Today Mayor Thomas M. Menino celebrated the opening of the new Reebok CrossFit Back Bay.  The health and wellness business at 31 St. James Avenue received a $150,000 loan from the Boston Local Development Corporation (BLDC), a non profit administered by the staff of the BRA. Reebok Crossfit...

Have a say in your neighborhood.  Attend a community meeting! Urban Agriculture Zoning Kickoff Suffolk University, Downtown Boston, 73 Tremont Street, 9th Floor Monday, January 30, 2012, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Learn about Urban Agriculture!  Find out how zoning can support farming in...

In front of an audience of local residents, political leaders, and dignitaries, Mayor Thomas M. Menino delivered his annual State of the City address at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall. The city of Boston has thrived, despite the political and economic divisions surrounding us, and Mayor...

Progressive New Zoning Creates a District Primed for New Development Under the incentive program 20% of the units in a residential project must be affordable, which is 5% more than what the Mayor’s Inclusionary Development Policy requires citywide.  The amendment to Article 64 will be the...

The Economic Development team created and retained over 4,600 jobs in nearly 100 companies in the industries of life science, green technology, industrial manufacturing, creative economy, and retail. In June in the Innovation District, the largest privately funded construction site in the...

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Have a say in the future of your neighborhood. Attend a public meeting! Brigham and Women’s Institutional Master Plan Filing, Community Meeting Monday, January 23, 2012, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm The Ledge Room, One Brigham Circle, Longwood Medical Area (LMA)   The Brigham and...

Brighton Planning Study – Kicking off in the summer of 2011, BRA staff worked with Sasaki Consultants and a Mayoral Advisory Group to consider the neighborhood’s future development and its potential economic impact.  On January 31st, 2012 the initial draft of the Brighton Planning...

Have a say in your community, attend a public meeting!   New England Conservatory Task Force and Community Wide Meeting Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Keller Room in Jordan Hall, enter on Gainsborough Street Joint New England Conservatory task force meeting and...

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Boston’s population grew 4.8% in the last decade, the highest in the nation.  Our population has reached 617,594 residents, and one in three Bostonians is between the ages of 20 and 34, making it the youngest city in the country. Boston was named the...