A survey in respect to the decentralization of the Boston central business district
Published: 1940
Language: eng
Number of pages: 76
Subjects: Building Heights; Downtown; Census Tracts (1930-1935); Central Business District, Boston (Mass.); Economic conditions; Building; Downtown, Boston (Mass.); Economic Conditions; Municipal finance; Parking; Planning; Property Values; Statistics; Retail trade; Proposed; Economic policy
Description: ...comprehensive report on economic and urban growth in Boston's central business district, with recommendations for controlling development; includes detailed data on volume of retail sales, cost of living (1929, 1933, 1935), building demolition and construction trends, real estate valuations (selected years 1926-1939), tax deliquency data, building occupancy by type of building and census tract (1935), mass transit statistics, parking and parking lot data; discusses merits of building height restrictions, building signage and parking restrictions; also discusses readjustment of tax valuations, zoning and annexation of suburban towns; includes the city's operation and maintenance statement for 1939...