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New approach, new hope for Downtown Crossing

City turns to commercial owners for help in renewal

A temporary mural hides the site of the old Filene’s store. The City Council is set to vote on a new strategy for the area. A temporary mural hides the site of the old Filene’s store. The City Council is set to vote on a new strategy for the area. (Globe Staff/ File)
By Casey Ross
Globe Staff / August 3, 2010

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Boston officials are set to approve the city’s first business improvement district in Downtown Crossing tomorrow, a move that will raise millions of dollars to improve the gritty shopping area and provide a model for cash-strapped districts such as the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. (Full article: 671 words)

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