The leather district: a revitalization plan.
Published: 1980
Language: eng
Number of pages: 49
Subjects: Central Business District, Boston (Mass.); Community development -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Recommendations.; Growth Policy -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Recommendations.; Chinatown (Boston, Mass.) -- Issues.; Boston (Mass.) -- Economic conditions -- Central Business District.; Boston (Mass.) -- Economic policy -- Downtown -- Recommendations.; Leather District (Boston, Mass.)
Description: ...a growth policy report built on the objectives which the city has for the downtown, including economic growth, neighborhood preservation and balanced development for this 9 block area of 19th century brick warehouses located between Dewey Square and Chinatown's Kneeland Street and adjacent to a number of the city's major proposed development projects such as South Station, New Essex Street, Downtown Crossing and Lafayette Place; it recommends the retention and re-use of buildings for primarily office and light manufacturing purposes; mixed residential/commercial use is recommended as a vehicle to preserve those smaller buildings of lower commercial value meet some of the needs of the contiguous Chinese community; new office development is to be encouraged in appropriate redevelopment sites; issues discussed include land use, Chinese community development needs, historic preservation, traffic and parking and upgrading city services and infrastructure; copies of this item were in the BRA collection...