Category: HISTORY

• 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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• City’s Open Space Plan Survey Now Online | Boston.gov

  CITY’S OPEN SPACE PLAN SURVEY NOW ONLINEHow well is Boston’s park system working for you? What improvements do we need to make over the next seven years?To make sure the City of Boston’s park system reflects the needs of all residents, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has released an online survey questionnaire as part […]

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• Boston Open Space & Recreation Plan – Boston 2015-2021

  Executive SummaryBoston’s open space system is dynamic, historically significant,and critical to the quality of life for its residents. America’s firstpark, Boston Common, played a vital role in the beginnings ofour country, but it is also a neighborhood park with a playground, off leash dog areas, skating rink and tennis courts. TheCommon is also a regional […]

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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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• Charlestown Master Plan 02129 | MoveOn

  TO: Charlestown, MA residentsCharlestown Master Plan 02129CMCampaign created byCharlestown Master Plan Our neighborhood of Charlestown is in a transformative period and the pressures of economic development must be balanced against preserving and strengthening our residential neighborhood. Our community needs a comprehensive master plan establishing the framework for future development in Charlestown and ensuring our voice […]

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• Boston Naval Shipyard Charlestown Planning & Development Program 1975

  

  The Boston Naval Shipyard at Charlestown was formally closed July 1, 1974. This action, in conjunction with the closing of the South Boston Naval Annex and the Chelsea Naval Hospital has significantly affected the City of Boston. It resulted in the direct loss of some 5,900 jobs in 1973-74, a year of unusually high unemployment […]

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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 […]

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• Deaths of 3 women in early heat wave raise questions, fears | AP News

  

  Deaths of 3 women in early heat wave raise questions, fears By DON BABWIN May 28, 20221 of 4Veldarin Jackson, Sr., center, talks about receiving the call that his mother, Janice Reed, had died as his wife Adjoa Jackson, left, becomes emotional, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Chicago. Reed was one of the three senior […]

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