. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. of the Massachusetts.^cts of 1913. The Board is fortunate in having among itsmembers Frederick Law Olmsted, Chairman of theNational City Planning Conference, J. Randolph Coolidge,a member of the Committee on Town Planning ot theAmerican Institute of Architects, and Walter H. Kilham,architect, of Boston. Two reports have been issued todate. The last report, dated in 1915, contains a mostinteresting survey of the matters pertaining to the estab-lishment of building lines, with some very telling illus-trations on the need of official action on
. City planning progress in the United States, 1917. of the Massachusetts.^cts of 1913. The Board is fortunate in having among itsmembers Frederick Law Olmsted, Chairman of theNational City Planning Conference, J. Randolph Coolidge,a member of the Committee on Town Planning ot theAmerican Institute of Architects, and Walter H. Kilham,architect, of Boston. Two reports have been issued todate. The last report, dated in 1915, contains a mostinteresting survey of the matters pertaining to the estab-lishment of building lines, with some very telling illus-trations on the need of official action on this point. Citiesmight well read this report for its valuable presentationof this important aspect of modern city planning. Thecrying need is for a more effective legal mechanism tordetermining betterments and damages in condemnationof setbacks, and an effort is being made toward securinglegislation that will enable the town to deal effectively,equitably, and economically with this aspect ot the build-ing-line problem. CI 1^ (; PK()(; Brookline.—Once a Model Suburb of Boston, now Con-fronted with Serious Problems of Uncontrolled Growth; a StoreProjecting beyond the Accepted (Though not Legal) Build-ing Line. The Board has considered the improvement of the vil-lage square and has requested suggestions for the improve-ment ot the easterly entrance to the town. A start hasbeen made in investigations with respect to conditionswhich may be injurious to the public health or otherwiseinjurious in and about rented dwellings. It has givenconsiderable study from time to time to the question otmetropolitan thoroughfares as they affect the town otBrookline, and is cooperating with several committees otthe metropolitan district. Study has also been given toseveral street extensions and connections with the idea otimproving the system ot primary and secondary thorough-fares within the town. Buffalo New York A recent report of the Civic Improvement Committeeof the Chamber ot
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