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One Time Entertainment Licenses

 The Entertainment Licensing Division issues one-time entertainment licenses for special events, venues without an annual entertainment license, and for annual entertainment licenses who do not have certain categories of entertainment on their annual license. These licenses are issued for a short increment of time from one day to a few months (seasonal). The licensing process is designed to ensure public events do not violate any laws or cause disruptions. Included in this dataset are also one-time carnival licenses and one-time solicitation licenses for non-profit organizations.

Tags: business, entertainment, events, license, licensing, permitting
Organization: Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department
Annual Entertainment Licenses

The Entertainment Licensing Division for the City  of Boston enforces entertainment license law under MGL Chapter 140 Section 177A-183A which includes concert, dance exhibition, automatic amusement devices (pin ball or video games), cabaret, and public shows consisting of dancing by patrons, performers, recorded or live music, use of amplification, theatrical play, exhibition, film, floor show, or light show, and any kind of dynamic audio or visual show.

Tags: amusement, concerts, dance, entertainment, licenses, permits, public shows, venues
Organization: Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department
Boston Population Estimates 2025 Census Tract Level

<div><b>This dataset includes the City of Boston Planning Department Research Division's population estimates for Boston's population at the 2020 Census Tract level on January 1st, 2025. </b></div><div><br /></div><div>The Research Division created age-specific population estimates for Boston, its neighborhoods and census tracts. 2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS) data were used to analyze the Research Division population estimates by demographic characteristics.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Research Division developed these estimates in light of the 2020 Decennial Census and subsequent American Community Surveys undercounts of Boston's population. The Research Division provides annual estimates of Boston's population rectifying this undercount.</div><div><br /></div><div>To view these data interactively at the city, neighborhood, and tract level, please use the Research Division's <a href='https://www.bostonplans.org/research/mydemographic-viewer' target='_blank'>MyDemographic Viewer tool</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>To view these data interactively from 1950 to 2035, please use the Research Division's <a href='https://www.bostonplans.org/research/exploring-neighborhood-change' target='_blank'>Exploring Neighborhood Change Tool</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>For more information on the Research Division's motivations and methodology for creating alternate population estimates to the Census Bureau, please see the following documents:</div><div><ul><li>A detailed explanation for the motivation for creating these population estimates can be found <a href='https://www.bostonplans.org/documents/research-other/rationale-for-creating-alternatives-to-census-esti' target='_blank'>here</a>.</li><li>A presentation overview of the undercount of Boston's population can be found <a href='https://www.bostonplans.org/documents/research-other/undercount-of-boston-s-population-presentation' target='_blank'>here</a>.</li><li>A detailed explanation of the population estimation methodology can be found <a href='https://www.bostonplans.org/documents/research-other/summary-population-adjustment-and-projection-metho' target='_blank'>here</a>.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>For research inquiries and to view more work by the City of Boston Planning Department Research Division, please visit our website: <a href='http://www.bostonplans.org/research' target='_blank'>www.bostonplans.org/research</a>.</div></div>

Tags: 2025, boston, census, city of boston, demographic, demographics, neighborhoods, people, population, tracts
Organization: Planning Department
Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO)

Amended in 2021, the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions generated by large buildings in Boston. BERDO gives the City of Boston authority to set emissions standards for large existing buildings, including residential buildings with 15 or more units and non-residential buildings that are 20,000 square feet or larger.

The emissions standards set by BERDO decrease over time, with all buildings expected to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. BERDO encourages retrofits, energy efficiency improvements, fuel switching, and renewable energy generation in local buildings.

BERDO applies to the following buildings:

* Residential buildings that have 15 or more units.
* Non-residential buildings that are 20,000 square feet or larger.
* Any tax parcel with multiple buildings that sum to at least 20,000 square feet or 15 units.

Every year by May 15, covered building owners need to report the total energy and water use of their buildings from the previous calendar year. The City of Boston is required to annually disclose BERDO reported data from the previous year. 

##### Please note: 

* Reported data from 2021 and earlier was reported under the old Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance, which applied to buildings 35,000 square feet and above or 25 units or above. The prior iteration of BERDO required energy and water reporting, but did not include emissions reduction requirements.
* Usage figures reported in these datasets are provided by building owners and have not been independently verified by the City of Boston.
* This dataset will be updated periodically with usage figures which are submitted or revised after the official reporting deadline.
* The compliance map reflects buildings' status as of the reporting deadline in the most recent year, and late submissions will remain marked as out of compliance even if usage figures have subsequently been added to the dataset.
* Reports for buildings which show "Not Available" values in one or more fields are pending revision and will be updated when additional data becomes available.

