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Select a neighborhood Allston/Brighton Back Bay Beacon Hill/West End Charlestown Chinatown/Leather District Dorchester Downtown East Boston Fenway/Kenmore Hyde Park Jamaica Plain Mattapan Mission Hill North End Roslindale Roxbury South Boston South End/Bay Village West Roxbury Citywide Click here for all neighborhoods Dorchester    Incorporated in 1630 and annexed by Boston in 1870, Dorchester is Boston's largest and most diverse neighborhood. The construction of the rails and trolley lines at the turn of the century spurred the area's transformation to a residential "suburb" of downtown Boston. Dorchester's historical diversity has been a well-sustained tradition of the neighborhood. The area's many close knit communities are further testament to Dorchester's unique spirit. Dorchester Avenue, the neighborhood's main artery, uniquely connects a number of Dorchester's vibrant business districts. Fields and Uphams Corners, Ashmont Station, Neponset Circle, Adams Village, and Morrissey Boulevard, to name a few, are thriving commercial anchors to a number of the area's sub-neighborhoods, which include Codman Square, Jones Hill, Meeting House Hill, Pope's Hill, Savin Hill, Harbor Point, Lower Mills, and Port Norfolk. And still others identify their sub-neighborhood by the name of nearby parish churches, illustrating the area's community oriented flavor.    Events: 1. Columbia Point Master Plan Task Force Meeting Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:30:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM Columbia Point Master Plan Task Force Meeting #17 Location:Corcoran Mullins Jennison Community Building - 270 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester    Planning Initiatives: 1. Columbia Point Master Plan Overview In August 2007, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (“BRA”) began a process to prepare a Ma... 2. Dorchester Avenue Project The Dorchester Avenue Project is a comprehensive effort dedicated to the overall improvement of Dorchester Avenue, one... 3. Mid Dorchester Action Plan PURPOSE AND NATURE The main purpose of the Mid Dorchester Action Plan is to create a document that w...    Development Projects: 1. 157 Washington Street 2. 252-254 Adams Street 3. 429 Gallivan Blvd (Courtyard at Cedar Grove) 4. 4-6 Bloomfield Street "Bloomfield Gardens" 5. 800 Columbia Road Saint Margaret School 6. 9 Banton St. 7. 944 Dorchester Avenue 8. Arrowhead 9. Ashmont Station TOD Development 10. Ashmont Station TOD Development 11. Baker Chocolate Factory Phase 2 12. Bayside Expo Center Redevelopment 13. Blandino Farms 14. Boston College High School Addition 15. Bowdoin Geneva III Housing Initiative 16. Franklin Hill Phase I 17. Franklin Hill Redevelopment Phase 2A - 2B 18. Great Space Self-Storage 19. Kroc Community Center 20. Norfolk Street Townhouses 21. The Levedo Bulding, 241 Talbot Avenue    Jobs and Community Services Programs: 1. ANTHONY PERKINS COMMUNITY CENTER -- 2. BROOKVIEW HOUSE -- Above & Beyond Youth Development 3. CARITAS ST. MARY'S WOMEN & CHILDREN'S CENTER -- Women @ Work Office Support/Medical Terminology 4. CATHOLIC CHARITIES -- 5. COLONEL DANIEL MARR BOYS & GIRLS CLUB -- Education and Technology Services 6. CRISPUS ATTUCKS CHILDREN'S CENTER -- 7. ELLA J. BAKER HOUSE -- Examined Life Project 8. FEDERATED DORCHESTER & CAPE VERDEAN COMMUNITY UNIDO -- 9. FEDERATED DORCHESTER NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES -- Comprehensive Arts Collaborative 10. HAITIAN MULTI-SERVICE CENTER -- 11. LOG SCHOOL, THE / FEDERATED DORCHESTER NEIGHB. HOUSES -- Young Adult GED 12. MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE OF PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS/Dorcheste -- 13. MUJERES UNIDAS EN ACCION -- 14. NEW ENGLAND SCORES -- New England SCORES 15. PROJECT HOPE -- 16. ST. MARY'S WOMEN & CHILDREN CENTER -- 17. ST. PETER'S PARISH -- Bowdoin Street After School Program 18. UPHAMS CORNER COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER -- Middle School Support/Recreation 19. UPHAMS CORNER HEALTH CENTER -- Cape Verdean Case Management 20. VIETNAMESE AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION -- 21. VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT -- 22. VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT --    Maps:       Go to: www.mapjunction.com/BRA                                                   for the Boston Atlas main web site. 1. Adams Village 2. Ashmont/Peabody Square 3. Bowdoin/Geneva and Four Corners 4. Codman Square 5. Columbia Point 6. Fields Corner 7. JFK/UMass Station 8. Lower Mills 9. Morrissey Boulevard 10. Neponset 11. Savin Hill 12. Uphams Corner/Everett Square    Publications:      Click here to search all publications 1. 324 North Dorchester Neighborhood Profile, 1985  1988 2. 325 South Dorchester Neighborhood Profile, 1985  1988 3. 421 North Dorchester Population & Housing Profile, 1990 STF 1  1991 4. 422 South Dorchester Population & Housing Profile, 1990 STF 1  1991 5. 441 North Dorchester Planning District STF 1 1980-1990  1992 6. 442 South Dorchester Planning District STF 1 1980-1990  1992 7. 477 North Dorchester 1990 Census of Population & Housi  1993 8. 478 South Dorchester 1990 Census of Population & Housi  1993 9. 581 North Dorchester - 2000 Census of Population and Housing  2003 - PDF 10. 582 South Dorchester - 2000 Census of Population and Housing  2003 - PDF 11. 608 Dorchester Avenue Business Analysis Report Summary  2007 - PDF 12. SF1data11 PD 11: North Dorchester  2002 - PDF 13. SF1data12 PD 12: South Dorchester  2002 - PDF    Links: 1. Bowdoin-Geneva Main Streets 2. My Dorchester 3. Dorchester Reporter 4. Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc. (FDNH) 5. Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative 6. Dorchester History 7. Ashmont Hill 8. Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association 9. Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts 10. Jones Hill Neighborhood Association 11. Dorchester Board of Trade 12. Fields Corner Main Street 13. Four Corners Main Street 14. St. Marks Area Main Streets 15. Dorchester Atheneum About the BRA | Search | Contact Us | BRA Organization | City of Boston home Boston Redevelopment Authority One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Phone:(617)722-4300 Fax:(617)248-1937 Please direct questions or comments about this site to the webmaster City of Boston Thomas M. Menino, Mayor