A report on Dorchester bay development

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

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• Community development
• Urban renewal

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A REPORT ON DORCHESTER BAY DEVELOPMENT
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
2k JANUARY 1969-PREFACE
On June 1968, the M.I.T. Urban1, Systems Laboratory
initiated an informal joint effort with the Boston Redevelopment
Authority in the area of new community development. A basic
objective of the initial informal effort was to explore ways in
which the professional, technical, and research resources of the
Institute could be brought to bear on the complex problems of
community development in the city of Boston.
As specifica case study, the community development oppor-
tunities offered by the Dorchester Bay area in Boston Harbor
was jointly explored. The initial contribution of the Urban
Systems Laboratory was to utilize the case study a mechanismas
to test and illustrate the application of selected advanced
methods and new approaches to urban systems planning and design.
In addition, very practical engineering considerations coupled
with broad sociological goals were emphasized.
This preliminary draft of the report on our studies to date
is submitted for comments and criticism on the work that we have
already done, and we want to use the report as a concrete founda-
tion for developing with you the scope activitiesof our joint
from now until July 1, 1 969 . We know that you will have some
specific questions: for example, about the engineering aspects
of the site development, which are applicable both to the World's
Fair studies and to the studies pertaining someto sort of
ultimate urban development of the site.
It is perhaps pertinent to emphasize to all readers of this
report that M.l.T.'s portion of the joint M. I .T./B.R.A. studies
does not, by itself, constitute a feasibility study, although
most of our research and analysis will be directly applicable to
the overall feasibility studies that the B.R.A. is making for the
development of Dorchester Bay..
undertookDuring the summer of 1963, an M.I.T. study group
a study of the entire harbor for the Boston Harbcr Islands Commission,
As we have made clear to both the B.R.A. and the Harbor Islands
some the same worked both studies and weCommission, of people on
have drawn on some of the Harbor Islands Study results in preparing
report. The M.I.T. people who were responsible for the finalthis
Harbor Islands Report have studied the enclosed draft and we believe
there is no inconsistency between the two reports, although there
is inevitably some difference in emphasis, since the Harbor Islands
entire harbor the enclosed report treats only
i Report treats the and
a small section of the harbor.
A main emphasis of this report has been to raise as many
questions as possible. V/e have not had time yet to answer, or
even attempt to answer, all these questions. However, we believeto
sounder basisthat by raising these questions we may provide a for
establishing some priority for our future joint activities.
USLDr. Ronald Hirschfeld and Dr. Fred Hoavenzadeh, serving as
Project Engineers for the joint efforts, are supervising this pro-
during theject. The report is a product of the staff- efforts
past several months. The splendid cooperation of Mr. Charles
Hilgenhurst, Assistant Director of the Boston Redevelopment
Authority, is gratefully acknowl edged
C.L. Miller, Di rector
Urban Systems Laboratory