Last updated: 6/27/24

Go Boston 2030 ReVisioned

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Go Boston 2030 has guided the City of Boston’s transportation investments since its launch in 2017. More than half of the projects in the plan are already completed or in design. Now, Go Boston 2030 ReVisioned is an opportunity to evaluate our progress, and stake our path toward Boston’s transportation future.

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Where we are now

30 PROJECTS IN IMPLEMENTATION

11 PROJECTS IN DESIGN

17 PROJECTS NOT YET STARTED
Have questions? Contact:

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Project Overview

Go Boston 2030 is the City’s transportation plan. It is a roadmap for achieving ambitious safety, access, climate, and equity goals. The plan has two parts:

A VISION

Goals and targets that ensure residents have excellent and equitable transportation choices in the future. The transportation system will support the economy and public health in a changing climate.

AN ACTION PLAN

A list of transformative policies and projects, resulting from a broad-reaching community engagement process.

Go Boston 2030 ReVisioned has three primary components:

Are We Making Progress? // Updated Data and Metrics

The plan’s targets include improving safety, expanding access, and reducing emissions. Go Boston 2030 ReVisioned will create a webpage where we’ll report annually on our progress.

Are We Investing in our Future? // Project Evaluation and Identification

Some Go Boston 2030 projects are complete, some are still in design, and some have yet to start. Go Boston 2030 ReVisioned will track existing projects and identify new ones that advance our goals.

Are We Meeting Bostonians’ Needs? // Focused Community Engagement

Two years of city-wide community engagement informed Go Boston 2030. Go Boston 2030 ReVisioned will conduct focused community engagement to reach underrepresented communities.

Learn More and Get Involved!

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We will be across the City this summer to share information about Go Boston 2030 and talk with you about your transportation priorities.

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Share project details with your friends, family, and neighbors.

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SUMMER 2024 EVENTS

EVENTS

Putting our Action Plan Projects in place

We've already started work on projects and policies listed in the Go Boston 2030 Action Plan. We are implementing early action projects and designing for longer-term initiatives. More than half of the 58 projects in the Action Plan are underway. These projects were developed from the more than 3,700 ideas submitted during our public outreach effort.

Action Plan Projects

Improving local and regional transit service

More reliable bus, train, ferry, and shuttle networks

The Transportation Department established its first ever Transit Team in 2019.

Safer, stress free, more accessible walking and biking

Creating welcoming, connected, complete streets

In 2018, the City committed to capital improvement projects to improve street safety.

Smarter, more efficient streets

Smart traffic signals, performance parking, and climate readiness

The New Mobility Team is currently expanding and developing programs to increase street efficiency.

Reaching Our Aspirational Targets

Go Boston 2030 established aspirational targets. These are desired outcomes that residents want our projects and policies to achieve.

Improving safety

Traffic fatalities and severe injuries in Boston will be eliminated

10 fatal traffic crashes in 2018, down from 14 in 2017 and 21 in 2016

Expanding Access

Every Bostonian will be 10 min walk of transit, bikeshare, and carshare

60% of Bostonians in 2019 were in the 10 min multimodal walkshed compared with 42% in 2017

Ensuring Reliability

Bostonians' average commute to work time will decrease by 10%

Average travel time to work in 2017 is the same as it was in 2014: 30.8 min

Reducing Car Use

Reducing drive alone to work rates by 50% and increasing transit use by 33%

The city-wide average has hovered around 38% for the last 10 years

Reducing Emissions

Carbon neutrality by 2050

Boston’s 2017 emissions represent a 21% decrease from 2005 and city is expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure

Increasing Affordability

Reduce transportation costs for low income households

The recent MBTA fare hike does not impact bus riders, seniors, or middle/high school students

Accessing the Report

You can also get more familiar with the plan through the report chapters below.

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Report chapters

Introduction

People's Voice: Visioning

Boston Today

Goals and targets

People's Voice: Action Planning

Boston in 2030

Projects and policies

Realizing the plan

Appendices

Visioning Public Engagement Process

Public Process

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Question Campaign

In the winter of 2015, we collected 5,000 questions and sorted them into nine themes

Question Review Session

In February of 2015, our community and agency partners came together to identify priority questions for each theme.

Visioning Lab

In May of 2015, over 650 people attended a 2-day Visioning Lab to shape the goals of Go Boston 2030.

Who's Involved:

Planning & Development Agency

617-722-4300

Environment

617-635-3850

Age Strong Commission

617-635-4366

Disabilities Commission

Boston Centers for Youth & Families

617-635-4920

Neighborhood Services

617-635-3485

Immigrant Advancement

617-635-2980

Mayor's Office

617-635-4500

Take our online survey!

NEW! Help us collect information on how investments in transportation will help you get around Boston.

Take the Survey
Where we are now

30 PROJECTS IN IMPLEMENTATION

11 PROJECTS IN DESIGN

17 PROJECTS NOT YET STARTED
Have questions? Contact:

vineet.gupta@boston.gov