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Fk4, see posts #2910 and 2915 on the previous page of this thread and you will find the demographic information for Boston metro area rather than just city limits.

I think we are on the same page, just to clarify, the "71% white" figure for Metro Boston is white alone, not of hispanic orgin. 11% are of Hispanic orgin who may consider themselves white or black or mixed.

Metro boston is 71% white, there are larger #'s of Asians and Hispanics than Blacks in the Metro, but as pointed out, the focus seemed to be on Blacks only for the article. Demographic source: https://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US14460-boston-cambridge-newton-ma-nh-metro-area/ Point...

Overall, my point being is that after reading the seaport article I can help but wonder how much of the unwelcoming environment blacks feel in the seaport is just due to the fact that Metro Boston has such a low percentage of black population overall. In general I thought the journalism was...

Although the city of Boston is fairly diverse, I was thinking Metro area demographics which is really controls what you see in Boston center given it's the job, entertainment and nightlife magnet for the whole metro area...

First off, I think widening income inequality is one of the most pressing issues in this day and age, however those who expect the BRA to do anything significant to mitigate this in the seaport are going to very disappointed. This agency is incapable of even nudging developers to provide a...

Depressing...

If the goal of the these public housing retrofits is to blend in better with the surrounding neighborhood in an attempt to decrease the stigma of living in what looks to be "public housing" i'd say the town home portion of this project fails. I think the average resident will recognize this...

As always Beeline, your pictures are much appreciated, Jeez your pics even make the TJ Maxx/Parking garage building look photogenic....

I'd be skeptical that this garage will help with traffic, anecdotally from what I see in the financial district, it's the cheapskates who circle around and around hoping to find a cheap parking meter spot. There are usually parking spaces available in the expensive indoor parking garages.

There is also a qualitative factor in Boston's high housing cost that is hard to analyze with traditional economic supply/demand modeling - there are only so many Beacon Hill/ South End type neighborhoods in Boston. Certain urban neighborhoods whether its Greenwich Village in NY, Park Slope in...

This project generated significant controversy due to the demolition of a large turn of the century beaux arts school building

Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport I'm assuming this project sits well within the Fort Point landmark historic district with strict design review, if so, it may be a good example that even in a landmark district the design review process allowed the construction of a high quality...

Up thread someone inquired about large storage tanks that were on site for much of the excavation process. No one ever answered and I don't know, but my hunch was they were used in some capacity due to the very constrained site in close proximity to the artery tunnels. Could they have been used...

I think the mbta government center rehab somewhat improved that particular corner of the plaza. The redesign of Cambridge street however, seems to have made it less pedestrian friendly with the median removed.

Those barriers went up for the Tall Ships event, I noticed they also put up barriers all along the perimeter edges of Long wharf

Re: Dock Square Parking Garage, 20 Clinton Street Looking forward to a possible redevelopment of this parcel. The nexus of this parking garage and probably the worst stretch of the greenway create one of the most uninviting areas of downtown Boston.

Didn't bostonbred envision a roller coaster as part of boston history themed amusement park for the greenway a few years ago? Well, a zip line is coming and I think this is as close as were going to get ;-)...

Sanity prevails!

I always wondered why the cross seemed small, this provides an explanation: "the cross atop the bell tower comes from the former Mary Star of the Sea church in Quincy." source: http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/04/24/our-lady-of-good-voyage-shrine-renovations