Theodore (Ted) Landsmark Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy t.landsmark@northeastern.edu Expertise civil liability/litigation, civil rights, Civil Society, community and law enforcement partnerships, economic development, economic development and inequality, Economic Justice, economic segregation Theodore (Ted) C. Landsmark in the Press Boston’s downtown is in trouble and needs reinvention Ted Landsmark, director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University, said that in cities like Phoenix, Savannah, and Charleston, “the presence of students and dormitories had a substantial impact on downtowns” in search of revitalization. Theodore (Ted) C. Landsmark for Northeastern Global NewsTed Landsmark: portrait of a leader by Cyrus Moulton January 14, 2026
Boston’s downtown is in trouble and needs reinvention Ted Landsmark, director of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University, said that in cities like Phoenix, Savannah, and Charleston, “the presence of students and dormitories had a substantial impact on downtowns” in search of revitalization.
