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Boston Hopes to Make it Easier for Developers to Prepare for Rising Seas

Several agencies with the city of Boston will begin studying how to retrofit the city's building codes to prepare for the impacts of climate change.

June 22, 2015 - The Boston Globe

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Boston Confronts the Origins of Its Lousy Architecture

For the first 300-or-so years of its history, Boston built some of the most handsome, historic neighborhoods in the country. Lately, says critic Rachel Slade, it has given in to mediocrity. Mayor Marty Walsh is trying to undo the damage.

June 4, 2015 - Boston Magazine

Boston Redevelopment Authority Preparing for 2015 Building Boom

The Boston Globe reports on a year of massive investments, as well as sweeping changes in leadership, taking place in the offices of the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

January 1, 2015 - The Boston Globe

Developer Deals Shortchange Affordable Housing Program in Boston

With little outside oversight, Boston's powerful yet secretive Redevelopment Agency has squandered millions of dollars that were supposed to help build affordable housing by cutting deals with developers and allocating funds to other uses.

January 7, 2014 - The Boston Globe

It's Time to Bring Bold Planning Back to Boston

As a reaction to the excesses of urban renewal, Boston has refrained from comprehensive planning for nearly 40 years. With a new mayor set to take office, it's time to create a new master plan for the city, argues a commentary in the Globe.

November 12, 2013 - The Boston Globe

Urban Renewal Relic Dictates Development in Boston: Is it Time to Break Up the BRA?

The Boston Redevelopment Authority wields supreme power over the city's land use decisions, a position unique in American cities. Is it time to disband this relic of planning and development from a different era?

May 30, 2013 - Boston Magazine

In Boston, Forgotten Dreams of a Floating Neighborhood

An exhibit remembers the days when the Boston Redevelopment Authority dreamed enormous dreams and asks: have we lost our ambition?

July 30, 2012 - The Boston Globe

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