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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2024 Year in Review

In 2024, A Better City worked alongside you—and with the Healey-Driscoll Administration, State Legislature, and Wu Administration—to develop solutions to some of Greater Boston’s most pressing challenges—from . . . Read More
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Tackling Extreme Heat: Recommendations for Strengthening Massachusetts Policy

On behalf of A Better City, Researcher Tanya Stasio, PhD, Assistant Researcher Elisabeth Seliga, Researcher Jordan Burt, Research Assistant Lila McNamee, and Principal Economist Liz Stanton, PhD prepared a policy brief  that reviews . . . Read More
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Extreme Heat Policy Review

On behalf of A Better City, Researcher Tanya Stasio, PhD, Assistant Researcher Elisabeth Seliga, Researcher Jordan Burt, Research Assistant Lila McNamee, and Principal Economist Liz Stanton, PhD prepared a background report that (1) . . . Read More
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A Better City TMA 2024 Year In Review

Our TDM team lives in the weeds of Greater Boston’s transportation network, in that place where policy rubber meets actual road. We support you, our Partners, along your unique mobility journeys, ensuring you have the best . . . Read More
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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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Latest Blog Posts

Mayor Wu's State of the City Address

March 20, 2025

On March 19, 2025, Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her annual State of the City address at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. While celebrating recent accomplishments and previewing new initiatives, Mayor Wu . . .

Designated Port Area Regulatory Reforms

March 18, 2025

As part of the 2024 economic development bill, or Mass Leads Act, statutory language was included to update the scope and function of designated port areas (DPAs) so that any DPA upgrades would . . .

Meeting Recap: January 27th Transportation & Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting

February 20, 2025

The Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Advisory Committee met on January 27, 2025, to discuss transportation funding initiatives, policy priorities, and strategic goals for the year. Kate . . .