May 2022

CLF Blasts Proposed Luxury Hotel in Waterfront Danger Zone – Conservation Law Foundation

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CLF Blasts Proposed Luxury Hotel in Waterfront Danger ZoneOCT 16, 2015 JOSH BLOCK JOSH BLOCKMedia Contact:Josh Blockjblock@clf.org(617) 850-1709October 16, 2015 (BOSTON, MA) – Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) filed comments today with the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and other agencies vowing to fight the waterfront luxury hotel complex proposed for Lewis Wharf. The proposed hotel is …

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New Bill Will Prepare Massachusetts Communities for Climate Change – Conservation Law Foundation

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New Bill Will Prepare Massachusetts Communities for Climate ChangeWe must act now to make sure our homes, businesses, and infrastructure are ready for climate impactsMAY 9, 2019 DEANNA MORAN | @DEMORAN18We’re already seeing more extreme weather in Massachusetts, but our laws aren’t strong enough to keep our infrastructure safe. Photo: 1st Sgt Don Veitch, Massachusetts …

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A proposed amendment to the harbor plan, Boston Redevelopment Authority is handing out exceptions that betray public interest and mock developers who play by the rules.

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Patronage Over Policy: Why Proposed Project is Bad News for the Boston WaterfrontJUL 29, 2016 DEANNA MORAN | @DEMORAN18via Flickr user Roberto Zingales (CC BY-SA 2.0)ShareTweetShareThis blog post was originally published on bluemassgroup.com.Well-connected developers routinely ask regulators to bend and break the rules to maximize building square footage and project profit. The Cronin Group, a …

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Calculating the Value: Development vs. Waterfront Access – Conservation Law Foundation

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Calculating the Value: Development vs. Waterfront AccessCLF tool estimates the value of tradeoffs between development and public access Calculating the Value: Development vs. Waterfront Access – Conservation Law Foundation Photo: Roberto Zingales (CC BY-SA 2.0) via Flickr May 19, 2022 (BOSTON, MA) – Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has developed an online tool that highlights the tradeoffs between increased …

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Money machine BRA has bulldozed the way for the Boston over development, overstepped its bounds

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UPDATE: CommonWealth magazine and Fox 25 Undercover worked together on our special reports on the Boston Redevelopment Authority. For links to the Fox 25 broadcasts, go to Fox Undercover. The BRA also sent out a preemptive-strike press release before CommonWealth was released and Fox Undercover went on the air. Every time one of the condominiums at Flagship Wharf in the Charlestown Navy Yard …

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BRA Private developers ape BRA controversial resale fees

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Private developers ape BRA controversial resale fees BRUCE MOHL Apr 13, 2010SHARE2THE CONTROVERSIAL RESALE fees assessed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority may be coming to a private development near you.Get the Daily DownloadOur news roundup delivered every weekday.In the Winter 2010 issue of CommonWealth, we reported how the BRA collects resale fees equal to 1 …

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Feds taking aim at real estate fees of the BRA

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Feds taking aim at real estate fees; BRA seeks guidance BRUCE MOHL Oct 19, 2010SHAREA NOVEL REAL estate fee long collected by the Boston Redevelopment Author­ity, and more recently by some private developers, is coming under fire from the federal government.The Federal Housing Finance Agency is urging the lenders it oversees to stop investing in …

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law | US Department of Transportation

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Bipartisan Infrastructure LawThe President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments in the transportation sector: improving public safety and climate resilience, creating jobs across the country, and delivering a more equitable future“The once-in-a-generation investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will improve people’s lives in every state in the nation by increasing access to safe, clean, reliable …

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