Go Boston 2030
Go Boston 2030 is the City of Boston’s comprehensive transportation plan.
This plan envisions a city where all residents have better and more equitable travel choices. We are working to build efficient transportation networks that create economic opportunity. We’ll also take much needed steps to prepare for climate change.
By putting this plan in place, people will be able to access all parts of Boston safely and reliably. This is true whether you travel on foot, by public transportation, by bike, or by car.
Where we are now
21 PROJECTS IN IMPLEMENTATION
17 PROJECTS IN DESIGN
20 PROJECTS NOT YET STARTED
Putting our Action Plan Projects in place
We've already started work on projects and policies listed in the Go Boston 2030 Action Plan. We are implementing early action projects and designing for longer-term initiatives. More than half of the 58 projects in the Action Plan are underway. These projects were developed from the more than 3,700 ideas submitted during our public outreach effort.
Action Plan Projects
Improving local and regional transit service
More reliable bus, train, ferry, and shuttle networks
The Transportation Department established its first ever Transit Team in 2019.
Safer, stress free, more accessible walking and biking
Creating welcoming, connected, complete streets
In 2018, the City committed to capital improvement projects to improve street safety.
Smarter, more efficient streets
Smart traffic signals, performance parking, and climate readiness
The New Mobility Team is currently expanding and developing programs to increase street efficiency.
Reaching Our Aspirational Targets
Go Boston 2030 established aspirational targets. These are desired outcomes that residents want our projects and policies to achieve.
Traffic fatalities and severe injuries in Boston will be eliminated
10 fatal traffic crashes in 2018, down from 14 in 2017 and 21 in 2016
Every Bostonian will be 10 min walk of transit, bikeshare, and carshare
60% of Bostonians in 2019 were in the 10 min multimodal walkshed compared with 42% in 2017
Bostonians' average commute to work time will decrease by 10%
Average travel time to work in 2017 is the same as it was in 2014: 30.8 min
Reducing drive alone to work rates by 50% and increasing transit use by 33%
The city-wide average has hovered around 38% for the last 10 years
Carbon neutrality by 2050
Boston’s 2017 emissions represent a 21% decrease from 2005 and city is expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Reduce transportation costs for low income households
The recent MBTA fare hike does not impact bus riders, seniors, or middle/high school students
Accessing the Report
You can also get more familiar with the plan through the report chapters below.
Report chapters
Report chaptersVisioning Public Engagement Process
Public Process
In the winter of 2015, we collected 5,000 questions and sorted them into nine themes
In February of 2015, our community and agency partners came together to identify priority questions for each theme.
In May of 2015, over 650 people attended a 2-day Visioning Lab to shape the goals of Go Boston 2030.
Action Plan Public Engagement Process
In the fall of 2015, a bike trailer touring neighborhoods, an online portal, and a series of roundtables gathered 3,700 project and policy ideas.
In the winter of 2016, our community and agency partners came together to review ideas and a three-day scenario workshop produced four possible transportation futures.
In Spring of 2016, an online survey and paper ballot were used to collect input on the transportation futures from 3,800 people.