City Council Approves Motion to Replace BPDA
Update
03/28/24
City Council Approves Motion to Replace BPDA
In an 8 to 3 vote, the Boston City Council has approved an ordinance that will create a new city planning department to replace the Boston Planning and Development Agency. The official transfer will take effect in July with current BDPA employees moving to the new department. The new Planning Department will be the City’s primary land use agency, charged with planning and designing the City’s built environment, proposing recommended changes to the zoning code, and evaluating and managing urban development. The new department will include 4 divisions, The Planning and Zoning Division, The Design Division, The Development Review Division, and The Real Estate Division. The final approved measure does include some changes from the initial plans proposed by Mayor Wu including an annual reporting requirement "assessing success in advancing the express goals of newly repurposed land use and planning tools including affordability, resilience, and equity."
