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Last month, hundreds of Bostonians from all corners of the city came together over the course of five days for a series of informal talks, walks and rides to discuss and learn about the future of...
When Jane Jacobs’s impassioned, groundbreaking book, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," first appeared in 1961, more than half a century ago, it defied and shocked city planners, urban...
Before Imagine Boston 2030 Week in late November, our Engagement Team spent 6 weeks out in full force, gathering input for the first draft of Imagine Boston 2030’s Expanding Opportunity plan.
Melvin “Mel” King is a Boston legend. Mel has lived history and he has made history in our City.
Read the latest post from our Mayor's Mentoring Movement series of personal stories.
Together we have reached a significant milestone in our planning process with the upcoming release of Expanding Opportunity, a draft strategic plan that identifies key actions and initiatives to...
Imagine Boston 2030 has heard loud and clear that housing affordability is a top issue for Bostonians.
The award shines a spotlight on young adults aged 20-34 doing outstanding work to improve the City.
Since Fall 2015, Imagine Boston has heard a lot of ideas from residents about how to make the city more green.
Join us for the first of our Boston by the Numbers events, a series of public conversations led by Imagine Boston 2030 and the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA) Research Division. This...
Our fall engagement team has been popping up all over Boston at farmers’ markets, festivals and community events, and almost 600 residents so far have participated in our all-ages activity.
The Imagine Boston 2030 booklist highlights some of the major themes that make Boston the City it is by including the perspectives of such local notables as Mel King, Dennis Lehane, and Michael...
The new “Hot Work Safety Certification” program is available on the National Fire Protection Association website.
The votes are tallied, and we are thrilled to announce the final Imagine Boston 2030 reading list!
We’ve created a fun, all-ages Lego activity that will give residents an opportunity to learn about the issues that Imagine Boston is addressing and add their own input to guide the plan moving forward...
Dear community-based organizations, event coordinators, neighborhood associations, community organizers, and all other groups based in Boston...
We thought it would be fun to develop a reading list of books that help us think about cities, and explore, celebrate, and imagine Boston.
We’re launching a street team this fall and we need your help to make it happen!
Since September 2015, the Imagine Boston team has heard a ton of great ideas from Bostonians about how the future of the city can be one where residents of all neighborhoods, races and incomes can...
Spark Boston holds a series of chats with leadership from the City of Boston. Here's a recap of our chat with Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture.
This spring, Imagine Boston 2030 spoke with over 10,000 residents to help set a vision for the future of our city where residents of all neighborhoods, races and incomes can thrive.
As part of our community engagement process, we have talked to more than 10,000 people across the City.
We will be hosting another series of community workshops from July 13 – 28.
As part of ongoing engagement to support Imagine Boston 2030, the BSA Foundation led a series of LEGO City workshops in Mattapan, East Boston, Downtown, Roslindale, and Roxbury over the past six...
This spring, our Street Team took to the streets, visiting every Boston neighborhood to talk to residents on their commutes, in their neighborhood coffee shop, and at their local library or community...
We're examining some of the ideas Bostonians have shared that address our fourth goal: invest in infrastructure, open space and culture.
Much of the feedback we’ve heard from the Boston community has reflected the need to prepare the City for climate change.
Bostonians have shared great ideas with us about their vision for the future of Boston.
SPARK Boston, formerly known as the Mayor's ONEin3 initiative, aims to help draw a larger and more diverse range of Boston's millennials into civic participation.
We’re exploring some of the more popular comments on coUrbanize that support our first goal: how to enhance our neighborhoods.
