In partnership with TACC, Northeastern graduate students conduct mixed-methods research, providing recommendations and key findings to address and mitigate the impacts Northeastern University and other higher education institutions have on the housing market in lower Roxbury. The product is an outline of low, medium, and high feasibility policy recommendations directed at TACC, the City of Boston, and Northeastern University.
This paper analyzed the feasibility of implementing four neighborhood revitalization districts along the Fairmount Line Corridor in Boston, MA and presents the concept of neighborhood revitalization districts and explains how the districts address underlying economic issues rather than focusing on one specific problem.
Provides the first action plan to revitalize the area formerly known as Dudley Square, capitalize on the momentum generated by the recent name change, providing a strategic pathway for progress while maintaining the character and community that make Nubian Square one of Boston’s essential neighborhoods. The result is a detailed prescription for reclaiming the Square’s status as a bustling business district–a community-wide collaboration requiring renewed focus by the public and private sectors.
This paper documents a collaborative quality of life-centered practice developed by the management team, at Harbor Point, a 1,238-unit mixed-income community in Dorchester, MA. This new Quality of Life management approach is a uniquely collaborative and resident-focused process that brings together a core group of management, public safety, resident services, residents’ council, and ownership to contribute to the safety, health, and operation of the community.
Over 160 young women from the Roxbury community contributed to this study that identifies the key elements of empowerment (Social Capital, Safety and Security, Knowledge and Skills, Family, and Health) young women need now to build a future for themselves where they are empowered, successful, and active members of the community.
This whitepaper outlines the argument for investment in the Lower Roxbury section of Boston, MA. TACC is supporting neighborhood organizations and local government with research and planning to advocate for the future implementation of a multi-stakeholder intervention with housing and a strong supportive services components.
Working with LISC Boston, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, the Fairmount Indigo Network, and other stakeholders, TACC developed a series of recommendations to attract and retain businesses and jobs in the Corridor.
This study documents the achievements of a collaborative planning exercise and provides clear schematics and strategies for creating a model walk to work community in the Newmarket and Upham’s Corner sections of Boston, MA. It articulates a consensus view on redevelopment priorities and an opportunity catalog that compiles specific ideas for developing 19 sites. Since its publication, the Boston Planning and Development Agency and other public and private entities have utilized the study to support the planning work of the Fairmount Indigo Line Planning Initiative and adjacent neighborhoods.
TACC contributed research to this current scan of the field which provides an initial picture of how mixed-income developments across the U.S. are providing services to improve residents’ well-being and self-sufficiency. Online surveys were completed by representatives of 60 mixed-income developments on the demographics and characteristics of their site, the types of support and social services that are available for residents, the scope of efforts to track and assess service use and outcomes, and perceived outcomes of these services.
This study documents the history, existing conditions, and recommendations for the revitalization of Hollywood, California, one of the most famous and recognizable locations in the world. Hollywood has gradually depopulated and developed a crime-ridden and seedy image. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and TACC partnered to bring a Urban Land Institute (ULI) Advisory Service panel to Hollywood to address how this area could build upon new initiatives, including $1.5 worth of commercial development underway, yet continue to keep its unique character and, ultimately, become a better place to work, visit, and live.
Urban renewal and public housing policies of the mid-twentieth century led to disproportionately high densities of public and subsidized housing in Lower Roxbury; this resulted in concentrations of poverty, crime, and economic stratification. In this study, TACC develops a scenario that uses all of the available vacant and underutilized property in Lower Roxbury to demonstrate how affordable housing can be preserved without the loss of a single unit. The study examines how the challenges in Lower Roxbury can be overcome through focused, place-based investment, policy development, and social programming.
This study is an evaluation of revitalization strategies for Roxbury and presents recommendations for further action. The study was conducted in collaboration with the Urban Land Institute and brought together experts from around the United States with the sole purpose of generating a high-level shared vision for actions that would contribute to the revitalization of the Roxbury neighborhood in the City of Boston
