Massachusetts
Boston Tightens Security At Public Spaces
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, Boston is tightening security at public spaces. A look at how the world of security and high density design mix.
Boston City Treasures Closing Due To Security Concerns
City is losing precious public space to concerns about another terrorist attack.
Town Fights Location Of Cellular Tower And Wins
Town officials were hoping to see the tower removed but never thought it would actual happen.
Housing Market Cooling Down
In Boston, the once red-hot rental market is experiencing a serious downturn -- creating a renter's market unheard for years.
MBTA: Transit At What Cost?
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is sued for having worst environmental record of any state agency.
Boston's Big Dig Turns Nasty
Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff rejected suggestions that they pay reparations for their mistakes on the project.
Amtrak Struggles With Its Future
Ridership is up, but the nation's rail system is still suffering.
Baby Boomers Fuel New Housing Boom
The nation's new housing boom is fueled by baby boomers. N
Developer Withdraws Proposal For Developing Cranberry Land
A.D. Makepeace Co. has withdrawn its plan for a 6,000-acre development project in anticipation of being rejected at upcoming town meetings.
The Dreams And Reality Of Telecom City
Towns work together to develop a technology village, but the worsening economy has other ideas.
Boston's Building Boom
What happens when the Boston Mayor's campaign fund is tied to development?
Activists Not Impressed By Developer's 'Smart Growth' Claim
Officials and environmental activists are fighting plans by cranberry grower A.D. Makepeace Company to develop 3,500 to 6,000 units of housing and roughly 3 million square feet of commercial space on their land in Southeastern Massachusetts.
Why Universities Turn Into Developers
Universities are compelled to act as real estate developers out of self-preservation, the need for expansion and by long-standing commitments to neighborhood redevelopment.
University Study: Sprawl Increases Affordable Housing
Local smart growth advocates say that the solutions is not to allow sprawl, but to increase densities.
Housing Market Forces Boston Communities Apart
Neighborhoods around Boston are facing dramatic changes as the battle for housing -- any housing -- heats up.
Brownfield Site To Become Transit-Oriented Development
Vote nears on proposals to turn Somerville, MA, "wasteland" into "urban village."
Towns Outside Boston Are Growing Too Fast
The town around Boston are exceeding their water limits. A regional solution is needed.
Boston's Original Genius Urban Planners
Boston's history of planning has been a drama of skulduggery.
Weymouth To Develop 'Village' Instead Of Mega-Mall
A former Naval Air Station will be redeveloped as a "village" instead of a regional mega-mall in Weymouth, MA.
Massachusetts Gives OK For South Shore Rail Service
After a 17 year legal battle, commuter rail service will return to the South Shore
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 Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
