Massachusetts
Smart Growth Comes to Boston's Suburbs
Compact, walkable development near public transit may be the next big real estate boom in Massachusetts, according to the Boston Globe's Sunday magazine.
Time For Rail In New England
The region's transportation network is beginning to buckle under the strain of auto-dependence, write Neal Peirce and Curtis Johnson.
More Development, Less Home Runs?
A new mixed-use development in Boston's Fenway neighborhood is causing quite a stir -- not with the NIMBY crowd, but with the Fenway faithful who are concerned that the new development has created a wind pattern that will prevent home runs.
Transformation Continues in Boston's South End
Once blighted with boarding houses and abandoned buildings, Boston's already gentrified South End is still an ongoing project in hip urban transformation.
In East Boston, Diversity Is The Attraction
A new greenway, loft development, affordability, and cultural diversity are all are attracting homebuyers to East Boston.
Eyes On The Park
Boston's Violence-Free Zone Initiative will put hundreds of children and families in parks in an effort to flush out recent violence.
Will The Big Dig Ever Be Finished?
Former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Fred Salvucci defends the Big Dig and calls for the State to honor its transit commitments.
Can Increased Housing Production And Smart Growth Co-Exist?
The secretary of the Massachusetts Office for Commonwealth Development explains how additional housing can be factored into models for regional growth.
Boston Suburb To Embrace TOD
Two of Boston's leading suburban developers are partnering up to build a transit oriented development project in suburban Westwood.
Technology Improves Traffic Reports
As cell phones, GPS systems, dashboard computers, and roadside sensors create more accurate traffic reports, the ubiqituous AM radio helicopter traffic report could be a thing of the past.
Big Dig, Big Pollution?
For years, environmentalists have demanded expanded public transit service as a way of offsetting pollution caused by the Big Dig in Boston –- but are they focusing on the wrong issue?
Can Boston's Housing Affordability Crisis Be Fixed?
The Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research summarizes a recent study by Harvard University economist Edward L. Glaeser that charges that zoning is major cause of the crisis in Massachusetts' housing affordability.
Land Use Regulations and Housing Prices
A new report from Harvard shows that Boston's housing affordability crisis is created fundamentally by regulation.
Boston's Big Dig Faces Another Cost Increase
Government officials say that the cost of Boston's yet to be completed $14.6 billion dollar megaproject could increase by as much as $75 million dollars, an increase that would be absorbed by Massachusetts taxpayers.
Young Developers Give Back To Their Community
Young real estate developers contribute expertise and skills to develop affordable housing for disabled women.
Is Boston's Real Estate Bubble About To Burst?
Though prices started to drop last summer,in recent months real estate agents in the Boston metro area have witnessed an acceleration in price cutting.
Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway Gets Financial Boost
The Kennedy family have taken the lead in ensuring that the "crown jewel of the big dig project," which is named for the late Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, is well funded for the future.
Massachusetts Looks To Increase Affordable Housing Stock
Governor Mitt Romney will sign '40 S' into law today, which will make up the difference between what communities collect in property taxes from new homes and the cost of educating children who move into them.
Boston's Theatre District Project Flip-Flop
The Boston Redeveloment Authority continues to confuse those involved in a Theatre Disrict re-development project.
Developers Eye Boston Waterfront Seafood Hub
A group of local investors tentatively have their eye on restoring Boston's once prominent seafood industry.
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