Urban repair: the southwest corridor and the transformation of boston, 1970-89 [funding support for manuscript publication is sought for a collaborative multi-authored book, urban repair: the…

Urban repair: the southwest corridor and the transformation of boston, 1970-89 [funding support for manuscript publication is sought for a collaborative multi-authored book, urban repair: the southwest corridor and the transformation of boston, 1970-89. This will be the first scholarly assessment of the groundbreaking southwest corridor project. Directed by the black-led architecture firm of stull and LEE, INC., the project included a new mass transit line, eight new passenger stations, as well as an arts program, community development, and linear park, all on urban land cleared for a proposed highway project. The product of decades of activism, the corridor remains a vital component of the city. Through critical essays, interviews, and unpublished archival material, urban repair will demonstrate how the southwest corridor project engaged local communities, designers, and government officials in the revitalization of areas of the city damaged by urban renewal and how IT continues to serve as a model of community-responsive urban design.]