How many times have we compared the layout of Boston streets to New York’s? How many times have you debated with friends the merits of a convenient grid system versus Boston’s “charming” and “quaint” ...

This story was originally published by Data-Smart City Solutions. The Vision Zero initiative began in Sweden in 1997 with the goal of eliminating fatal traffic and pedestrian accidents, and has since ...

It seems like no one can be impartial when it comes to brutalism — the mid-20th century monumental concrete architecture — in Boston. The buildings remain controversial because they are seen as ...

Boston, the capital of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England, features neighborhoods with names and identities that still hold strong to their colonial beginnings. Some neighborhoods began ...

The City of Boston wants to take steps now to mitigate the disastrous outcomes associated with predicted sea level rise in upcoming decades. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh laid out an ambitious vision for ...

A federal judge ruled that the City Council likely violated the Constitution when factoring race into the establishment of Boston’s new redistricting map, and issued a preliminary injunction to bar ...

Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, once called Boston’s Emerald Necklace “the most important work of our profession now in hand.” His elegant system of parks tamed the Muddy ...

It’s hard to imagine, but less than 200 years ago, Boston was surrounded by water. The city was basically an island, connected to the rest of the state only through a tiny spit of land. Neighborhoods ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday quietly signed the City Council–approved redistricting map, making official newly redrawn voting district boundaries for the next municipal election. Wu’s press ...

This fast-moving storm is set to push through Greater Boston after the morning commute and linger through the first half of Wednesday.

How many times have we compared the layout of Boston streets to New York’s? How many times have you debated with friends the merits of a convenient grid system versus Boston’s “charming” and “quaint” ...