by Michael Behrendt, AICP
Thursday, August 9 turned out to be a very good day. I was wary at first, for
I had committed to taking my fourteen year old daughter Emily and two friends to
the marathon Warped Tour concert at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Ma.
Listening to twelve hours of “Screamo” music from Bad Religion, Flogging Molly, Bleed the Dream, and Poison the Well was not entirely enticing. Plus, I lack the requisite tattoos and piercings to fit in and I can’t grow a proper Mohawk.....›› Full Article
by Matthew J. Lawlor and Karl P. Baker
Responding to widespread concerns about the impact of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision in Moot v. Dept. of Envtl. Prot., newly enacted legislation reinstates the exemption of landlocked tidelands from the Chapter 91 Waterways licensing process. The legislation also amends MEPA by adding new requirements related to projects on landlocked tidelands and introduces the concept of a Public Benefit Review into Chapter 91. These changes in the law were effective immediately upon the Governor’s signature on November 15 th.›› Full Article
by
Russell Preston
The pleasant experience of visiting a local, public market is one that will not be replaced by the conveniences of the suburban super store.
All neighborhoods should have a basic marketplace that is well scaled for the locale and easily accessible as people travel about their daily lives. The market can be the simplest of civic moments in a town or city, but what it gives back in excitement, discovery and taste is monumental to the lives of its citizens.
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