Massachusetts
Trolleys Or 'Rapid' Buses?
Transit advocates in Boston are calling for the restoration of trolley service as an alternative to bus rapid transit lines.
Redeveloping Suburban Strip Malls
Planners in Massachusetts look toward mixed-use projects to revitalize casualties of "big box blight."
Massachusetts' Smart Growth Efforts
As sprawl spreads through wide swaths of Massachusetts, planners are introducing a variety of smart growth initiatives.
A Town Refusing To Write Its Obituary
Fitchburg, Mass.was abandoned by GE, residents left, and there was no money for economic development.
Massachusetts Faces Affordable Housing Battle
In the fiercest fight over low-cost housing in decades, lawmakers square off over legislation to determine what role communities outside of Boston will play in alleviating the state's housing crisis.
Supreme Court Ruling Puts Different Spin On Takings
The U.S. Supreme Court gives property owners a new legal weapon to use to challenge zoning and environmental restrictions.
Boston's Big Dig Takes Form
Boston's Big Dig is the largest and most complex highway project ever attempted in U.S. History. It's finally starting to take shape.
Touring A Wastewater Treatment Facility
An Atlantic Monthly writer tours a Boston-area A wastewater-treatment facility.
New England Regional Plan Worries Locals
The A.D. Makepeace Company plans a massive development of 3,500 new homes in three Massachusetts communities.
Housing Costs Driving Academics From Boston
While Boston has long been an nternational hub for university life, ich with labs and libraries and cademia's juiciest cocktail parties, the city is increasingly a tough sell to professors due to high housing costs.
Community Farms Are Good For Community
A community plot offers city residents a place to get their hands dirty and commune with the earth.
Boston's Fabled 'Urban Ring' Railway
A decade in the planning, Boston planners have come up with a strategy to created the fabled 'urban ring railway.'
Gentrification Is Coming To Chinatown
New high rise condominiums and higher rents are slowing eating away at one of Boston's distinct neighborhoods.
Boston's Housing Experiment
In hopes of revitalizing one of the city's poorest neighborhoods, the Boston Housing Authority experiment with bringing middle class residents into the community has produced mixed results.
Is The Massachusetts Preservation Act Unfair?
Critics claim Massachusetts Community Preservation Act unfairly benefits rich towns.
Shaping The City: Learning From Boston
Boston has been working at revitalization for 40 years; is a good example of how cities can be rebuilt.
Bill Encourages Public Transit, Car-pooling
A Massachusetts bill proposes tax breaks for businesses that encourage employees' use of public transport and car pools.
Big Dig Planners Work To Sustain Traffic Flow
With a big project like Boston's Central Artery, maintaining traffic flow is a major concern. Planners for the project have thus far been up to the challenge.
MA City Strives For Downtown Revival
Brockton, MA, is preparing to revitalize a downtown neighborhood revival by turning empty lots into affordable housing.
The Big Dig: Nation's Largest Public Works Project
Boston's Central Artery project -- also known as the 'Big Dig' -- is the nation's largest public works endeavor. Does it suffer from a lack of vision?
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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.
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