Massachusetts
Once Hip To Be Harvard Square
Author reminisces over memories of Harvard Square, when it was once a haven for Modernist-minded architects, like Jose Luis Sert and Benjamin Thompson.
Massachusetts' Efforts To Help Its Cash-strapped Cities
Massachusetts state legislature proposes a bill to assist localities in managing recent budget cuts.
Density Is A Virtue
Writing in a Boston Globe editorial, David Dixon explains why Americans' fear and loathing of density is ironic and dangerous.
Big Dig Chief Found Negligent
The Securities and Exchange Commission finds former Big Dig chief James Kerasiotes negligent, but that he did not intend to deceive bondholders.
Building Housing Over Rail
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is accepting proposals for residential development near the Red Line's Porter Square station in Boston.
Tax Credit Eyed As Spur To Urban Redevelopment
A proposed Massachusetts incentive would offer tax credits for rehabilitation of buildings older than 50 years.
Tunnel Little Help To Commuters
Opening the 1-1/2-mile Big Dig tunnel appears to have done little to shorten drive times.
Cambridge: Where Bohemia Meets Big Bucks
Brainy Cambridge -- also called the People's Republic of Cambridge -- tops list of US cities with the highest percentages of million-dollar homes.
Harvard Land Deal Slammed
Does Harvard's acquisition of the 91 acres on either side of the turnpike gives the university too much power?
Massachusetts' Poor Quality Of Life?
One in four Massachusetts residents report that they would move if they could.
Has The Big Dig Killed Megaprojects?
After two decades of mishaps, the $14.6 billion tombstone for Boston's Big Dig seems to be: "Don't try this at home."
Smart Growth Vs. Economic Development
An expansive new research facility pits smart growth against economic development.
Waterfront TOD
The South Boston waterfront is regarded as one of America's boldest experiments in transit-oriented development.
Car-pooling Is Only A Drop In The Bucket
Car-pooling is being viewed by some like recycling -- a drop in the bucket.More fundamental change is needed to really alter commuting patterns.
Tip Tunnel?
A fight is brewing over the naming of Boston's new Central Artery: Liberty Tunnel or Tip O'Neill Tunnel?
MA Endangered Species Act Is Byzantine
The costs and delays of wetlands development rules prompt Massachusetts officials to consider changes.
You Really Should Take The Subway
Thinking of driving to Boston? Let someone who lives here tell you about the traffic.
Mass. Seeks To Develop Abandoned State Properties
Gov. Romney may tread where local authorities have historically held sway
Boston Zips Through The Big Dig...and Actually Likes It
After over a decade of work, the Big Dig is partly open for traffic and it is delighting drivers.
Boston Commuter Rail Expansion May Yield To Urban Transit
The governor of Massachusetts plans to shift transit funding to inner city projects.
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
