Green Design: Scaling Up Sustainability

摘要

In the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, the Codman Square district couples an underserved, low-income population with an aging housing stock. The humble square is also a national model of a green community. During a 2009 revitalization planning process launched by the nonprofit Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp. (CSNDC), residents voiced their interest in sustainability and economic and social equity. The effort, which focused on a 46-acre tract called the Talbot-Norfolk Triangle, resulted in recommendations to spur transit-oriented development around a new commuter rail line, traffic calming to improve walkability, energy retrofits, and a community solar project that would reduce utility bills for residents and help the city of Boston achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.