The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) has announced the next stage of planning studies for the Rutherford Avenue Corridor in Charlestown. The Charlestown strategic plan aims to preserve the historic residential core of Charlestown by focusing on growth of underutilized, publicly-owned properties along the Rutherford Avenue Corridor. The formal public process will begin in Read More…
Tag: Imagine Boston 2030
Wharf District Council Discusses Coastal Resilience
The Wharf District Council met to discuss the coastal resilience study as it applies to Downtown Boston and the North End. Two years ago, the Boston Environment Department created a broad report on how to handle the climate changing decades from now and what to do with Boston’s waterfront areas. One of the recommendations of the Read More…
Mayor’s Column: Imagine Boston, Imagine North End
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Every spring, the City of Boston releases our Imagine Boston Capital Plan for the next five years. It outlines where our city’s budget will be focused, our longer-term plans, and our priorities. Essentially, the capital plan details what initiatives and projects in your neighborhood and across the City that we’ll Read More…
Mayor’s Column: Imagine Boston 2030 Finalized
Imagine Boston 2030: Lifting Everyone Up By Mayor Martin J. Walsh “We will listen. We will learn. We will lead.” That is a promise that I made to Bostonians after being sworn in as the 54th Mayor of the City of Boston. Now, almost four years later, we have put forth Boston’s first citywide plan Read More…
Final Version of Imagine Boston 2030 Report Released
Earlier this week, the final version of Imagine Boston 2030 was released putting forth a citywide plan to increase economic mobility and improve quality of life for the growing Boston population. The plan incorporates feedback from over 15,000 city residents (see North End session) and identifies five major action areas: 1. Enhancing Neighborhoods – Bostonians expressed a shared Read More…
Imagine Boston 2030 Master Plan Draft Released; Focus on Economic Growth, Housing Affordability, Open Space & Climate Change
Imagine Boston 2030, the city’s first master planning effort in over 50 years was released, in draft form, by Mayor Walsh’s office. The document comes after an outreach effort with over 12,000 participants (such as this North End session). The strategic vision is headlined Expanding Opportunity, focusing on housing and job growth to meet an increasing population. The Read More…
IMAGINE BOSTON A Better Place: Add Your Idea
Boston has a lot going for it. But even one of the best cities in the world can be improved. Enter Imagine Boston 2030, Boston’s first citywide plan in 50 years. After a series of visioning sessions, residents put forth affordable housing, better transportation and quality education at the top of their wish list. Subsequently, Imagine Boston 2030 established Read More…
Imagine Boston 2030 Releases First Planning Report; Establishes Four Goals
If you participated in one of the Imaging Boston 2030 visioning sessions, such as the one in the North End, you won’t be surprised to hear that residents have prioritized housing, transit and education as part of the city’s planning effort. Imagine Boston 2030 is the first citywide planning effort in 50 years. In its first Read More…
Neighborhood Council Hosts North End ‘Visioning Session’ for Imagine Boston 2030
Imagine Boston 2030 representative, John Fitzgerald, led the first ‘visioning session’ in the North End as part of Boston’s first citywide planning effort in 50 years. The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) and audience members participated in a group activity to prioritize challenges and opportunities as part of the process. At the top of Read More…