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The purpose of the City of Boston's Planning Department is to: develop comprehensive short and long-term plans for Boston’s built environment, establish a consistent and predictable zoning code for the city, advance exceptional and inclusive design standards, provide predictability to guide development that is responsive to community needs, and plan for the effective use of public real estate.
Overview
Location
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Employees
201-500
Founded date
1957
Mentions in press and media 24
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| Sep 30, 2026 | Building Construction Permitting Overhaul (BETA) | Building upon the City’s Article 80 modernization work, we are launching a beta version of an overhauled permitting process for building construction. This initial launch focuses on projects between 20,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. The new experien... |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Mayor Michelle Wu Proposes Targeted Tax Abatements to Jumpstart Construction on 1,400 New Homes | Mayor Michelle Wu today proposed targeted, time-limited tax abatements for four previously approved market-rate housing developments that could unlock 1,400 homes, including more than 180 income-restricted homes, and support an estimated 1,... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Mayor Wu and the City of Boston Celebrate New Commuter Ferry Connecting North Station to South Boston Waterfront | Mayor Michelle Wu today celebrated the opening of a new commuter ferry stop at Pier 10 in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park. The new stop connects the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park in South Boston Waterfront to Fan Pier and North Station. Est... |
| Mar 21, 2025 | City of Boston Releases Anti-Displacement Action Plan | Friday, March 21, 2025 - Mayor Michelle Wu announced the release of A Place to Thrive, the City’s first ever Anti-Displacement Action Plan, during her State of the City address Wednesday. A Place to Thrive lays out a two-year plan for City ... |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Progress Report: Mattapan Gets an Update | Progress Report: Mattapan, an interactive storymap, was recently updated to share progress the City has made in the neighborhood. Read about four of the projects featured in the report. PLAN: Mattapan was published in May 2023 following alm... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Office Of Historic Preservation 2024 Year in Review | From Lower Mills to Orient Heights, Charlestown to Hyde Park, 2024 was a transformative and productive year for Boston's Office of Historic Preservation. In 2024, the Office of Historic Preservation, which includes the Archaeology Departmen... |
| Nov 25, 2024 | City of Boston Announces New Tools to Assist Residents in Building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) | New financial assistance and guidebook will make it easier for residents to create more housing on their properties The City of Boston today announced a new program to support Boston homeowners in building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on... |
| Apr 6, 2024 | When it comes to building startups in Boston, success begets success | When Hubspot founders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah conceived of their inbound marketing startup in 2004, they were still graduate students at MIT, and inbound marketing was not well understood. They were able to develop that idea into a... |
| Mar 23, 2024 | $69 Million Investment to Create and Preserve More Than 775 Income-Restricted Homes Across Boston | In collaboration with the Neighborhood Housing Trust (NHT) and the Community Preservation Committee (CPC), Mayor Wu recommended funding to be awarded to projects that will create or preserve 826 housing units, with 775 designated as income-... |
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When was Bostonplans.org founded?
Bostonplans.org was founded in 1957.
What has the press written about Bostonplans.org?
Parsers VC has collected 24 articles mentioning Bostonplans.org, among them “Building Construction Permitting Overhaul (BETA)” (Sep 30, 2026) and “Mayor Michelle Wu Proposes Targeted Tax Abatements to Jumpstart Construction on 1,400 New Homes” (Sep 15, 2026).
Is Bostonplans.org still active?
Yes, Bostonplans.org is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 8, 2026.