Massachusetts
Hotel Developers Get A Boost In Boston
Boston will create a general fund for hotel financing to jump-start economic development in the City.
Ad Space On A New Bridge Might Take Its Toll
The Massport Authority will sell ad spaces on Boston's new Tobin Bridge to deal with the state budget crunch.
Exploiting Dead Streets
A unique zoning law and carefully kept historical records in Massachusetts have created a loophole that is being exploited by developers.
Designers Targeted For Cost Recovery
A dozen design firms are targeted to recover Big Dig overuns that total up to $102 million.
'Flash Mob' Hits Boston
The "flash mob" phenomenon hit Boston over the weekend. They are synchronized, collective, and so far, pointless.
Wind Some, Lose Some
Electricity-generating wind turbines would add to the list of alternative energy sources on the islands of Boston Harbor.
Architecture Firms Face Tough Competition
'Fierce' competition amongst architecture firms vying for the North Point development in Cambridge, MA, reflects a slow economy and an interesting site.
Policy To Protect Public Parks
Open space advocates laud Massachusetts governor's efforts to protect public parks from development.
Dispute Over Surface Artery Design
Planners and design organizations are criticizing "the lack of vision" in the design for the Wharf District section of the Surface Artery in Boston.
The Costs Of Mitigation
Weymouth Landing station, the first stop on the proposed Greenbush rail line, is a classic example of how mitigation in major public works projects is necessary, but expensive.
Growth And Water Supply
A federally-funded planning study in Massachusetts will take a comprehensive look at water management in one of the fastest-growing regions in the state.
Debate Over Transportation Priorities
Boston is divided over the next steps for transit improvements, post Big-Dig.
Selling Out The City
Jane Holtz Kay, the author of Asphalt Nation, shows how the privatization of public space results in the city selling out step by step, kiosk by kiosk.
More Buzz About 40B
Massachusetts "anti-snob" zoning law continues to foreground tension over the need for affordable housing and how many units communities are willing to accept.
Once Hip To Be Harvard Square
Author reminisces over memories of Harvard Square, when it was once a haven for Modernist-minded architects, like Jose Luis Sert and Benjamin Thompson.
Massachusetts' Efforts To Help Its Cash-strapped Cities
Massachusetts state legislature proposes a bill to assist localities in managing recent budget cuts.
Density Is A Virtue
Writing in a Boston Globe editorial, David Dixon explains why Americans' fear and loathing of density is ironic and dangerous.
Big Dig Chief Found Negligent
The Securities and Exchange Commission finds former Big Dig chief James Kerasiotes negligent, but that he did not intend to deceive bondholders.
Building Housing Over Rail
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is accepting proposals for residential development near the Red Line's Porter Square station in Boston.
Tax Credit Eyed As Spur To Urban Redevelopment
A proposed Massachusetts incentive would offer tax credits for rehabilitation of buildings older than 50 years.
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