Tags: BERDO, EPA, GHG, buildings, climate change, energy, environment, portfolio manager, water
Organization: Environment Department
City of Boston Buying Plan

The Buying Plan shows what the City of Boston plans to purchase in the next year. The Buying Plan is intended to give a broad sense of what we are planning to purchase, but have not advertised or published bid documents for. We will continue to add opportunities as more information becomes available.  To learn more about procurements, visit [boston.gov/procurement](https://www.boston.gov/departments/procurement).

Tags: budget, buying plan, economic development, procurement, supplier diversity
Organization: Office of Economic Development
Capital Plan

This data set is the FY27-31 City of Boston Five Year Capital Plan. It is the City’s plan to make critical investments in our shared infrastructure including schools, libraries, community centers, roads, bridges, parks, and playgrounds. This year’s $4.4 Billion plan includes funds supporting school renovations and construction, revitalized parks, roadway safety, civic buildings, and public housing. 


Tags: budget, capital budget, infrastructure
Organization: Office of Budget Management
Operating Budget

The FY27 Recommended Operating Budget totals $4.9 billion and represents an increase of $99 million, or 2.1%, over FY26. The recommended version reflects the initial budget submitted to the City Council on April 8, 2026. The City's budget is planned and built on the program level for each department. This dataset contains expense categories of appropriations to each department and program from the City's General Fund for the year starting July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.

For more information on the City of Boston Budget please see the interactive web application at budget.boston.gov. For more detail on key terms, please see the Glossary of Terms here: https://www.boston.gov/departments/budget/glossary-terms.


Organization: Office of Budget Management
Revenue Budget

The FY27 Recommended Budget is supported by $4.9 billion in total revenue, an increase of $99 million, or 2.1%, over budgeted FY26 total revenue. The FY27 Recommended Budget includes $4.9 billion in recurring revenue and $40 million in non-recurring revenue. The City’s recurring revenue budget can be divided into four categories: Property Tax (73% of total revenue), State Aid (11%), Departmental Revenue (9%) and Excise (6%). Non-recurring revenue accounts for 1% of the City's total revenue budget.

For more information on the City of Boston Budget please see the interactive web application at budget.boston.gov. For more detail on key terms, please see the Glossary of Terms here: https://www.boston.gov/departments/budget/glossary-terms

Tags: budget, fiscal year, revenue, tax
Organization: Office of Budget Management
City of Boston Discretionary Spending

The City of Boston reports on our discretionary spending as part of our commitment to transparency and to growing pathways to equitable procurement for diverse suppliers. This dataset contains all discretionary spending data from Fiscal Year 2019 - Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 3.

Discretionary spending refers to the total value of payments made by the City to a supplier through a contract ($10,000 or over) or a purchase order (under $10,000). This includes procurements where there is competition and discretion over choosing a supplier. Discretionary spending does not include mandatory or fixed obligations, such as payments of employee benefits. 

You can view an interactive dashboard of our discretionary spending at https://www.boston.gov/equitable-procurement. 

To learn more about the City’s procurement and supplier diversity efforts, visit:

* https://www.boston.gov/procurement
* https://www.boston.gov/supplier-diversity

** Notes on the Data **

The Discretionary Spending dataset differs from our Checkbook Explorer (https://data.boston.gov/dataset/checkbook-explorer) dataset in two key ways. 

* First, we report on some types of spending in the Checkbook Explorer dataset, such as utility, telecommunications, and benefits payments, that we don’t report in the Discretionary Spending dataset. 
* Second, the Checkbook Explorer dataset is updated monthly; the Discretionary Spending dataset is updated quarterly. We are working to synchronize these datasets in the future.

If you have questions about this data or would like to provide feedback, please use this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10_VGn3OEaa-JA5VJynZ9JKw-I3t0BAzw3ckv8rxVMLc/viewform?edit_requested=true

Tags: Equitable Procurement, Procurement, Supplier Diversity
Organization: Procurement & Supplier Diversity
City of Boston Contract Award

The City of Boston reports on our contract awards as part of our commitment to transparency and to growing pathways to equitable procurement for diverse suppliers. This dataset reports on our procurement contracts and other agreements, such as grants, from Fiscal Year 2019 through  Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 3.

A contract is an agreement between the City of Boston and a supplier to acquire supplies and services over $10,000. Contracts have an award value. This is the maximum dollar amount that a business can be paid, in total, over the life of the contract. 

You can view an interactive dashboard of our procurement contract award at https://www.boston.gov/equitable-procurement. This dashboard does not report on non-procurement contracts or agreement types.

