Midtown cultural district plan

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...presents text of proposed zoning amendments needed to implement the Midtown Cultural District Plan which seeks 1) to manage the downtown economy in a way that promotes balanced growth for Boston, by preventing overdevelopment of the Financial District and Back Bay comercial areas, 2) to revitalize Midtown as the city's center for the performing arts, by creating new cultural facilities, 3) to protect and provide for expansion of the thriving Chinatown neighborhood by creating affordable housing and controlling institutional expansion, 4) to preserve the historic resources of the district by giving legal protection to 122 historic buildings and 8 landmarks and 5) to create a new residential neighborhood downtown by constructing 3,000 new dwelling units, 900 of which will be affordable; regulations cover height, density, affordable housing, cultural facilities, day care centers, historic buildings, business opportunities, design and parking; inserted is a copy of a Boston Globe article concerning the issue; a varient edition is also kept on the BRA number; copies of these items were in the BRA collection...

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