A survey in respect to the decentralization of the Boston central business district

By Urban Land Institute

Subjects: Downtown, Economic Conditions, Property Values, Proposed, Building, Census Tracts (1930-1935), Economic conditions, Planning, Downtown, Boston (Mass.), Central Business District, Boston (Mass.), Economic policy, Building Heights, Statistics, Retail trade, Parking, Municipal finance

Description: ...comprehensive report on economic and urban growth in Boston's central business district, with recommendations for controlling development; includes detailed data on volume of retail sales, cost of living (1929, 1933, 1935), building demolition and construction trends, real estate valuations (selected years 1926-1939), tax deliquency data, building occupancy by type of building and census tract (1935), mass transit statistics, parking and parking lot data; discusses merits of building height restrictions, building signage and parking restrictions; also discusses readjustment of tax valuations, zoning and annexation of suburban towns; includes the city's operation and maintenance statement for 1939...