Boston's Neighborhoods

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	Planning Initiatives:
	1. Christian Science Plaza Revitalization Project Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) The Christian Science Plaza is located at the intersection of several Boston nei...
	2. Copley Place Retail Expansion & Residential Addition Project Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) The Copley Place Site is located at 100 Huntington Avenue, at the border of the ...
	3. MassDOT Turnpike Air Rights Parcels 12 – 15 Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) As Boston searches for available sites to meet development demands, the air righ...
	4. Stuart Street Study ( Back Bay) The Stuart Street Planning Study will examine potential development opportunitie...

	Development Projects:
	1. 350 Boylston Street
	2. 40 Trinity Place
	3. 45-53 Hereford Street
	4. 93 Massachusetts Avenue
	5. Boylston Street Mixed Use Project
	6. Christian Science Plaza PDA Master Plan
	7. Copley Place
	8. Exeter Residences
	9. John Hancock Tower: Restaurant/Retail/Parking
	10. Liberty Mutual
	11. New England Conservatory Residence Hall
	12. Prudential Redevelopment
	13. The Clarendon

	Maps: Go to: www.mapjunction.com/BRA for the Boston Atlas main web site.
	1. Back Bay

	Publications:
	1. ACS 2007-2011 Estimate- Back Bay  2013 - PDF
	2. Back Bay 2010 SF-1 NBRHD  2011 - PDF
	3. Back Bay-Beacon Hill 2010 SF-1  2011 - PDF
	4. ACS 2005-2009 Estimate-Back Bay  2011 - PDF
	5. Back Bay Neighborhood 2010 Census Population   2011 - PDF
	6. Back Bay-Beacon Hill 2010 Population Census  2011 - PDF
	7. 575 Back Bay - Beacon Hill - 2000 Census of Population and Housing  2003 - PDF
	8. SF1data5 Back Bay/Beacon Hill  2002 - PDF
	9. 471 Back Bay/Beacon Hill 1990 Census of Population  1993
	10. 435 Back Bay/Beacon Hill Planning District STF 1 1980  1992
	11. 415 Back Bay/Beacon Hill Population & Housing Profile  1991
	12. 318 Back Bay/Beacon Hill Neighborhood Profile 1985  1988
	13. 24 Prudential Center Part 1: Its Direct Impact on Boston  1969
	14. 25 Prudential Center Part 2: Its Effect on the Surrounding Neighborhoods  1969

	Links:
	1. Discover Newbury Street
	2. Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay