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Opportunity Roxbury
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Neighborhood in Context

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Roxbury in Context
Roxbury

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Crime Poverty
Crime and Poverty
Violent crime rate in Lower
Roxbury is 2.4 x the violent
crime rate of all of Boston and
5 x the violent crime rate of all
of Massachusetts
60% of people live on a
income 30% below the area
median income (calculated
using the 2013 Choice
Neighborhood Mapping Tool)

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Density and
Race
Density in Lower
Roxbury/Dudley is about
half that of surrounding
communities.

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Lower Roxbury – Near Future

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Lower Roxbury in Context
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Lower Roxbury in Context
Opportunity sites of
underutilized (largely
publicly owned) land are
ideal for new, transformative
development.
Significant opportunities for
educational, entrepreneurial,
and innovation spaces.

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Current Conditions
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Recent and Current Development
Proposed Development
Lower Roxbury Potential
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Revitalized Roxbury

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Recent and Current Development
• Over 2.5 million SF of development underway
• 700 new residential units
• Over 70,000 SF of new retail
• Over 55,000 SF of new office/commercial space

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Planned investments in the area should be considered
holistically to benefit all of Lower Roxbury
Planned Development

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Community Assets

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48% of land in this community is publicly owned, 25%
of these parcels represent high opportunity sites. Total
43,02,850 sq. ft. is publicly owned land that can
undergo public disposition brought into productive
use.
Ownership

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Opportunity Sites

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Opportunity Sites and
Public Ownership

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Areas of Focus

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Lower Roxbury 2012 - 13
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Lower Roxbury 2015 - 16
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Lower Roxbury 2016 - 20
Recent and Current Development
Proposed Development
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Areas of Focus - Detail

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Lower Roxbury 2016 - 20
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Line

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Orange Line Corridor

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Dudley Square

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Washington St. / BMC

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Lenox Camden