Massachusetts

In efforts to create 'a more rational planning framework', the state of Massachusetts will apply new standards to all major transportation projects before the projects can secure funding.

November 13, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Harvard University is one of many educational institutions that Boston city officials have asked to create housing for students and employees.

November 10, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Boston is experimenting with new money-saving and, for some, convenient parking meter systems.

November 5, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Boston suburbanites, who are fed up with their car-based existence, are part of a larger trend of suburbanites rethinking their environment.

October 29, 2003 - The Boston Globe

A veteran developer in Boston is planning to sell a large and strategically located site, which could speed up development in a key part of the city.

October 26, 2003 - The Boston Globe

A study analyzes why talent is leaving the Greater Boston area and what can be done to retain the dynamic labor force.

October 24, 2003 - Greater Boston Chamber Of Commerce

Gov. Mitt Romney criticized Massachusetts cities for obstructing efforts to build housing and commercial projects.

October 22, 2003 - Boston Herald

State officials are making changes to 40B, the Massachusetts' anti-snob zoning law, in efforts to boost housing supply.

October 20, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Commercial properties in the suburban fringe of Boston are headed on a downward spiral, as vacancy rates skyrocket.

October 16, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Applying Smart Growth in Cape Cod entails major changes in the waste water treatment infrastructure.

October 3, 2003 - The Boston Globe

As transit improvement projects fall behind schedule in Boston, several groups are trying to get to the bottom of it.

October 2, 2003 - The Boston Globe

The recent decision to allow Boston public housing residents to choose the developments where they live evokes memories of Boston's rocky past with desegregation programs.

September 22, 2003 - The Boston Globe

In efforts to curb overcrowding in schools, suburbs in Eastern Massachusetts are 'child-proofing' their neighborhoods by limiting multifamily construction to one to two bedroom units. Critics assert that the measure would leave low and moderate income fam

September 21, 2003 - The Boston Globe

The San Francisco Chronicle offers a lucid run-down on Massachusetts' efforts to recover money from Big Dig cost overruns.

September 20, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Developers of the biggest subdivision ever proposed in a small Vermont town are proposing to change an ordinance designed to slow growth.

September 19, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Lawyers and a defunct real estate company agree to what is the largest settlement for a childhood lead poisoning case in the state of Massachusetts--raising awareness of the dangers of lead-based paint to landlords statewide.

September 17, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Governor Romney is considering cutting off spending to protect open space in Massachusetts.

September 6, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Organized labor helps push for sustainable energy practices.

September 4, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Efforts to increase age-restricted, elderly affordable housing is being met with increasing opposition in Framingham, MA.

August 30, 2003 - The Boston Globe

A new community school is a symbol of ongoing renewal, in what was once one of the most violent neighborhoods in Boston.

August 28, 2003 - The Boston Globe