This is the first in a longer than usual series of posts on Boston and its neighborhoods.
Downtown Boston is extremely dense, with LOTS of mixed use buildings. Narrow, winding streets help protect pedestrians and slow automobiles. Most buildings are from the late 19th century through the middle to late 20th. Many of these buildings are mixed use, and older and newer buildings poke out here and there, which helps make the urban fabric that much more interesting. Though most people go to Downtown, the people who actually live there are almost all upper class, meaning the area is not very mixed. VERY good transit can be found throughout Downtown, with bike lanes and Hubway (the bikeshare system) making up the bike portion, advanced bus stops, bus lanes, express buses, frequent but not key, infrequent, and key bus routes making up the bus portion, and BRT, advanced stations, light rail, and metro making up the rapid transit portion. I would try to bring more low income housing into the area, but other than that, Downtown Boston is pretty close to perfect. A great neighborhood!
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