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Issue of March 6, 2006 |     |
Stop the BleedingFor some, the term “public housing” conjures up images of decrepit buildings in run-down neighborhoods. Unfortunately, the stigma of that downtrodden image is becoming closer to the truth in Massachusetts. Walk This Way In an attempt to capitalize on Boston’s long and illustrious history and further establish the Hub as a world-class city, the Boston Redevelopment Authority has proposed a project someone might more naturally associate with the glitz of Hollywood Boulevard: a Walk of Fame. The Smartest Guys in the Room By William G. Gothorpe Maybe they were and maybe they weren’t, but they certainly weren’t the only guys in that room. The Enron crowd just happened to be the last group in the room as the door hit them on the way out. As the door swung back it also wiped out Arthur Andersen, their accounting firm. Proposed Hub Skyscraper to Bear Weight of High Expectations By Jim Miara A couple of weeks ago at the annual meeting of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, Mayor Menino broached the idea of building a 1,000-foot-high skyscraper on the site of a city-owned parking garage in Winthrop Square in the Financial District. Preserving Abutter Appeals of Chapter 40B Developments By Daniel C. Hill In these editorial pages, attorney Benjamin Fierro, counsel for state’s homebuilder trade association, discussed two recent legal developments that could tighten the noose on abutter appeals of comprehensive permits under Chapter 40B (“A Very Unappealing Case,” Feb. 13 issue of Banker & Tradesman). First, a bill proposed by Sen. Harriett Chandler would impose a bond requirement on all appeals from adverse comprehensive permit decisions issued by local zoning boards. Check and Balance Banker and Tradesman's political cartoon. |
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