Few cities have experienced the kind of growth Everett has seen in the last seven years. Now, further transformation of the city’s once-blighted Lower Broadway district will be overseen by newly elected mayor Robert Van Campen, who was inaugurated on January 5.
Growth and Development
Posted inOpinion
ARPA is giving local officials the tools they need
LIKE MANY MAYORS, I am often faced with the choice of investing taxpayer dollars to address immediate needs or to make investments whose benefits will be realized only in the long […]
Posted inOpinion
A plan for Greater Boston’s future
IT’S FINALLY springtime in Boston. The grass is green, trees are leafing, and the birds are back. It’s a time for rebirth and renewal. This particular spring seems an especially […]
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Golden leaving with $200,000 separation agreement
BRIAN GOLDEN is leaving his job as director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency with a payout of more than $200,000, according to the separation agreement he signed. The agreement, […]
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Staffing companies help move economy forward
AMID A NATIONAL workforce shortage impacting nearly every industry, connecting people with employment opportunities is vital to keeping the economic recovery of the past year moving forward in the Bay […]
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State must crack down on labor brokers
MASSACHUSETTS CONSTRUCTION is once again taking off to pre-pandemic levels. This is great news for working families and for the economy, since responsible development — when conducted with proper labor […]
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Abolishing BPDA should not be first priority
I SUPPORT Boston mayoral candidate Michelle Wu’s good government impulse to “fix Boston’s broken development system,” but worry that her plan to abolish the Boston Planning and Development Agency may […]
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Two takes on Boston’s Municipal Harbor Plan
Acting Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston City Council are united in wanting a redo of the city’s Municipal Harbor Plan, but getting all of the stakeholders on the same […]
Posted inEnvironment
Two takes on Boston’s Municipal Harbor Plan
ACTING MAYOR Kim Janey and the Boston City Council are united in wanting a redo of the city’s Municipal Harbor Plan, but getting all of the stakeholders on the same […]
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In praise of downtowns, Main Streets
COMING FROM NEWTON I should have known that Greater Boston has hundreds of wonderful little downtowns and village centers, the hearts of walkable neighborhoods. Newton itself has 13 villages. I […]
Posted inEducation
Harvard picks Tishman Speyer for Allston phase 1
HARVARD UNIVERSITY selected Tishman Speyer and celebrated architect Jeanne Gang to develop and design the initial 14 acres of an enterprise research campus along Western Avenue across from the business […]
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Where should new housing go?
GREATER BOSTON has added hundreds of thousands of new jobs, and not nearly enough housing. Where should new housing go to accommodate so many people? To understand our region’s […]
Posted inTransportation
The station that private capital built
IN SOMERVILLE, corporate interests are practically tripping over each other to pay for improvements to transit connections. Encore Boston Harbor is willing to pay $25 million for a footbridge over […]
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The station that private capital built
In Somerville, corporate interests are practically tripping over each other to pay for improvements to transit connections. Encore Boston Harbor is willing to pay $25 million for a footbridge over […]
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Beacon Hill housing debate centers around local control
THE LATEST BATTLE over state housing laws and what can be built where is a familiar one, pitting those who prize local control against those who think more top-down requirements […]
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A pot research bonanza
Massachusetts, despite its Puritan “blue laws” past, showed more of its blue state liberal leanings through a 2016 ballot question that made it one of 10 states to legalize recreational […]
Posted inThe Download
A pot research bonanza
Massachusetts, despite its Puritan “blue laws” past, showed more of its blue state liberal leanings through a 2016 ballot question that made it one of 10 states to legalize […]
Posted inThe Download
Can private sector save the Mohawk?
Like North Adams, the community in which it is located, the Mohawk Theater has long been regarded as down and out. But as the town tries to reinvent itself as […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Can private sector save the Mohawk?
LIKE NORTH ADAMS, the community in which it is located, the Mohawk Theater has long been regarded as down and out. But as the town tries to reinvent itself as […]
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Developing Widett Circle is short-sighted
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH is urging the Boston City Council to declare surplus several parcels of city property along Frontage Road, including Widett Circle. This would allow the land to […]
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MVPvets helps vets, life science businesses
THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY and biotech industries in Massachusetts are booming. But finding enough workers to fill open jobs across the sector has become one of the biggest challenges for industry […]
Posted inEconomy
Guess what’s anchoring many small downtowns?
THE NEW ENGLAND MOBILE BOOK FAIR of my childhood wasn’t exactly mobile; it was a cavernous cinderblock warehouse of a store in Newton. Yet visiting the store was like going […]
Posted inEconomy
Mega misses — or wins?
LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL KID working to move past an unrequited crush, Boston told Amazon it just wasn’t that into the e-commerce giant anyway. Mayor Marty Walsh said he was […]
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Mega misses — or wins?
Like a high school kid working to move past an unrequited crush, Boston told Amazon it just wasn’t that into the e-commerce giant anyway. Mayor Marty Walsh said he was […]