Mission

A Better City represents a multi-sector group of nearly 130 business leaders united around a common goal: to enhance the Greater Boston region’s economic health, competitiveness, equitable growth, sustainability, and quality of life for all communities. By amplifying the voice of the business community through collaboration and consensus-building, A Better City develops solutions and influences policy in three critical areas: 1. transportation and infrastructure, 2. land use and development, and 3. energy and the environment. A Better City is committed to building an equitable and inclusive future for the region that benefits and uplifts residents, workers, and businesses in Greater Boston.

Publications

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Building Our Future: Lessons Learned from Partnering with the PowerCorpsBOS Building Operations Training Program

For the past two and a half years, A Better City and its members have partnered with the City of Boston’s new workforce development training program, PowerCorpsBOS, to develop and implement a building operations program track. The . . . Read More
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Making A Comeback: A Review of Federal Infrastructure Grants and the Competition for Federal Funds

How is Massachusetts doing in securing federal infrastructure dollars? This report analyzes the outcomes of competitive grants supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act—looking at ​one hundred and . . . Read More
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The Light at the End of This Tunnel: Lessons Learned from the Sumner Tunnel Closure for the MBTA, Commuters, & Our Region

The Light at the End of This Tunnel: Lessons Learned from the 2023 Sumner Tunnel Closure for the MBTA, Commuters, and & Our Region, highlights key results from the 2023 two month (July-August) Sumner Tunnel closure and offers . . . Read More
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2023 Year in Review

In 2023, A Better City worked collaboratively with the business community, with advocates, and with leaders in the State House and City Hall to tackle some of Greater Boston’s most pressing challenges—from transportation and . . . Read More
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Primer: Addressing Extreme Heat in Boston: Engaging the Business Community In Heat Resilience Solutions

In May 2023, A Better City released an extreme heat primer that explain the threats extreme heat poses to Greater Boston as well as opportunities for businesses and institutions to advance community heat resilience. This report showcases . . . Read More

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Latest Blog Posts

Kick-Off to Powercorpsbos Building Operations Cohort #3 In-Service Learning and Lessons Learned Report

October 22, 2024

On September 20th, 15 PowerCorpsBOS building operator trainees from Cohort #3, their A Better City member building partners, and staff, all met for a morning mixer and DEI training at A Better . . .

Draft 2025-2027 Three Year Energy Efficiency Plan and How it Relates to a Better City’s November 2024 Recommendations

October 18, 2024

Written by: Yve Torrie, Director of Climate, Energy and Resilience, and Grayson Bryant, Senior Associate, Cadmus   In April 2024, the Massachusetts Program Administrators (PAs) submitted the . . .

Virtual Briefing Recap: MBTA Track Improvement Program Progress & Next

September 19, 2024

On September 17, 2024, A Better City welcomed MBTA Chief of Staff, Katie Choe, and Senior Director of Alternative Service, Laura Riegel, to a virtual member conversation on the year-long Track . . .