LEARNING AREA: Real Estate Development
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From Urban Renewal to Affordable Housing Production System: Boston Mayors and the Evolution of Community Development Corporations in Boston

Author:

Karl Seidman, Tunney Lee and Elise Selinger, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Year:

2016

Description:

Report reviews the  history of the Community Development Corporation (CDC) ecosystem in Boston, a model that emerged in a response to the displacement caused by urban renewal in the 1950s. The report is organized by reviewing the urban planning policies and programs of Boston mayors from 1950 to 2013.