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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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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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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Latest Blog Posts

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 . . .

MA Large Building Energy Reporting Update

February 19, 2025

On December 30, 2024, the MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER) filed its final draft regulations on Large Building Energy Reporting (LBER) with the joint Committee on Telecommunications, . . .

MA Stretch Energy Codes Update

February 19, 2025

On February 14th, the MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER) released updates to the Stretch and Specialized Energy codes for residential and commercial buildings. Many of you attended an A Better . . .