After a historic presidential election; the great Wall Street financial crisis, ripoff and government bailout; state government budget cuts, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan; a new cold war with Russia; Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Gustave; The Jena 6; massive housing foreclosures; police abuse; youth violence; a health care system that doesn't serve all the people (especially the poor); and a public educational system that is failing...

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation, in conjunction with the City of Boston, is pleased to announce a public meeting to discuss the impacts of two transportation planning projects on the Allston neighborhood.

With 100 million more people expected in the United States by 2050, and with increasing energy and transportation costs, plans for future neighborhoods must take density into account. This workshop, featuring Julie Campoli, a landscape architect, land planner, and principal of Terra Firma Urban Design in Burlington, VT, will explore the challenges of designing neighborhood appropriate density. Ms. Campoli is the co-author of the book, Visualizing Density, published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, that catalogs 300 aerial photos taken of neighborhoods of varying densities from around the country, including shots of Boston. Ms. Campoli’s interactive workshop will help participants foster an understanding of the role design plays in neighborhood plans for higher density while offering ideas for how to use visual tools to communicate with stakeholders.

How can we tackle climate change while also lifting people out of poverty and revitalizing our economy? What's the role of the Obama Administration likely to be in leading these efforts? How could leading universities like MIT, Harvard, Tufts, and others support the green jobs movement?

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