Boston tent city site.
Contributors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Architecture and Planning.; Tent City Task Force.
Published: 1978
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: Copley Place (Boston, Mass.); Housing -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; Airspace (Law) -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Massachusetts Turnpike.; Political participation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; Development Projects -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End -- Proposals.; Land Use and Open Space -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; Pedestrians -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; South End Project Area Committee (SEPAC), Boston (Mass.); Tent City, Boston (Mass.); Traffic Access and Parking -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.; Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South End.
Description: ...an illustrated proposal/plan for achieving affordable housing in Boston's South End Historic District at the Tent City site; provides historical background including the role of the South End Project Area Committee (SEPAC) re the South End Urban Renewal Plan and it's role in providing low and moderate income housing; gives information and data on socioeconomic conditions; discusses Copley air rights and presents development project and financial strategies; includes a financial anlaysis, sections on urban design, land use and citizen participation; also covers such issues as open space, pedestrian access, motor vehicle access, parking, energy, etc.; appendices outline the financing process and sources such as Section 8 lower income rental assistance; copies of this item were in the BRA collection...