in their town in the future.
Resurrecting Downtown...One More Time
After several failed attempts at urban renewal in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, government officials and investors believe that the latest efforts aimed at reincarnation of the city's core will succeed.
A Boston Architectural Icon Turns 30
Despite a rocky start, the 30 years old John Hancock Tower has become Boston's greatest example of modern architecture.
Boston Battles Over Park Name
In Boston, the naming of public spaces can be more challenging than actually building it in the first place.
Boston Sidewalks May Go Rubber
The Boston City Council is considering an initiative that would require all new sidewalks in the city to be rubberized, using tiles of recycled tires as the city's walkways. Concrete cracking from tree root growth could become a thing of the past.
Boston's Hancock Tower For Sale
One of Boston's most well known buildings, the I.M. Pei designed John Hancock Tower, is up for sale for the second time in almost as many years.
Times Square Or Fresh Air?
The Boston Globe publishes a recent series of readers’ comments about the merits of city versus suburban living.
What Can We Learn From The Big Dig Problems?
Anthony Flint asks: What can we learn from the failures of Boston's Big Dig about what needs to change about planning and building mega-projects?
Boston To Join, Add To The Wi-Fi Revolution
In an effort to maintain more control over the system and to boost its own economy, Boston plans to depart from the model used in other U.S. cities by turning its Wi-Fi network over to a non-profit organization.
Is Boston's Big Dig Becoming One of Engineering's Biggest Mistakes?
Forums and blogs are appearing on the Internet where many engineers are anonymously speculating about the range of problems to come for the Big Dig/Central Artery Tunnel Project.
Boston Adds Solar Powered Trash Cans
The City of Boston is in the process of adding solar powered trash cans in its downtown. Despite early confusion from pedestrians, Mayor Tom Menino praises them for their cleanliness and ability to save on labor costs.
Major Change Coming To Boston's South Station
Long in the planning and approval stage, a 40-story Cesar Pelli designed office and residential complex will be built adjacent to Boston's transportation hub -- South Station.
NYC To Count Neglected Buildings
Responding to a housing crunch, Manhattan volunteers will count all abandoned properties in the city this weekend in an effort to utilize any and all buildings available. The count is aimed at identifying new sites for affordable housing.
Budgeting for Democracy
How residents of Lawrence, MA, are campaigning for greater resident control of public resources.
Review Begins Of Falling Concrete In Big Dig Tunnels
Sixty signs of loose bolts and other potential failures are found in the same Big Dig tunnel where a motorist was crushed by 12 tons of falling concrete.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
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