development
21st Century City: A New Geography
There is a great article in the March 2009 edition of The Atlantic by Richard Florida entitled “How the Crash Will Reshape America“. The article looks at how certain cities, notably New York, Charlotte, Detroit, and Las Vegas, have been shaped by the development patterns of the last 50 years and where the cities [...]
A new role for the BRA?
I think we need to take a new look at how Boston and how the many neighborhoods work together and develop. As it is now it seems that the process is very confrontational: A developer comes in and wants to build something big and the local citizens flip out and scream until they [...]
Back in Boston: Part 3
This post is the second half of my walkabout from yesterday.
Part 3: Lechmere and Kendall Sq
I took the T from North Station to Lechmere to see some of the new construction that has gone on over the last two years, notably Northpoint and Archstone-Smith. Archstone-Smith is gorgeous and towers over the neighborhood, but because [...]
Back in Boston: Part 2
I came back to Boston to walk around and let no man say that I did not fulfill my wantings.
I walked in three sections and you can see my routes by clicking on the section titles.
Part 1: JP to Back Bay
I started by walking back up South Huntington Ave and Huntington Ave to get some [...]
