Massachusetts

Gov. Deval Patrick of Mass. has released a draft zoning plan to regulate the waters off the state's coast, particularly around Cape Cod and Cape Ann.

July 4, 2009 - Gloucester Daily Times

You don't have to tear a city down to make it green, according to this piece from the Boston Globe, which offers some emerging ideas.

June 29, 2009 - The Boston Globe

Mayor of Boston announces $300,000 to create green-collar jobs.

June 27, 2009 - City of Boston.gov

A new KFC/Taco Bell combo restaurant in Northhampton, Massachusetts has been awarded LEED certification.

June 25, 2009 - Yum! Brands

A debate over the MBTA fare hike will begin soon in earnest, focusing on whether the MBTA needs money.

June 16, 2009 - The Boston Globe

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council will unveil a new plan for growth and preservation in Greater Boston, which calls for a new pattern of development based on "Smart Growth".

June 11, 2009 - The Boston Globe

Concern: Ames Shovel Shops might be demolished.

June 7, 2009 - The Boston Globe

The new documentary The Greening of Southie follows construction workers in Boston as they adapt to the new rules and regulations of green development (sometimes unwittingly).

May 27, 2009 - GOOD Magazine

According to the 2000 Census, the City of Lowell, Massachussetts has 105,000 people. Mayor Edward "Bud" Caulfield says they were wrong, and is doing everything he can to make the 2010 numbers accurate.

May 15, 2009 - The Lowell Sun

'Dukakis is a rail man,' says Alex Marshall, after the man speak on his history with Amtrak and promoting and building rail in Boston. The cure to our transit woes, according to Dukakis, is competence.

May 9, 2009 - Citiwire.net

In Boston for a conference, Mary Newsom reflects on the lessons that Sun Belt cities can take from historic cities like Cambridge to prepare for the future.

May 4, 2009 - The Charlotte Observer

Among the installations at the Ecological Urbanism exhibit at Harvard's Graduate School of Design is a collection of smells from 200 Mexico City neighborhoods.

April 19, 2009 - The Boston Globe

Researchers are teaming up with Boston community members to study how living close to freeways can be harmful to residents' health.

April 14, 2009 - The Boston Globe

A draft Environmental Impact Report is now underway to study the proposed routes and power sources for rail extensions south of Boston. Considerations include ridership, wetlands, smart growth benefits, and future development around train stations.

April 10, 2009 - The Boston Globe

Three Massachusetts towns are looking to kill a 3% property tax that has been funding open space purchases, historic restoration, and affordable housing construction.

April 10, 2009 - The Boston Globe

As theorists predict we are entering the age of the city, Boston Globe architecture critic Robert Campbell reflects on what this shift will mean and how Boston's landscape will change as a result.

March 31, 2009 - The Boston Globe

New stations for the Fairmount rail line in Boston has made its surrounding neighborhoods targets for redevelopment by community organizations, which may rebuild up to a dozen properties.

March 26, 2009 - The Boston Globe

Car-free for more than 15 years, Chicago opened its dying pedestrian mall on State Street to vehicular traffic in 1996, with huge success. Should Boston planners and officials consider a similar strategy for its Downtown Crossing?

March 11, 2009 - The Boston Globe

Its history of pollution dates back to the Civil War, but 25 years after being declared a Superfund site, Woburn's Industri-plex in Massachusetts is just about cleaned up. A retail complex there has opened recently.

February 18, 2009 - The Boston Globe

As other cities follow suit, Boston leads the way in creating artist housing through developer incentive programs and design requirements.

February 17, 2009 - Metropolis