The impact of downtown crossing on commercial activity in downtown Boston.
Published: 1980
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Auto Restricted Zone, Boston (Mass.); Business Conditions -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Central Business District.; Downtown Crossing, Boston (Mass.); Pedestrians -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Central Business District.; Consumers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Central Business District.; Boston (Mass.) -- Economic policy -- Central Business District.
Description: ...descrbes the auto-restricted zone in downtown Boston's central business district and its impact on retail business in the area and the importance of pedestrian foot traffic; includes a table showing number of new business opened by type and those closed (1978-1979); also has a table comparing Faneuil Hall Marketplace/Boylston and Newbury Streets/Downtown Crossing shopper characteristics (sex, age, income, place of residence, mode of transportation, time spent shopping, point of origin, etc.); copies of this item were in the BRA collection...