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

LEARNING AREA: Real Estate Development

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.

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