Massachusetts
Does TOD Create More Traffic?
In Boston, the MBTA and city planners are weighing the benefits and drawbacks of creating transit-oriented development along a major traffic corridor.
Home, Sweet Clam Shack
In Newburyport, Mass., critics tried to stop Mark Roland from converting an historic clam shack into a home. Roland claims: 'It's recycling.'
Missing Mass. Lighthouse Found -- In California
The historic lighthouse of Wellfleet, Massachusetts had mysteriously disappeared in 1925. Recently, an intrepid researcher uncovered its unlikely location.
A Green And Solar Roof How-To
The installation of a green roof and solar array on the rooftop of the new WGBH building in Boston is captured on video.
A Champion For Cycling In Boston
After personally taking up cycling and seeing the city's poor reputation among cyclists firsthand, Mayor Thomas Menino is leading a campaign to make Boston a more bicycle-friendly city.
An Interview With The New Dean Of Harvard's Design School
Planning students today care as much about the social aspects of cities as they do of their physical design, says Mohsen Mostafavi, the new dean at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.
Affordable Housing Versus Better Wages
Massachusetts wants to require affordable housing developers to pay construction workers a "prevailing wage", but with costs already totaling $200,000 or more per unit, the proposal may ultimately decrease the amount of affordable housing built.
Boston's Cruise Boat Terminal Faces Uncertain Future
Once supported by the Mayor and Massachusetts Port Authority, plans to enhance Boston's Black Falcon cruise boat terminal are now up in the air.
Low Cost Bus Carriers Competing For Travelers
Boltbus, a joint venture between Peter Pan and Greyhound, is betting high gas prices and clogged airline terminals, will make way for yet another low-cost carrier between Boston and New York City.
When Professionals Plan Their Own Neighborhood
In Somerville, Massachusetts, a group of community residents -- many of them professional architects and planners -- have organized themselves to help the city address problems in their neighborhood.
Will Boston's Bike Czar Be Able To Improve Conditions For Cyclists?
The city's new director of bicycle programs has the tough task of making Boston more bike-friendly.
Will Boston's Citywide Wi-Fi Network Be Realized?
Boston's plan to blanket the city with wireless internet access has met a series of obstacles which seriously threaten the project.
Island Struggles With Lack of Burial Space
Burial space has already run out on Nantucket Island, but Massachusetts law requires burial spaces for anyone dying within town limits. Now officials are scrambling to find a place for their dead to go.
Friday Funny: Name-Calling Ticks Off Town
TV network officials have issued a formal apology for its tongue-in-cheek suggested mispronunciation of the name of the Massachusetts town of Athol in a recent ad.
Big Dig's Done. What Next?
With Boston's Big Dig officially completed, many in the city are looking forward to other urban renewal efforts following in its wake. But hurdles remain.
Boston's Chinatown May Be Growing Up
Despite complaints from residents and critics, a 27-story tower to be built on the edge of Boston's high-rise Financial District and its more modest Chinatown neighborhood has passed review form the city's design commission.
Undoing Sprawl
This editorial form The Boston Globe looks at efforts to reverse sprawl in an aging mill town.
Market Shift Brings More Change To Boston's Kenmore Square
A shift in the market has once again transformed the vision for developing Boston's One Kenmore, a Massachussetts Turnpike air rights development project in the heart of the city's Kenmore Square/Fenway Park neighborhood.
Offshore Wind Power Plant Overcomes Major Obstacle
An offshore wind power farm proposed for construction in the Nantucket Sound has been found to have only minimal environmental effects, clearing the way for the project's federal approval as soon as the end of the year.
Big Dig: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
TollRoads News reviews the "terminally inept Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff joint venture at the Massachusetts Turnpike's Big Dig project", and examines how the project is improving mobility -- estimated to be worth $168 million per year.
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.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
