Description: Neighborhood activists demonstrate inside Boston Public Facilities Department for affordable housing to be a priority when development proposals are considered for Bowditch School, district 13 police station, and Jamaica Plain High School sites. Ray Flynn cuts ribbon at new condos in Hyde Square.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/13/1984
Description: Three interviews on southwest corridor mass transit and development project. Areas affected include the South End, Roxbury Crossing, and Jamaica Plain. Construction will create numerous jobs and have an affirmative action goal with a 30% minority set-aside. $391 million (80% federal funds) will be for orange line and railroad relocation; plus an arterial street, community college, housing, and industrial park will make for at least a half billion dollar project. Residents are concerned about impact of noise and disruption in the adjacent neighborhoods, equitable employment opportunities, and environmental issues. Community groups want to be sure the new road and transit routes do not split the surrounding areas along socioeconomic lines.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/15/1976