Proposed program for extending urban renewal action in the Roxbury-North Dorchester gnrp area.
Published: 1965
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Area measurement -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury.; Building Conditions -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury.; Eminent domain -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury.; Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- Highland Park (Boston) -- Planning.; Historic preservation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury.; Lower Roxbury, Boston (Mass.) -- Urban Renewal -- Planning.; North Dorchester and Uphams Corner, Boston (Mass.) -- Urban Renewal -- Planning.; Open Space and Parks -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury.; Relocation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury.; Schools -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury.; Streets -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury.; Urban renewal -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury -- Planning and Maps.
Description: ...sets forth the justifications for extending urban renewal actions outside of the Washington Park area; gives area measurement in acres of each section of the area (Lower Roxbury, Highland Park, North Dorcheter and Uphams Corner) and provides evidence of blight in each area; discusses social breakdown (tuberculosis, infant mortality, welfare assistance, etc.), population decline, neighborhood strengths, building conditions, infrastructure, historic preservation, schools, streets, open space and parks, housing, shopping facilities, land acquisitin, relocation, costs and financing, and presents proposed budget and capital grant requirements for each area; a large folded map of the Roxbury - North Dorchester area is in a pocket at the end of the volume; this item was in the BRA collection...