4cbd1f59-5d98-43fe-a3e9-29af7ecaa0c4 ]]> The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) today released a progress report on PLAN: South Boston Dorchester Avenue (‘PLAN: Dot Ave’ or ‘the Plan’), completed in 2016, and PLAN: South Boston Dorchester Avenue Transportation Plan, which was completed in 2021. T […]

]]> Fri, 05 May 2023 04:00:00 GMT a0f5c46f-b2c7-4b9f-962a-07457c472ba8 ]]> Agency will release existing conditions report this month The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) and the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) today announced the launch of the South Boston Transportation Action Plan (SBTAP), which will be completed in close partnership with the […]

]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:00:00 GMT ef2baa24-02ae-4f8b-940f-7d7cbaaec4c1 ]]> 128 new affordable housing units move forward The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors this month approved nine new development projects, advancing new affordable housing and job opportunities and investing in climate resiliency and mobility improvements throug […]

]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:00:00 GMT 11ee029e-49cc-4c07-9471-160158549964 ]]> Over 1,000 homes will be reconstructed at Boston Housing Authority's Bunker Hill Redevelopment in Charlestown The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors this month approved 7 new development projects and 2 Notice of Project Changes that will result in new market […]

]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT 7e859299-4360-4d74-a5bc-7b21a0f398f1 ]]> The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board today named Lauren Shurtleff as the agency’s Director of Planning. Shurtleff, a resident of East Boston, is the current Deputy Director for Downtown & Neighborhood Planning and has served as Interim Director of Planning since […]

]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT 069f4969-2f88-413b-a066-2d7e509a5aab ]]> The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors this month approved development projects in neighborhoods across the City of Boston, which will result in new residential units, economic development and jobs. The three new development projects approved this month, includ […]

]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2020 04:00:00 GMT 12e0fa5d-740c-4bf7-be15-075aecc1deb4 ]]> The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors last night approved development projects in neighborhoods across the City of Boston, which will result in new market-rate and income-restricted residential units, economic development, and jobs. Overall, the development proje […]

]]> Fri, 13 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT 5591a207-7de1-464d-8fb1-fac3e3c1a1fb ]]> The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved development projects in neighborhoods across the City of Boston, which will result in new market-rate and income-restricted residential units, economic development, and jobs. Overall, the development projects approve […]

]]> Thu, 15 Aug 2019 04:00:00 GMT de2850cd-ae56-4e47-90b6-6fd6d26317f7 ]]> The Final Draft Plan for the PLAN: South Boston Dorchester Avenue initiative has been posted and is available via the following link: bit.ly/plandotave.     Hard copies of the Final Draft Plan are also available to review at the South Boston Branch Public Library, loca […]

]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2016 04:00:00 GMT 88df826a-224e-41dc-abf8-05bb1a6c930c ]]> Over one third of approved units will be deed-restricted as affordable With a full agenda before them to consider, the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s (BRA) Board of Directors approved eight new development projects and a change in one previously approved project at last night’s me […]

]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2016 04:00:00 GMT 4260ece2-2389-4f4a-bcfc-ce239da50be1 ]]> Update: The comment period has been extended to Wednesday, June 22, 2016. The draft report for the PLAN: South Boston Dorchester Ave. planning study has been made available via the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) website. In addition, hard copies are available at the South Boston Public Li […]

]]> Mon, 23 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT 6b332447-5a2c-4bc1-b455-1b03bb997df5 ]]> In July 2015 the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) announced the launch of transit-oriented planning efforts in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and South Boston. This announcement came after a December 2014 speech to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce where Mayor Martin J. Walsh highlighted the ne […]

]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2016 05:00:00 GMT 95c24c4e-e543-49a0-8460-f41acde2857c ]]> It’s been a busy and eventful summer for planners at the BRA. In early July, the agency launched two transit-oriented planning studies, one along Washington Street and Columbus Avenue in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury (on the MBTA’s Orange Line) and the other along South Boston&rs […]

]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT 896e812a-aadd-4efd-a7ea-c4e740ea6de0 ]]> Focused studies will engage residents with goal of preserving, enhancing, and growing neighborhood assets  This month the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) will formally begin comprehensive planning studies of two transit-oriented corridors, one spanning Washington Street and Columbus A […]

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