| Featured Projects and Programs |
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D.C. Haley Elementary School: D.C. Haley Elementary School in Roslindale is a learning community of approximately 300 students from K1 through grade 5. Haley is the first Boston Public School to be designated a "Peace Zone" and all students and faculty honor the Pledge for Peace and components that make it work. Haley is also an affiliate of the Boston Nature Center and through collaborations with the school’s teachers, the students are afforded an environmental and community based learning initiative. (more...) |
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Brockton Visioning: Brockton is one of the metro region’s satellite cities, located only 20 miles south of Boston. Brockton’s assets include good transportation access, strong educational and cultural institutions, and historic building stock; however, it also suffers from perceptions and realities of crime, economic underperformance and lack of community amenities.
Volunteers from CDRC-Boston and the Boston Society of Architects worked with Brockton city planners to facilitate three visioning sessions that gathered community feedback for the development of the city’s 2008 master plan. (more...) |
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 | Union Square Main Streets: Union Square is one of Somerville’s oldest commercial districts, a historical center of economic activity and transportation since the beginning of the 18th century. The square and its surrounding neighborhoods are home to a number of the city’s notable 19th century commercial and residential buildings and one of the city’s most recognizable monuments. Somerville went through difficult economic times in the mid-20th century however, and did not see significant revitalization until recent decades. The mission of Union Square Main Streets (USMS) is to revitalize the Union Square business district and surrounding neighborhoods through active community collaboration. (more...) |
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The Youth Community Design Summit, held on June 21, 2008, gathered youth from the Greater Boston area to discuss and imagine ways to make their neighborhoods safer. Neighborhood safety is an issue currently affecting all young people in Boston; by showing them how design solutions can build safer neighborhoods, they are empowered to positively affect their community. Design introduces them to new ways of seeing the world around them, in a creative, educational journey where they discover how they can become future designers, planners, builders, and community leaders. (more...)
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