Boston Planning & Development Agency
Municipal planning and development agency for Boston / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), formerly the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), is a Massachusetts public agency that serves as the municipal planning and development agency for Boston, working on both housing and commercial developments.
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Formed | 1957; 67 years ago (1957) |
Type | Urban planning agency |
Headquarters | Boston City Hall 1 City Hall Square #9, Boston, MA 42°21′37.16″N 71°3′28.68″W |
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Website | www |
As an agency concerned with urban planning, the BPDA does not consider requests for zoning variances from individual property owners. These are heard by the city's own Zoning Board of Appeals, a seven-person body appointed by the Mayor of Boston.[1]
Some consider the BPDA's roles as both real estate owner and developer, and approval authority over private development projects, to be a conflict of interest.[2]