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Neighborhood & Government Information Structure

Problems S

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Coordinator

City Hall

Depar

Work

OfficialHierarchical, Business-like

ActualCentral Power, Dependent Nodes

CITIZENSOFBOSTON

Boston PublicSchools

Human Services

NeighborhoodDevelopment

Oce of the MayorChief of Sta (1)

Corporation Counsel (1)

Oce of EmergencyPreparedness (1)

Chief of Policy andPlanning (1)

Boston Public LibraryGraphicArts

Management&Information ServicesRegistry Division

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Authority*

PublicHealthCommission (2)

PublicSafety

Mayor

Chief OperatingOcer

Housing &NeighborhoodDevelopment

Fire

Police

CivilRights

Open Space Planning(3)

Environment andEnergy

EconomicDevelopment

BostonRedevelopment

Authority/Economi cDevelopment

IndustrialCommission *

PublicWorks &Transportation

PublicWorksProperty &

Construction

Management

Environment

Transportation

Boston ResidentsJobPolicyOce

Parks&Recreation

ConsumerAairs &

Licensing

Auditing

BudgetManagement

Purchasing

Treasury

Boston Centers forYouth &Families

Elderly Commission

Veterans'Services

Emergency Shelter

Women'sCommission

Youth Fund

PublicProperty

RetirementBoard *

Non- Mayoral

City Clerk(appointedby City Council)

City Council(electedposition)

Finance Commission(appointedbyGovernor)

Licensing Board(appointedbyGovernor)

Small&LocalBusinessEnterprise

OceArts,Tourism &SpecialEvents

Elections

InspectionalServices

Assessing

Oce of the Chief Operating OcerLaborRelations

Human Resources

IntergovernmentalRelations

NeighborhoodServicesOce of NewBostonians

Oce of PublicInformation

PublicSafetyEco

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CharlestownEast

Boston

Roxbury

SouthBoston

NorthEnd

SouthEnd

JamaicaPlain

West Roxbury

RoslindaleMattapanDorchester

MissionHill

Fenway

BeaconHill

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SOMERVILLEBELMONT

CHELSEA

CAMBRIDGEWATERTOWN

NEWTONBROOKLINE

QUINCY

DEDHAM

MILTON

MattapanRoslindale

South

End

Roxbury

South

Boston

MissionHill

Jamaica

Plain

West Roxbury

HydePark

Dorchester

Brighton

CharlestownEast

Boston

BeaconHill

BackBayFenway

Kenmore

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NorthEnd

WestEnd

BayVillage

Chinatown

Mid

Dorchester

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TheStructureof

Government

Organization

Relationship to Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Location Location of Neighborhood Coordinators

Neighborhood

From Residents PerspectiveBlack Box Delivery

Limited structure for dialogue/long-term planning

Service-oriented rather than capacity-building

Disjointed perception

From Governments PerspectiveResource Allocation

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The

Building

The

Facade

The

Site

Disuse

Reappropriation

Promises

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Gatewayto Roxbury

Dudley Square

Bus Terminal

Washington St.

A History of Promises

1896: Constructed1975: Abandoned

Promise #11985 - 2003: Various governors propose

state office building

2004: Mitt Romney reneges on pledgeMenino vows to seize site

2006: Eminent domain closes for $6.5M

2008: Ceremonial groundbreakingDemolishes other buildings

2008: Architecture competition for 200k sq ft.mixed-use building

Reduced to 130k sq ft.

Canceled

Promise #22004: Mayor Menino proposes a new

1200-employee city office

Promise #32008: Menino plans greenest g overnment

office building in America worth$80M

DudleySquare

CityHall

2.5 Miles

F

erdinands@D

udleySquare,

Roxbury