Author: Massachusetts. Metropolitan District CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Annexation (Municipal government)
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Report of the Metropolitan District Commission to the Massachusetts Legislature
Author: Massachusetts. Metropolitan District CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Annexation (Municipal government)
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Boston Contest of 1944
Author: Jeffry M. DiefendorfPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317506081
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
During World War II, many European government authorities and planners believed that the damage caused by bombing constituted a great opportunity to transform their cities. Even as the fighting continued, a great many plans were drawn up, and this has been the subject of much scholarship. However, what is often overlooked is wartime planning in cities not damaged in the war. United States cities were not bombed, but in Boston, one of its leading cities, the last years of the war brought a major effort to encourage both new plans to modernize the city and also means of implementing those plans. The wartime initiative to transform Boston had several sources. Both the Great Depression and the war had led to major measures by the federal government to try to deal with fiscal challenges and the need for new housing for the many people who relocated during the war because of the creation of new industries to help the war effort. Boston hoped it could benefit from these measures. Moreover, in the late 1930s, Harvard University had become a key residence for figures important in modernist planning, including Joseph Hudnut, Walter Gropius and Martin Wagner. These factors combined in 1944 to inspire what was called The Boston Contest. Its goal was to suggest solutions to many problems found in the metropolitan area. These issues included commercial and industrial developments, housing, transportation, education, recreation, welfare, urban finances, metropolitan government, and citizen participation in solving problems. This book, published in 1945 contains the top 3 prize winning entries and excerpts from 9 of the other nearly 100 entries. It gives a fascinating insight into the developing ideas of urban planning in the United States at a critical juncture.
Federal Power Commission Reports
Author: United States. Federal Power CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric power
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1949. Hearings ... on H.R. 5472
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Water Resources of New England
Author: New England Regional Planning CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drainage
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 1272
Book Description
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1949
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Manual of Information on City Planning and Zoning
Author: Theodora Kimball HubbardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Boston Green Line at North Station, Alternative Improvements
Author: A Bibliography of Highway Planning Reports Compiled
Author: United States. Bureau of Public Roads. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description