Mission

A Better City represents a multi-sector group of nearly 130 business leaders united around a common goal: to enhance the Greater Boston region’s economic health, competitiveness, equitable growth, sustainability, and quality of life for all communities. By amplifying the voice of the business community through collaboration and consensus-building, A Better City develops solutions and influences policy in three critical areas: 1. transportation and infrastructure, 2. land use and development, and 3. energy and the environment. A Better City is committed to building an equitable and inclusive future for the region that benefits and uplifts residents, workers, and businesses in Greater Boston.

Publications

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2025 Year in Review

Throughout 2025, A Better City was proud to partner with you,and with the Healey-Driscoll Administration, State Legislature,and Wu Administration, to navigate a year marked by economicchallenges and uncertainty. We worked together to . . . Read More
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Boosting Bluebikes

In 2024, the Bluebikes bikeshare system, easily recognizable by its title sponsor, Blue Cross Blue Shield, introduced e-bikes to its growing fleet of bicycles for the first time in its 14-year history. The all-new, immensely popular . . . Read More
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Feeling the Heat: B-COOL Pilot Explores the Efficacy of Heat Emergency Protocols in Boston’s Hotspot Neighborhoods

This Report shares the findings of the B-COOL 2024 temperature sensor pilot, which deployed 15 temperature sensors across environmental justice hotspot neighborhoods in Boston and compared their data to official heat emergency declaration . . . Read More
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Greening the Blue Line

In celebration of Earth Week, A Better City released Greening the Blue Line, a report undertaken in collaboration with Civic Space Collaborative and Weston & Sampson and with generous support from the Stone Living Lab. This project . . . Read More
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2024 Year in Review

In 2024, A Better City worked alongside you—and with the Healey-Driscoll Administration, State Legislature, and Wu Administration—to develop solutions to some of Greater Boston’s most pressing challenges—from . . . Read More

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Latest Blog Posts

I-90 Allston Multimodal Project Update

January 14, 2026

A Better City remains committed to advancing the I-90 Allston Multimodal Project, which is a once-in-a-generation chance to replace a structurally deficient elevated highway with safer transportation . . .

2025 Intern Recap

January 9, 2026

In the summer of 2025, A Better City was fortunate to host three summer interns working to advance a host of A Better City research priorities—from transportation finance, to fare policy, to . . .

Event Recap: Built to Lead: Lessons in Building Decarbonization New Technologies and Opportunities

December 17, 2025

On Wednesday, December 17th, A Better City convened a captivating third panel in the "Built to Lead: Lessons in Building Decarbonization and Resilience" series, a showcase of the climate leadership . . .