Summary report on the central business district: urban renewal plan proposals.
Published: 1966
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1966
Subjects: South Station (Boston, Mass.) -- Plans.; Business relocation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Community and Economic Development -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Central Business District.; Eminent domain -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Hinge Block, Boston (Mass.); Hotels -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Proposals.; Housing -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Proposed.; Ladder Blocks, Boston (Mass.); Office Space and Retail Space -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Plans.; Property Acquisition -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Traffic Circulation and Parking -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Planning.; Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Central Business District -- Plans.
Description: ...provides a concise statement of the major elements of the proposed downtown Boston CBD Urban Renewal Project and calls attention to the major issues that must be fully examined prior to the making of definitive decisions regarding the plan; the points covered in this report are: 1) major elements of the plan (improved circulation, parking, servicing proposals, area development {South Station-Summer Street, Ladder Blocks, Hinge Block, Upper Washington}), 2) development project proposals (office, retail-commercial, transient housing {hotels/motels}, residential housing), 3) project costs, 4) policy considerations (Chauncy-Arch by-pass roadway, direction of development, property acquisition, business relocation, development proposals, staging); a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...