Massachusetts

Realtors Put Technology To Work

As the number of people using the Internet to research home and neighborhood grows, a new service uses technology to help realtors.
26 December 2000 - 7:00am
The Boston Globe

Revitalizing America's Filthiest Harbor

Boston Harbor, once filled with sludge and trash, has become a model for the nation.
20 December 2000 - 11:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

Are We Ready For Car-Sharing?

Already popular in Europe for a decade, the concept of car-sharing is catching on in congested urban areas in the U.S.
20 December 2000 - 10:00am
Business Week

Boston Activists Organize For Better Transit Service

Activists, politicians, environmentalists, and students organize to form the Transit Riders Union in the home of the country's first subway system.
5 December 2000 - 5:00am
The Boston Globe

Boston's Big Dig Gets Big Bucks

Federal officials are expected to approve $14.1 billion on a project that has been plagued with criminal probes and mismanagement.
4 December 2000 - 9:00am
Seattle Daily Journal Of Commerce

Boston's Big Dig Gets Green Light

Federal officials have approved funding for one of the most complicated and expensive road projects in the nation's history.
30 November 2000 - 1:00pm
The Washington Post

New Fenway Park Hits Roadblocks

After an acrimonious hearing, a proposed $600 million new Fenway Park in Boston looks unlikely.
29 November 2000 - 9:00am
The Boston Globe

Boston Praised For Turnaround In Public Housing

According to a HUD report, the Boston Public Housing Authority has transformed its reputation.
24 November 2000 - 2:00pm
The Tampa Tribune

Restoring Olmsted's Emerald Necklace

After years of neglect, a multi-million dollar effort is underway to restore Boston's Emerald Necklace -- the oldest park system in the country -- in keeping with the original vision of its designer the famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
21 November 2000 - 10:00am
The Washington Post

Revitalizing Boston's Charles River

The Charles River is one of the country's most celebrated rivers, but it suffers from neglect and lack of access.
23 October 2000 - 4:00am
The Boston Globe

Bean Town Is Jumping

Boston’s outlying neighborhoods are on the move.
22 October 2000 - 7:00am
Urban Land Magazine

Planners Debate Boston's Big Dig

Boston's massive Big Dig project -- considered the most expensive highway project in the nation -- will bury Interstate 93 under downtown Boston and "leave a 30-acre swath of open land cutting through the heart of the city"heart of the city."
13 October 2000 - 7:00am
CNN

Mass. Taking Steps To Stem Water Waste

After decades of building suburban landscapes that are designed to get rid of water, Massachusetts is taking steps to stem the flow.
4 October 2000 - 5:00am
The Boston Globe

A Plan That Could Change Boston Forever

Some say that this civic vision plan is the most responsible planning effort that's ever come out of Boston, and it could change the city forever.
29 September 2000 - 11:00am
The Boston Globe
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