Massachusetts

Federal officials are expected to approve $14.1 billion on a project that has been plagued with criminal probes and mismanagement.

December 4, 2000 - Seattle Daily Journal Of Commerce

Federal officials have approved funding for one of the most complicated and expensive road projects in the nation's history.

November 30, 2000 - The Washington Post

After an acrimonious hearing, a proposed $600 million new Fenway Park in Boston looks unlikely.

November 29, 2000 - The Boston Globe

According to a HUD report, the Boston Public Housing Authority has transformed its reputation.

November 24, 2000 - The Tampa Tribune

After years of neglect, a multi-million dollar effort is underway to restore Boston's Emerald Necklace -- the oldest park system in the country -- in keeping with the original vision of its designer the famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

November 21, 2000 - The Washington Post

The Charles River is one of the country's most celebrated rivers, but it suffers from neglect and lack of access.

October 23, 2000 - The Boston Globe

Boston’s outlying neighborhoods are on the move.

October 22, 2000 - Urban Land Magazine

Boston's massive Big Dig project -- considered the most expensive highway project in the nation -- will bury Interstate 93 under downtown Boston and "leave a 30-acre swath of open land cutting through the heart of the city"heart of the city."

October 13, 2000 - CNN

After decades of building suburban landscapes that are designed to get rid of water, Massachusetts is taking steps to stem the flow.

October 4, 2000 - The Boston Globe

Some say that this civic vision plan is the most responsible planning effort that's ever come out of Boston, and it could change the city forever.

September 29, 2000 - The Boston Globe