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A Sample of Community Organizations Along and Near the Corridor Alternatives for the Community and Environment The Bird Street Community Center Boston Cyclists Union Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets Bowdoin Street Health Center Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association Design Studio for Social Intervention Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation Dorchester Unified Neighborhood Association Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative The Emerald Necklace Conservancy Fairmount Cultural Corridor Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative Fields Corner Main Street Four Corners Main Street Hancock Street Civic Association Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center John W. McCormack Civic Association Jones Hill Association Kroc Corps Community Center Lena Park Community Development Corporation Meetinghouse Hill Civic Association Project R.I.G.H.T. Inc. Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation Saint Mark’s Area Civic Association Sip & Spoke Bike Kitchen Talbot Norfolk Triangle (TNT) Neighbors United Upham's Corner Health Center Upham’s Corner Main Street Upham's Corner West Side Neighborhood Association Franklin Park Coalition Greater Four Corners Action Coalition Greater Grove Hall Main Streets 110 Activating Columbia Road: Reframing a Missing Link
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TEAM MEMBERS Aqsa Butt M.A. Candida
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Following this research process our
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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Plan of t
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1. INTRODUCTION
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Figure 3: Columbia Road, 1948 Figur
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LivableStreets Alliance LivableStre
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Project Goals Columbia Road has a l
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2. METHODS
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CURRENT DATA What data and informat
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Case Studies We reviewed three case
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3. CONTEXT
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Boston Neighborhoods Source: MassGI
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Placemaking and Public Art The Desi
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Moakley Park At the northeast end o
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