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  • Boston Harbor Islands and plans for their futures
  • An overview of the Seaport District
  • Land ownership in the Seaport District
  • Transportation plans in the Seaport District
  • Harbor cleanup statistics

  • PLOTTING THE COURSE
    A vision of Boston's revitalized waterfront and a blueprint for making it happen
    - Timothy Leland and Thomas J. Piper

    THE HOT SPOT
    The Seaport District could be the centerpiece of the harbor revival -- or just another skirmish in the city's tribal wars
    - Anthony Flint

    DESIGNING A NEIGHBORHOOD
    If it works for the residents, visitors will come too
    - Robert Campbell

    HOLDING THEIR OWN
    Waterfront residents relish their connection to the harbor and they'll fight to keep it
    - Doreen Iudica Vigue

    LINKS TO A MARITIME PAST
    A "Freedom Sail Trail" would bring the harbor's history to life
    - William C. Lawrence

    WALKING THE 'WALK
    The pleasures and perils of a HarborWalk in progress
    - David Arnold

    PROFIT CENTER
    Waterfront development presents a huge economic opportunity - if we can catch the wave
    - Joan Vennochi

      LINER NOTES
      Passengers are the port's hot commodity
      - Jennifer Babson

      THE FISH STORY
      Will tourists and residents turn up their noses?
      - Jennifer Babson

    ROAD AND TRACK
    A new district isn't much use unless you can get there
    - Thomas C. Palmer Jr.

    TREASURED ISLANDS
    People have different dreams for the Harbor Islands, but on one point they agree: Let's not mess them up
    - Scott Allen

    KEEPING IT CLEAN
    After years of work, the harbor's water is safe. Now comes the challenging part
    - Peter J. Howe



     
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