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BCYF now recruiting for 2016-17 Youth Advisory Committee

BCYF is looking for youth voices to help inform programming and make our centers welcoming places for youth!

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BCYF now recruiting fro 2016-2017 Youth Advisory Committee

Boston high school students are invited to apply to Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). Established in September of 2014, the BCYF Youth Advisory Committee...

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Mayor Walsh issues tips in advance of September 1 move-in

We created a heat map of where moving truck permits have been issued.

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Mayor Walsh announces request for proposal for academic partner with the Boston Women's Workforce…

The academic partner will house and support the Executive Director of the Council, and bring academic and research resources of the chosen institution to support the gender equality goals of the...

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Read Your Way to Fenway Summer Essay contest winners recognized at August 28 Red Sox game

Youth ages 5-17 were encouraged to read a minimum of three books and write an essay about their favorite for the chance to attend the game; 679 kids participated in the program and 473 winners were...

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Experimental Plaza to "Pop Up" in Downtown Crossing

Morning of coffee on temporarily expanded sidewalk will allow engineers and planners to study design of future plaza on Franklin St.

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Boston Public Library September literary events and programs

Boston Public Library offers an abundance of author talks and programs across the city’s locations in September, including classes designed to build career skills by the Central Library’s newly...

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Traffic advisory for Aug. 31 - Sept. 5

The student move-in process at Boston’s colleges and universities will significantly impact local streets and parking.

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Attention all Imagine Boston 2030 bookworms!

We thought it would be fun to develop a reading list of books that help us think about cities, and explore, celebrate, and imagine Boston.

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Suggested reading list part of Imagine Boston 2030's engagement process

Mayor Walsh is encouraging residents to join the conversation about the future of our City.

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Boston Creates: implementation in action

Just over sixty days ago, we launched the Boston Creates Cultural Plan. We quickly moved from planning to implementation and we haven’t looked back.

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Boston Traffic Advisory for August 25 - August 29

St. Anthony - St. Lucy Feast and Caribbean Carnival will impact traffic and parking in the city

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Mini Grant Program to support City's My Brother's Keeper Initiative

The City's New Director of My Brother's Keeper, Conan Harris, is tasked with leading the initiative.

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Join our Imagine Boston 2030 Engagement Team!

We’re launching a street team this fall and we need your help to make it happen!

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Traffic Advisory for Thursday - Sunday, August 18 - 21, 2016

Fisherman's Feast in the North End, concerts at Fenway Park, and other weekend events.

Mayor Walsh launches open source CityScore toolkit, highlights improvements to City services

The open source toolkit will allow other cities and organizations to implement their own version of CityScore ®.

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Applications now available for Seniors Save Heating System Replacement Program

Mayor Walsh is reminding seniors it's not too early to prepare for cold weather.

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Mayor Walsh celebrates first of 20 New Hubway Stations planned for 2016

Hubway will add ten new stations in Roxbury and Dorchester, and ten more in East Boston this year.

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Request for Proposal opened for Hyde Square public art project

Mayor Walsh is calling on artists and residents to submit their proposals for the public art project in Jamaica Plain.

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Mayor Walsh Appoints Lydia Edwards to Head Office of Housing Stability

East Boston resident will lead new office to help tenants remain stable and housed

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Imagine Boston 2030: Which emerging ideas do Bostonians like most?

Since September 2015, the Imagine Boston team has heard a ton of great ideas from Bostonians about how the future of the city can be one where residents of all neighborhoods, races and incomes can...

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Mayor Walsh Announces New Emergency Notification System for the City of Boston

New emergency management system will allow residents to receive notifications via phone, text or email in four languages

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Boston pursuing 25 mph speed limit

Pending approval from the City Council, the new default speed limit is expected to take effect on January 1, 2017.

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If we build it, will they come?

Part of our mission in Innovation and Technology is connecting residents with the information they need in simple and easy-to-access ways.

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Mayor Walsh Announces Morgan Jaffe as Station Manager for New Community Radio Station

Duties will include overseeing the day-to-day operation and administration of the WBCA 102.9 FM radio station

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Mayor Walsh Issues Statement on Speed Limits in Boston

BOSTON - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today issued the following statement relative to lowering the default speed limit in Boston: "I am pleased that H. 4565, An Act modernizing municipal finance and...

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Mayor Walsh Declares Heat Emergency Effective Thursday Through Saturday

BOSTON - Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - With temperatures expected to reach or exceed 90 degrees for the next several days, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today declared a heat emergency in Boston effective...

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Boston Traffic Advisory for August 11 - August 14

Madonna Della Cava Feast, Dominican Parade, August Moon Festival and other weekend events that will impact traffic and parking

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Mayor Walsh Appoints Special Advisor on Homelessness

Laila Bernstein will build on City's successes; Scale up plans to end chronic homelessness

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Mayor Walsh Launches Boston Artist Opportunity Fund

BOSTON - Thursday, August 4, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the launch of The Opportunity Fund, a pilot grant program designed to support individual artists in activities that help them...
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