Old Hill work underway

by | May 10, 2007 | Urban Compass

Two weeks ago, on Monday, April 23, Springfield Mayor Charles Ryan delivered a press conference standing in bright, sunny Barrows Park in the city’s Old Hill neighborhood. The park, which was given a makeover with the installation of a swing set and new water...

Eric Nakajima, Part 1

by | May 11, 2007 | Urban Compass

Last year, Eric Nakajima, senior research manager at UMass’s Donahue Institute—one of the state’s preeminent think tanks—contributed to preparations for the visiting Urban Land Institute panel, among other tasks assembling an executive summary of...

Ways we terrorize one another

by | May 16, 2007 | Urban Compass

Last week, I told my kids that what I wanted to do on Mother’s Day was spend some time outside, if the weather was good, and maybe plant a few annuals together. We could head out to a local garden center and fill some empty hanging baskets we have with petunias...