1. The Boston Project Center 2007

2. Fabio Carrera Director 2007 WPI-IGSD The Boston Project Center

3. History  Started in 1999  About 50 IQPs to date  About 150 students  Work carried out in  Boston  Cambridge  Newton  Quincy  Brookline

4. Approach

5. Typical Boston Projects  Sponsors: City Governments  Issues: Urban Studies and Planning  Impacts: Metro area cities  Setting: Professional, Field

6. Boston’s Strategic Thrusts  Cumulative contributions  City Knowledge repository  Follow-ups  Long-term commitments  “Leaving Boston better than we found it”

7. Some of our Sponsors  City of Boston  Environment Dept.  Boston Redevelopment Authority  Public Works Dept.  Boston Fire Dept.  City of Cambridge  Department of Public Works  Traffic and Parking Dept.  City of Quincy  Traffic Dept.  City of Newton  Traffic Engineering  Environmental Protection Agency  Museum of Science  State House  Mass. Dept. of Environmental Mgmt.

8. Some of our Projects  Tree management in Cambridge  Parking in Newton  Traffic in Cambridge  Landmarks in Boston  Chelsea Creek Environment

9. Cambridge

10. Cambridge Trees

11. Newton

12. Newton Parking

13. Boston

14. Boston Brownfields

15. Underground Tanks

16. Boston Landmarks

17. Boston Wild Parcels

18. 2007 Projects  South Boston Parking Freeze  Watersheet and Marinas  Noise Management  Museum of Science  Boston Redevelopment Authority

19. 2008 Projects  Urban Data Farming  Green Buildings  Renewable Energy Zoning  Digital Earth Watch  Preserving MA Farms  Sensor Networks for Boston