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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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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Tackling Extreme Heat: Recommendations for Strengthening Massachusetts Policy

On behalf of A Better City, Researcher Tanya Stasio, PhD, Assistant Researcher Elisabeth Seliga, Researcher Jordan Burt, Research Assistant Lila McNamee, and Principal Economist Liz Stanton, PhD prepared a policy brief  that reviews . . . Read More
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Extreme Heat Policy Review

On behalf of A Better City, Researcher Tanya Stasio, PhD, Assistant Researcher Elisabeth Seliga, Researcher Jordan Burt, Research Assistant Lila McNamee, and Principal Economist Liz Stanton, PhD prepared a background report that (1) . . . Read More

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Latest Blog Posts

A Better City Joins City of Boston Response to U.S. Department of Justice Threats

August 20, 2025

On August 19, 2025, Kate Dineen, President & CEO of A Better City, joined Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and community leaders to respond to a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice threatening to . . .

Cambridge BEUDO Regulations Update

August 20, 2025

Cambridge is going through the regulatory process for its Building Energy Use and Disclosure Ordinance in 3 phases. A blogpost earlier this year provided an update on Phase 1 of the regulations that . . .

Governor Healey Files Nearly $3B Environmental Bond Bill

August 19, 2025

On June 24th, Governor Healey held a press conference to launch S.2542, An Act to Build Resilience for Massachusetts Communities, also known as the Mass Ready Act. This $2.9B environmental bond bill . . .