Aimee Chambers News Today

The Mayor’s Office and the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) are in the early stages of making major changes to how development is planned and executed in and around business districts, with Dorchester’s Codman Square and Fields Corner designated to test the concept. From eliminating parking requirements altogether to streamlining permissible commercial uses to

The new zoning plan will guide large-scale redevelopment around Sullivan Square.

Complete streets is a concept that economic development experts have talked about for decades, and it’s an approach to planning, designing and operating neighborhoods — particularly downtowns — that enables safer access for people, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and public transit users. Increasingly, Connecticut cities and towns are embracing the concept to make their communities more attractive for residents, businesses and even visitors to live, work and play.

The future for Hartford’s first recreational marijuana shop in the Front Street neighborhood turned more uncertain Monday, as the Capital Region Development Authority asserted it has control over zoning in the area, and not the city.

Hartford officials are planning how to regulate the production and sale of recreational marijuana in the capital city.