GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT EXTRA CommonWealthCommonWealthPOLITICS, IDEAS, AND CIVIC LIFE IN MASSACHUSETTS CONSTRUCTINGCONSTRUCTING THETHE FUTUREFUTURE Selling the suburbs on family housing Can Grabauskas tame the T? Lowell, Worcester: cities on the rise Pittsfield: cashing in on the arts Joel Kotkin’s New Suburbanism SPECIAL ISSUE 2006 $5.00 Leading the WayNAIOP Making Informed Decisions is what growing your business is all about. It can be tough to keep up with the latest events and trends in the commercial real estate world. And you’re either in the know, or out of it. As a member of NAIOP, you receive highly effective legislative advocacy and access to a limitless resource of contacts and inside information you just can’t get anywhere else. From networking opportunities to educational programs and strong public affairs, NAIOP offers you a chance to focus on your business with the critical information you need to make intelligent choices. For more information, visit our website at www.naiopma.org, or call 781-453-6900. National Association of Industrial and Office Properties Massachusetts Chapter 144 Gould Street, Needham, MA 02494 781-453-6900 • Fax 781-292-1089 email: [email protected] www.naiopma.org Dedicated to financing sustainable affordable housing using the principles of Smart Growth. Recent loan commitments include: ArborPoint at Woodland Station, a 180-unit, mixed- income rental development, being built at an MBTA Green Line stop in Newton by National Development Associates of New England. Boott Mills, 154-units of mixed income rental housing in a historic mill building in downtown Lowell. Developed by WinnDevelopment, Boott Mills is within walking distance to shopping and public transportation. Amory Street Residences, a 64-unit mixed-income rental housing development being built by Housing Investments, Inc., and Urban Edge Housing Corporation in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. It is within walking distance to the Jackson Square Station of the MBTA's Orange Line. 617.854.1000 www.masshousing.com GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT EXTRA 2006 CommonWealth 1 CommonWealth editor chairmen of the board Robert Keough Gloria Cordes Larson LET’S Peter Meade associate editors Michael Jonas, Robert David Sullivan board of directors staff writer/issuesource.org coordinator Ian Bowles, ex officio Jeffrey Jones Andrew J. Calamare Tripp Jones Gabrielle Gurley GET Heather P. Campion Elaine Kamarck art director Kathleen Casavant Paul Levy Heather Kramer Hartshorn Neil Chayet R.J. Lyman design consultant Geri Denterlein Paul Mattera Ken Silvia Mark Erlich Kristen McCormack David H. Feinberg Melvin B. Miller REAL! contributing writers Robert B. Fraser Hilary C. Pennington Mary Carey, Christopher Daly, Chris Gabrieli Michael E. Porter Making Richard A. Hogarty, Jeffrey Klineman, C. Jeffrey Grogan Mark E. Robinson John E. McDonough, Neil Miller, Steve Grossman Charles S. 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Martin Helene & Grant Wilson Philip J. Edmundson Paul & Judy Mattera Leonard A. Wilson Susan & William Elsbree Kristen McCormack Ellen M. Zane Wendy Everett Paul Zintl For information on joining The Citizens’ Circle, contact MassINC at (617) 742-6800 ext. 101 GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT EXTRA 2006 CommonWealth 3 Boston Indicators Report Thinking Globally/Acting Locally A Regional Wake-Up Call The third biennial report of the Boston Indicators Project identifies key competitive challenges facing Greater Boston— and the region—in today’s fast-changing global environment. Since the report was released earlier this year, the Boston Foundation and its partners are moving forward on an aligned agenda aimed at strengthening education, workforce development, affordable housing, and Greater Boston’s overall competitive climate. To learn more about the report and the emerging civic agenda, go