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It's official: Boston has created a new planning department. Now what?

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance to officially establish a new city planning department that would take over functions long held by the Boston Planning and Development Agency. Wu says the new department would make sure housing and development in Boston aligns with priorities, like climate resiliency, equity and affordability.

Boston planning chief Arthur Jemison, pictured here in 2022, will head up Mayor Michelle Wu's new planning department. This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox,. While our journalism is still thriving, the old economics of our business can no longer support us. Over the past five years, our on-air sponsorship has fallen by more than 40%.

What’s next? The new planning department will start work on July 1, with funding from the coming city budget. It will be led by Boston’s planning chief, Arthur Jemison. Will we get snow? Not likely inside the I-95 belt — though evening commuters could encounter sleet. Meteorologist Danielle Noyes says any snow will be “elevation dependent.” The Worcester Hills, north-central Massachusetts and parts of the Berkshires could see up to half a foot.to check out Noyes’ latest snow, wind gust and rain prediction maps for Massachusetts. (And for spring skiers looking up at New Hampshire or Maine,Sen.

 

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