Urban Planning History of Boston
UCSD Urban Studies and Planning Program
USP 100: Introduction to Planning
Winter 2013
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1800-1880
Population
Housing and New Neighborhoods
Retail Space
Transportation
1880-1920
Era of Change and Growth
Building Downtown and Suburban Metropolis
Emerald Necklace
America's First Subway
Government Intervention in Development
1920-1950
Affordable Housing
Curleyism
Immigration
Transportation
Great Molasses Flood
1950-1980
Population
Planning
Transportation
Public Housing
1980-present
Background and History
Polulation Growth and Ethnics Diversity
Main Themes of Modern Boston’s Urban Developments
The Big Dig
Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization
Sources
Annotated Bibliography
Bibliography
Images