Category: HISTORY
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Historical Maps of Boston
http://www.bostonplans.org/3d-data-maps/historical-maps/urban-renewal Urban Renewal | Boston Planning & Development Agency Urban Renewal | Boston Planning & Development Agency
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Petition for a memorial plaque in a park or playground | Boston.gov
PETITION FOR A MEMORIAL PLAQUE IN A PARK OR PLAYGROUNDYou are hereHOME › DEPARTMENTS › PARKS AND RECREATION › PETITION FOR A MEMORIAL PLAQUE IN A PARK OR PLAYGROUNDLast updated: 11/2/20To place a memorial plaque in a park or playground, you need to petition the Parks and Recreation Commission. There are some specific steps you […]
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2022 update re: 2020 Special Mention — Boston
Boston is recognised for its whole-of-society effort to transform the city, notably in the areas of climate resilience, affordable housing and sustainable mobility.1Downtown Boston © Boston Planning & Development AgencyBOSTON is recognised for its holistic and cumulative effort on climate resilience, improving housing affordability and mobility options, and fostering civic participation, as exemplified through the […]
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Economic Impact of Massachusetts Tourism
2021 Annual ReportEconomic ImpactDirect spending by domestic and international visitors totaled $10.0 billion in Calendar Year (CY) 2020Visitor expenditures supported 102,100 jobs in 2020 and $4.3 billion in wages and salariesVisitor expenditures generated $879.9 million in Massachusetts state and local tax revenue in 2020Each dollar spent by a visitor in 2020 generated 5.7 cents in […]
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At 200, Frederick Law Olmsted continues to shape public space – The Boston Globe
At 200, Frederick Law Olmsted continues to shape public spaceIt’s impossible to imagine Boston without its Emerald Necklace, designed by the man considered the father of landscape architecture on principles the city struggles to live up to today.By Malcolm Gay Globe Staff,Updated June 11, 2022, 4:35 p.m. At 200, Frederick Law Olmsted continues to shape […]