The Lowe Down

MARCH 2, 2024

Picture of the University of Chicago’s Campus included because of the university’s heavy involvement in the urban redevelopment of the Hyde-Park Kenwood Historic District. Figure 1: Visualizing the impact of per capita urban renewal funding on per capita income by race (1980 – 2010) Figure 2: Visualizing the impact of per capita urban renewal funding on the % of people below the poverty line by race (1980 – 2010) Article by Derik Suria Urban renewal–state and federally-s

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 2, 2024

Almost all of Boston is booming and recovering well from the pandemic, but not downtown, where empty offices and vacant storefronts are adding up to a lot of wasted opportunity. In a special issue of Globe Ideas , we're proposing several big ideas for turning things around. Our premise: The financial district and surrounding area need a new identity that will make the area more dynamic, more appealing, and more economically resilient.

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