Boston Housing Authority wants $30M to redevelop Roxbury site

The Boston Housing Authority has applied for a $30 million Choice Neighborhoods grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to revitalize the Whittier Street public housing development in Roxbury.

The application follows a community process which culminated in a “plan for transformation” for the site and the surrounding neighborhood, according to the mayor’s office.

“The Whittier Choice Plan is ambitious and seeks to bring a comprehensive approach to revitalizing the Lower Roxbury…