To learn more about the City's procurement and supplier diversity efforts, visit:

* https://www.boston.gov/procurement
* https://www.boston.gov/supplier-diversity

** Notes on the Data **

* In some circumstances, the City department name was not recorded on the electronic contract record.
* There are some instances where the description of the contract only references City identifiers, such as a bid or purchase order number.
* Some electronic contract records do not have information recorded in our administrative systems in order to accurately categorize them as a Procurement Contract. We have included these contracts as "Other Contracts".
* In the event of a discrepancy between the electronic contract record and the signed contract document, the signed contract document is the record of truth. There are some instances where these two may differ. 

** Contract Categorization **

The City categorizes agreements into *Procurement Contracts* and *Other Contracts* to distinguish contracts entered through a procurement process from other types of agreements.

* **Procurement Contract**: An agreement between the City of Boston and a supplier to acquire supplies and services over $10,000. Procurement contracts are awarded through **competitive** or **limited competition** procurements.
     * **Competitive Procurement**: A City contract is awarded after a competitive evaluation of quotes, bids, or proposals. The City can either publicly invite suppliers or selectively invite several suppliers to submit a response.
     * **Limited Competition Procurement**: A City contract for an item or service that is not subject to all of the requirements outlined in Massachusetts public procurement laws. This includes exempt, sole source, and emergency procurements.

* **Other Contract**: Other types of contracts include Government-to-Government Agreements, Grants to Nonprofits, Loans, Revenue Contracts, Trusts or Gift Agreements, Special Education, Health Insurance, and Employment Agreements.

If you have questions about this data or would like to provide feedback, please use this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10_VGn3OEaa-JA5VJynZ9JKw-I3t0BAzw3ckv8rxVMLc/viewform?edit_requested=true


Tags: Equitable Procurement, Procurement, Supplier Diversity
Organization: Procurement & Supplier Diversity
Property Assessment

Gives property, or parcel, ownership together with value information, which ensures fair assessment of Boston taxable and non-taxable property of all types and classifications.  To preserve their integrity, the identifiers PID, CM_ID, GIS_ID, ZIPCODE, and MAIL_ZIPCODE all are marked with an underscore ("_") as the last character. 

_Year-specific documentation for the FY2008 through FY2013 files is not currently available, but the format of those files is equivalent to that described in the FY2014 documentation._

Tags: parcel, property, property value, tax
Organization: Assessing Department
Business Inventory

In the summer of 2025, the Analytics team ran a pilot project to collect as much data as possible on the City’s storefronts with 3 high school fellows and 2 Analytics team members. We built a survey tool to allow for field data collection, and worked with stakeholders to develop a framework for data collection that would meet their needs. In one summer, we were able to catalog every storefront in downtown Boston, as well as comprehensive data on 3 major commercial corridors in Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, and Allston. 

This dataset is the result of our initial data collection effort.

Tags: Business, Economic Development, OEOI, restaurants, retail, services, storefronts
Organization: DoIT Data & Analytics
Article 80 Development Projects (website)

<p style='font-size:12pt;'>Development projects subject to Article 80 review process. Find more information inside each project, including renderings, details, associated files, and contact information at <a href='https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects</a>.</p><p style='font-size:12pt;'></p><p style='font-size:12pt;'>The Boston Zoning Code requires the Planning Department to review the design of real estate developments, their effects on the surrounding community, as well as the overall city. The procedures and standards for this review are contained in Article 80 of the Zoning Code.</p><p style='font-size:12pt;'></p><p style='font-size:12pt;'>For more information, see: <a href='https://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-review/what-is-article-80' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Planning Department's website</a> | <a href='https://www.bostonplans.org/getattachment/610ddaf1-a547-4eb9-bb22-4d0938f354f6' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Citizen’s Guide to Development Review</a> | <a href='https://library.municode.com/ma/boston/codes/redevelopment_authority?nodeId=ART80DEREAP' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Article 80</a></p><p style='font-size:12pt;'>The locations of features and boundaries shown on this map are approximate and are intended for planning and visualization purposes only. This is not intended for survey, engineering, or legal purposes.</p>

Tags: App Dependency, art80, article 80, automated, bpda, development, planning department, projects, salesforce
Organization: Boston Maps
Boston Buildings with Roof Breaks

<font face='Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif'><span style='font-size:16px;'>This dataset represents building roof outlines for all buildings in Boston. This dataset was created initially from a flyover in 2011 and is updated periodically based on the aerial imagery and LIDAR data. The layer is maintained by the City of Boston Planning Department's GIS Lab.</span></font>

Tags: buildings, footprints, roofbreaks
Organization: Boston Maps
Park Boston Monthly Transactions by Zone 2015

In 2015 the City of Boston teamed up with ParkBoston, a mobile app designed to allow users to pay at parking meters using their mobile phones. Drivers are required to enter the zone number, license plate number, and length of stay, and should continue to check for signage regarding the zone's hours of operations or parking restrictions.

