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US construction spending drops 1.7 percent in March
WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending dropped 1.7 percent in March, the biggest setback in 11 months, with weakness in a number of sectors including the biggest plunge in home building in nine years.
The March decline was the first monthly drop since last July and the biggest contraction since a 1.8 percent fall in April 2017, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Spending on residential construction was down 3.5 percent, the worst showing since a 4.2 percent decline in April 2009.
Boston plans this July to hike the fines for 11 of the city’s most complained-about parking violations in order to pay for bike and bus improvements.
Those improvements will include new dedicated bus lanes as well as dedicated spots for ride-hailing services such as Uber to drop off and pick up. The city also plans to spend millions on signal improvements and repaving roads.
These five Greater Boston homes all sold for $3 million-plus
This week, a diverse group of homes sold for top dollar — and all for $3,000,000-plus. The biggest sales took place in Concord, Weston, Boston, and Brookline.
In handful of communities, lucky commuters happily take to the waves
Commuting in and out of Boston can be a form of ritualistic torture. Traffic, already unbearable 10 years ago, has gotten demonstrably worse since. Meanwhile, the MBTA’s subway and commuter rail systems both led the nation in major mechanical failures in 2016, according to a Federal Transit Administration report.
This Week in Boston Real Estate: Amazon announces plans, agents speak out on energy bill, and more
Though it hasn’t announced plans for its planned second headquarters and the 50,000 people it will employ, Amazon has announced an expansion of its Boston office.
The e-commerce goliath announced on Tuesday that it would move into a 430,000 square-foot office in WS Development’s Seaport project, according to the New York Times. Such a move will add an addition 2,000 jobs to the area, mostly in machine learning, speech science and robotics engineering.
Greenway Conservancy Announces 2018 Public Art Installations
BOSTON – The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy announced a slate of artists and artworks focused on light-based installations and interactive experiences that showcase the rapidly evolving concept of light and art in many forms.
The Greenway will exhibit eight historic Massachusetts neon signs, an interactive LED light-based piece commissioned from Luftwerk, and a kinetic sculpture commissioned from local artist Anne Lilly. These projects represent an array of cultures, perspectives, and artistic styles, appealing to a wide range of audiences in this free, accessible, and outdoor exhibit that stretches across a four-block section of The Greenway (Oliver to State streets).
Historic Massachusetts Hall to undergo renovation, preserving legacy
It’s been a dormitory, an army barracks, a lecture hall, an observatory, administrative offices. With a birthday in 1720, it’s older than the United States.
In its almost 300 years, Massachusetts Hall, the oldest surviving Harvard building, has stood as silent witness to the continuous metamorphosis of the campus and community surrounding it. From housing the Continental Army during the Revolution in 1775‒76 to surviving a devastating fire in 1924, the building’s resilience is largely due to meticulous preservation and maintenance spanning centuries.
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