Resilient Boston Harbor
Learn about our climate-ready vision to enhance Boston’s waterfront. We want to protect Boston's neighborhoods from sea level rise and flooding due to climate change.
Climate change is real for Bostonians. We’ve all seen hotter summers and flooding during winter storms, nor'easters, and King Tides. The City is paying attention to the science. We’re also preparing for the impacts of climate change.
The maps and images below lay out our comprehensive vision of coastal resilience. It’s an opportunity to invest in our neighborhoods, waterfront, and open spaces.
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Climate Ready Boston
Learn more about the City's efforts to prepare for climate change, including rising sea levels, extreme heat, and extreme weather events.
Resilient Boston Harbor
We can protect our coastal community by creating resilient, accessible open spaces, and prepared buildings and infrastructure.
Understanding the vision
East Boston vision
Redesigned waterfront parks create flood protection and improve access and recreation. Restored marshes at Belle Isle prevent these natural resources from being lost. They also buffer our shoreline from waves and storm surge. New resilient developments add public access to open space and transit corridors include flood protection through elevation.
East Boston
Downtown and North End vision
- Christopher Columbus Park
- Langone/ Puopolo Park, and
- Sargent’s Wharf
These designs create vibrant and resilient waterfront parks that are gateways to Boston Harbor. They also connect to the Greenway and protect the neighborhood from flooding.
Downtown and North End
South Boston vision
We’re designing a resilient, protective Moakley Park and re-envisioned Fort Point Channel. These areas work together to block major flood pathways.
South Boston
Dorchester vision
We envision a resilient, accessible, and connected shoreline in Dorchester. We want to expand beaches and create better access to the waterfront.
Dorchester

Harbor Projects Map
Resilience toolkit
Latest news
Latest newsOct 17

Transformative plan to create resilient, open Boston Harbor unveiled
"Resilient Boston Harbor" lays out strategies along Boston's 47-mile shoreline that will increase access and open space along the waterfront while better protecting the City.