Massachusetts
Early Innovation In Foundations
Excavations and rehab work on 130-old Trinity Church, in Boston, MA, reveal architectural and engineering marvels.
Slowing Growth In Cape Cod
A town in Cape Cod, MA is trying to declare itself a 'district of critical planning concern' in efforts to slow growth in the area.
Governor Tries To Limit Public's Right To Challenge Development
In an effort to limit "frivolous lawsuits," the governor of Masschusetts is proposing to limit the public's right to challenge select waterfront developments, leaving stakeholders wary.
Fencing Not A Good Solution To Homelessness
Conflicted residents of an exclusive Boston neighborhood assert not being against homelessness, and meanwhile propose a fence to keep them out.
Artists Search For Affordable Studio Spaces Outside The City
Boston area artists are making reverse commutes to escape the escalating costs of studio space in the city.
Long-term Crime Prevention Turns Impatient
Residents fearing for their lives in Boston's Chinatown patiently wait as the City promises less crime with a long-term redevelopment strategy.
Hotel Developers Get A Boost In Boston
Boston will create a general fund for hotel financing to jump-start economic development in the City.
Ad Space On A New Bridge Might Take Its Toll
The Massport Authority will sell ad spaces on Boston's new Tobin Bridge to deal with the state budget crunch.
Exploiting Dead Streets
A unique zoning law and carefully kept historical records in Massachusetts have created a loophole that is being exploited by developers.
Designers Targeted For Cost Recovery
A dozen design firms are targeted to recover Big Dig overuns that total up to $102 million.
'Flash Mob' Hits Boston
The "flash mob" phenomenon hit Boston over the weekend. They are synchronized, collective, and so far, pointless.
Wind Some, Lose Some
Electricity-generating wind turbines would add to the list of alternative energy sources on the islands of Boston Harbor.
Architecture Firms Face Tough Competition
'Fierce' competition amongst architecture firms vying for the North Point development in Cambridge, MA, reflects a slow economy and an interesting site.
Policy To Protect Public Parks
Open space advocates laud Massachusetts governor's efforts to protect public parks from development.
Dispute Over Surface Artery Design
Planners and design organizations are criticizing "the lack of vision" in the design for the Wharf District section of the Surface Artery in Boston.
The Costs Of Mitigation
Weymouth Landing station, the first stop on the proposed Greenbush rail line, is a classic example of how mitigation in major public works projects is necessary, but expensive.
Growth And Water Supply
A federally-funded planning study in Massachusetts will take a comprehensive look at water management in one of the fastest-growing regions in the state.
Debate Over Transportation Priorities
Boston is divided over the next steps for transit improvements, post Big-Dig.
Selling Out The City
Jane Holtz Kay, the author of Asphalt Nation, shows how the privatization of public space results in the city selling out step by step, kiosk by kiosk.
More Buzz About 40B
Massachusetts "anti-snob" zoning law continues to foreground tension over the need for affordable housing and how many units communities are willing to accept.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
