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East Boston

in East Boston according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority there are many recreations and housing projects going on, this will bring opportunities for the residents.

Demographics

East Boston's total population is 41,128, 53.2% are male and 46.8% are female. While 54.4% of the population are made up of Hispanic or Latinos and 45.6% of the population are Non-Hispanic or Latinos. 21.5% of the population is around the ages of 25-34.

Urban Policies

East Boston at the time is under many recreations and new housing projects, that are a big opportunity for the residents. "The Boston zoning code dictates the allowed shape, density, and use of development in a given area".A new project that the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) just approved the new project its a "loftel" style hotel which is a $20 million project that will bring benefits not just for the visitors but also the residents. According to the BRA, "A new restaurant serving hotel and the East Boston community will be constructed on the ground floor of the project, and a cafe facing Orleans Street will help to further activate this corner of the neighborhood". "The development team will also add a shuttle bus to reduce the number of vehicles coming to and from the airport or other locations" This project is bringing benefits to East Boston, new jobs may open to the residents as well as reducing traffic.

Transportation

The Toll Plaza Removal at Sumner Tunnel is a recent issue for commuters and also East Boston residence. It's a process that MassDot is trying to get it done and running by October 2016. In a way it's making people's life easier especially for the ones that commute, that won't have to deal with the traffic. At the same time for the residents of East Boston they are loosing many historical roadways. Since the tunnel was created and opened in 1934.Many residents of the area have kept all this streets as historical and the government wants to build it as soon as possible to prevent strikes from anyone who will try to keep all the Historical streets.

The MBTA, another source of transportation for East Boston Residents working outside their area, the cancellation of MBTA late night services has made a big impact on them. For one they are people who are hardly making any money to survive and by not being able to rely on the MBTA and having to pay a taxi to get home has cost them about two or more hours of work. East Boston's representative Adrian Madaro wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation sharing his findings and asking them to reconsider the idea of cancelling the late services of the MBTA. If we want to make a change in East Boston and help the under class, removing their transportation services isn't helping.

Residential Housing

Before the Civil War 1865, in East Boston there were only single family houses. After the civil war and before WWI, there were many immigrant arrivals, that led East Boston to create multi-family housing. That also led to the expansion of many brick apartment buildings.

Recreation Areas

In 1835, the 80-room Maverick House Hotel located in Maverick Square, began attracting visitor from around the world as soon as it opened. As recreation continued in 1879, the first yacht club in the East coast was opened, Jeffries Point Yacht Club. By 1935, the first mayor horse race track in New England opened in East Boston.

Health Care

According to the 2009-2013 census, 23.7% of the population in East Boston is uninsured. Regardless of Massachusetts being the highest rate for health insurance coverage, the census shows that 4 percent of the population is still uninsured. Many reasons are that they either have temporary or part- time jobs or illegal and not qualify for insurance. The majority are young men and Latinos.

Place by Birth by Citizenship status

Out of the total population of 41,128, 50.3 percent are natives, while 49.7 percent are foreign born. 20,422 people are foreign born, mostly are from El Salvador and Colombia.