A plan to manage growth
Published: 1---
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1987
Subjects: Statements; Building Heights; Downtown, Boston (Mass.); Zoning; Plans; Growth Policy; Historic preservation; Linkage; Mayors; Neighborhoods; Open spaces; Economic policy
Description: ...discusses key elements of a downtown zoning plan, such as historic preservation, open space zoning, building height limits, housing replacement, barrier - free access, environmental mitigation measures, economic development incentives and transportation initiatives; plans show building height standards for downtown areas and proposed restructed growth areas and special zoning areas; zoning initiatives in specific neighborhoods are described; discusses how linkage will create economic growth; gives general economic and demographic data on the city (number of housing starts, employment trends, income and poverty, etc.); includes some newspaper articles and editorials on zoning, economic development and growth issues; a copy of this publication was in the BRA collection...