Dorchester bay study
Contributors: Dorchester United Neighborhood Association (DUNA)
Published: 1973
Language: eng
Subjects: Dorchester Bay Area, Boston (Mass.); Studies; Dorchester; Waterfronts
Description: ...the Dorchester Bay Study area consists of the coastal lands extending from Castle Island in the north to the settlement of Lower Mills in the south; the coastline between these points is the longest in Boston and encompasses a variety of uses including recreational, residential, industrial, commercial and transportation; the report shows how water access was instrumental in Dorchester's early development and how recent transportation uses have severed the community from that use; it then focuses on existing and emerging environmental, recreation, transportation and general development problems and proposes policies to improve the overall quality of the area; lastly, the report indicates action to be taken by public agencies and the community; a draft of this report is also kept on this number; these items were in the BRA collection...