Category: Social Equity

• Government Accountability, Transparency & Accessibility Hearing on November 10, 2022

  Government Accountability, Transparency & Accessibility Hearing on November 10, 2022

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• Historic Franklin Park is about to get the attention it deserves and has been denied for generations

  October 28, 2022 Post contributor:Jeffrey R. Porter, Mintz Jeffrey R. Porter This morning I was reminded by the Boston Globe that the City of Boston’s sale of the site of the former Winthrop Street Garage also yielded $28 million for Franklin Park in what may be one of the Walsh Administration’s greatest Environmental Justice achievements.…

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• Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 12 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residents

  Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 12 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residentsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • July 20, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston beginning Tuesday, July 19 through Thursday, July 21 due to the weather that is forecasted for this time period. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid…

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• Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 16 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residents

  Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 16 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residentsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 4, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston starting, August 4 through Sunday, August 7, due to the upcoming weather forecasts. High temperatures will reach into the 90s, with the heat index expected to reach…

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• Wu, BPDA Introduce Policy To Promote Diversity Within Private Development Projects

  Wu, BPDA Introduce Policy To Promote Diversity Within Private Development Projectsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 18, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu and Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison announced last week that the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors will vote on a new policy introducing diversity, equity and inclusion into the review process for large…

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• Wu Announces Strategies To Enhance Coastal Resilience in Charlestown and East Boston

  Wu Announces Strategies To Enhance Coastal Resilience in Charlestown and East Bostonby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 18, 2022 • 0 CommentsSpecial to the Patriot-BridgeMayor Michelle Wu announced Coastal Resilience Solutions for East Boston and Charlestown (Phase II), a comprehensive framework to understand coastal flood risk, options for coastal resilience solutions, and timelines for implementation in parts of East Boston…

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• Out with the BPDA – The Bay State Banner

  Out with the BPDASal GiarrataniGrowing up in the South End and Lower Roxbury during the ’50s and ’60s, I remember well the planned destruction of numerous city neighborhoods that were deemed too far gone to save (“Is Wu still planning to close the BPDA?” Bay State Banner, Aug. 18).If memory serves me correctly, it was…

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• Charlestown Sprouts to Expand, Requests Support from Community

  Charlestown Sprouts to Expand, Requests Support from Community by Patriot-Bridge Staff • April 14, 2022 • 0 CommentsThe Charlestown Sprouts Community Garden is expanding this spring by building new gardening beds. As many as 30 gardening families new to Charlestown Sprouts will be able use these beds to grow culturally important food for their families. To support this project,…

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• Charlestown Master Plan 02129 | MoveOn

  TO: Charlestown, MA residentsCharlestown Master Plan 02129CMCampaign created byCharlestown Master Plan Our neighborhood of Charlestown is in a transformative period and the pressures of economic development must be balanced against preserving and strengthening our residential neighborhood. Our community needs a comprehensive master plan establishing the framework for future development in Charlestown and ensuring our voice…

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• Mayor Wu announces strategies to enhance coastal resilience in East Boston and Charlestown | Boston.gov

  MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE COASTAL RESILIENCE IN EAST BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWNWith the completion of “Coastal Resilience Solutions for East Boston and Charlestown (Phase II),” the City has developed resilience plans for all 47-miles of Boston’s coastlineToday, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Coastal Resilience Solutions for East Boston and Charlestown (Phase II), a comprehensive framework…

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