The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) is the planning and economic development agency for the City of Boston. The BPDA plays a far-reaching role in shaping the City. They are a self-sustaining agency and their love for Boston inspires them to make their City an even better place to live, work, and connect.
They are 200 professionals who serve the City in a variety of ways—from architects who review the smallest details of a historic building in Roxbury to project managers who host a community meeting for a new affordable housing project in Dorchester. They work hand-in-hand with other City departments and community groups to make their City better.
The BPDA is charged with growing the tax base, cultivating the private jobs market, training the workforce, encouraging new business to locate in Boston and existing businesses to expand, planning the future of neighborhoods with the community, identifying height and density limits, charting the course for sustainable development and resilient building construction, advocating for multi-modal transportation, responding to the city's changing population, producing insightful research on our City, and ensuring Boston retains its distinctive character.
