As a ‘last resort,’ urban renewal needs a shorter time limit
“FROM THE BOSTON Redevelopment Authority’s perspective, there’s no good reason why it shouldn’t keep its longstanding urban renewal powers in certain parts of Boston for another 10 years. The state-granted tools can yield significant public…
Boston will not use eminent domain to build an Olympic stadium [updated with clarification]
“….. Unfortunately, some other cities continue to condemn property to build sports stadiums, even though studies by experts across the political spectrum almost uniformly show that public subsidization of sports stadiums harms local economies more…