Poster Child For Failed Planning To Be Fixed

Boston's most ambitious urban renewal project since the 1950's envisions a complete makeover for the West End -- a once-vibrant community destroyed by bad planning.

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July 18, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"The restructuring is the most radical since the last round in the 1950s when wrecking balls swung through the neighborhood, changing it from a residential streetscape to a hub of institutional fortresses and high-rises - a transformation many came to see as the poster child of what can go wrong with city planning."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: West End braces for a makeover

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 in The Boston Globe

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