The Boston Development Strategy Research Project

...A series of some 2 dozen research papers designed to assist policy makers and community representatives in their efforts to formulate effective development strategies for the Boston region by describing, analyzing and evaluating some of the alternative courses of action open to decision makers responsible for the future of the region; special consideration was given to prevailing social and political conditions that tend to mitigate against effective intergovernmental collaboration; the subjects covered range from the area's economy to Cablevision to land use controls to transportation, etc...