Latest Updates
General:
The Boston Planning & Development Agency's offices on the 9th floor of Boston City Hall continue to operate at normal business hours (Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM.) For BPDA related business or questions, the public is also encouraged to reach out by phone at 617.722.4300 or through our website: www.bostonplans.org/about-us/contact-us
Please visit the City of Boston's coronavirus website for the latest guidance and updates on Covid-19: www.boston.gov/news/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-boston
Following guidance issued by Mayor Walsh recommending the postponement or cancellation of public meetings with 25 people or more, the BPDA is postponing all BPDA-hosted public meetings regarding Article 80 development projects and planning studies until further notice. While projects will continue to be reviewed internally by BPDA staff, the public review process for both Article 80 development projects and the BPDA's planning studies is on hold until public meetings can be resumed.
At this time, this excludes monthly BPDA Board Meetings, Boston Zoning Commission meetings, and Boston Civic Design Commission (BCDC) Monthly Commission meetings due to regulatory and statutory requirements. Extra precautions will be taken during these meetings to encourage social distancing. Only projects that have previously completed their public process or items that do not require a public process would be eligible to be brought to the Board.
On December 19, 2019, the Public Improvement Commission approved the name change of Roxbury’s Dudley Square to Nubian Square after a public hearing. Moving forward, the BPDA will refer to PLAN: Dudley Square as PLAN: Nubian Square, formerly known as PLAN: Dudley Square.
Meetings:
*THE APRIL 6TH MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE*
The next Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee will take place on April 6th at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, 2nd Floor Training Room, 980 Harrison Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02119. THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
The following 2020 RSMPOC meetings will take place on May 4th, June 1st, July 6th, September 14th, October 5th, and November 2nd. For more information follow the links for each scheduled meeting, or refer to the calendar invite for that specific event, located to the right of the page.
RFPs:
Blair Lot:
RFP| ID8 Development Submission| ID8 Design Submission| Nubian Ascends Development Submission| Nubian Ascends Design Submission
Nawn Factory:
RFP|
Malcolm X:
Draft RFP|
Crescent:
Draft RFP|
Development Projects:
Project under review by the oversight committee:
Madison Tropical Parcel 10:
Upcoming meeting: TBD
Bartlett Place - Lot D, Lot F2, Lot F4, Phase 3
Upcoming meeting: TBD
135 Dudley
Upcoming meeting: TBD
2147 Washington
Upcoming meeting: TBD
Other Roxbury development project updates can be found by searching the Development Review page. Click the name of the project to get an overview of the proposal and where it is in the BPDA planning process.
Summary and Goals
The Roxbury Strategic Master Plan, is a strategic planning agenda that will provide a framework to guide change and economic growth for the next ten to twenty years in Roxbury. The plan seeks to provide a high quality physical environment that is attractive, safe, and convenient for residents and visitors. It is a plan that values education and job readiness at all levels and that gives residents choices in how they participate in the civic, cultural, and economic life of the community. The plan encourages businesses that are environmentally sensitive to public health, conserve resources, and put the concept of environmental justice into practice.
The theme that emerged from the public process is the commitment to build upon the area’s many assets to develop a strong and united Roxbury at “the Heart of the City.” Roxbury is poised to enhance the quality of life of its residents by sharing in the educational, cultural, natural resources and infrastructure of the City, and connecting to the economic success of the metropolitan Boston area.
The Strategic Master Plan will provide structure and guidance to current and future development efforts in this neighborhood. It includes achievable standards and specific short- and long-term implementation strategies which will facilitate the development of thriving commercial centers, provide for a wide variety of housing types, foster continued diversity in its resident population, support an efficient and effective transportation network resulting in an affordable and decent quality of life.
The specific details of the plan have been shaped in a series of focus group meetings, Community Working Group meetings and neighborhood-wide public workshops attended by residents, representatives from community organizations, area institutions, city agencies, and elected officials. The plan reflects a synthesis and prioritization of issues, objectives and strategies expressed by the participants of the workshops combined with the analysis of existing conditions and trends affecting the region and the neighborhood.
Read the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Here
The Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee meets every 1st Monday of the month. For more information, please see the documents below and for meeting recaps and updates, please go to the Past Public Meetings section below.
Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Committee Members
Catherine Hardaway
Charlotte Nelson
Dorothea Jones
Frank Williams
Frederick Fairfield
Kim Napoli
Lorraine Payne Wheeler
Marisa Luse
Nefertiti Lawrence
Norman Stembridge
Steven Godfrey
Sue Sullivan
True-See Allah
Valeda Britton
Ex-Officio Members
State Senator Sonia ChangDiaz
State Representative Liz Miranda
State Representative Chyna Tyler
City Councilor Kim Janey
Projects Under Review
Madison Tropical Parcel 10:
Upcoming meeting: TBD
Bartlett Place - Lot D, Lot F2, Lot F4, Phase 3
Upcoming meeting: TBD
135 Dudley
Upcoming meeting: TBD
2147 Washington
Upcoming meeting: TBD
Past Public Meetings
2020 Meetings
February 3rd:
Agenda | Presentation | P3 Timeline | Notes
2019 Meetings
November 4th:
Agenda| Presentation| Notes
October 7th:
Agenda| Presentation| Notes
September 9th:
Agenda| Presentation| Notes
July 1st:
Presentation| Notes
June 3rd:
Agenda
May 6th:
Agenda| Presentation| Notes
April 1st:
Agenda| Presentation| Notes
Jan 7th:
Agenda| Presentation| Notes