This is a legacy dataset of 572 ParkBoston locations, including the number of transactions each month at those locations from January to July of 2015.

Tags: cars, legacy portal, meters, parking, transactions, transportation
Organization: Boston Transportation Department
Existing Bike Network (2024)

<div><br /></div><div><table style='border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; width:1414.69px; max-width:100%; margin-bottom:20px; border-width:1px; border-style:solid; border-color:rgb(88, 88, 91) rgb(88, 88, 91) rgb(88, 88, 91) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image:initial; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Lora, serif; font-size:16px;'><tbody><tr style='box-sizing:border-box;'><td style='box-sizing:border-box; padding:10px; width:706.844px; border:1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height:1.42857;'><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10px;'>This dataset contains an inventory of existing bicycle facilities within the City of Boston. It is intended for information purposes only. It is not intended to aid in trip routing. Actual conditions may vary from what is indicated in the dataset due to construction or other reasons. Updated by the Streets Cabinet in January 2025.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

Tags: Boston Bicycle Bike Network Facilities 2024
Organization: Boston Maps
Boston Neighborhood Boundaries

Boston Neighborhood Boundaries represent a combination of zoning neighborhood boundaries, zip code boundaries and 2010 census tract boundaries.  These boundaries are used in the broad sense for visualization purposes, research analysis and planning studies. However these boundaries are not official neighborhood boundaries for the City of Boston.  The Planning Department is not responsible for any districts or boundaries within the City of Boston except for the districts we use for planning purposes.

Tags: BPDA neighborhoods, boston neighborhoods, boundary, neighborhood, planning
Organization: Boston Maps
Boston Neighborhood Boundaries Approximated by 2020 Census Block Groups

The Census Bureau does not recognize or release data for Boston neighborhoods. However, Census block groups can be aggregated to approximate Boston neighborhood boundaries to allow for reporting and visualization of Census data at the neighborhood level. Census block groups are created by the U.S. Census Bureau as statistical geographic subdivisions of a census tract defined for the tabulation and presentation of data from the decennial census and the American Community Survey. The 2020 Census block group boundary files for Boston can be found here. These block group-approximated neighborhood boundaries are used for work with Census data. Work that does not rely on Census data generally uses the Boston neighborhood boundaries found here.

Tags: block group, census, neighborhood, redistricting
Organization: Boston Maps
Income-Restricted Housing Inventory

This data, maintained by the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH), is an inventory of all income-restricted units in the city. This data includes public housing owned by the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), privately- owned housing built with funding from DND and/or on land that was formerly City-owned, and privately-owned housing built without any City subsidy, e.g., created using Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) or as part of the Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP). Information is gathered from a variety of sources, including the City's IDP list, permitting and completion data from the Inspectional Services Department (ISD), newspaper advertisements for affordable units, Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation’s (CEDAC) Expiring Use list, and project lists from the BHA, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), MassHousing, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), among others. The data is meant to be as exhaustive and up-to-date as possible, but since many units are not required to report data to the City of Boston, MOH is constantly working to verify and update it. See the data dictionary for more information on the structure of the data and important notes.
The database only includes units that have a deed-restriction. It does not include tenant-based (also known as mobile) vouchers, which subsidize rent, but move with the tenant and are not attached to a particular unit. There are over 22,000 tenant-based vouchers in the city of Boston which provide additional affordability to low- and moderate-income households not accounted for here.
The Income-Restricted Housing report can be directly accessed here:  
https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2023/04/Income%20Restricted%20Housing%202022_0.pdf

Learn more about income-restricted housing (as well as other types of affordable housing) here: https://www.boston.gov/affordable-housing-boston#income-restricted

Tags: Affordable Housing, Housing, Housing a Changing City
Organization: Mayor's Office of Housing
Licensing Board Licenses

The Licensing Board issues a variety of licenses under MGL Chapter 138 and Chapter 140 including Billiards, Bowling, Common Victualler (Food Service), Alcoholic Beverages, Innholder, and Dormitories/Lodging houses.

This dataset lists all licenses that are currently active. This dataset does not contain void, expired, or closed licenses or establishments. It also does not include applications that are pending approval before the Licensing Board or ABCC. 

Tags: alcohol, billiards, bowling, business, business and licensing, clubs, common victualler, food, inns, licenses, licensing board, liquor, lodging house, nightclubs, restaurant, restaurants
Organization: Boston Licensing Board
Cannabis Registry

This Open Data Registry includes currently licensed applicants as well as pending cannabis license applicants. 
The registry is accompanied by a map, showing the locations of licensed establishments that have applied for a cannabis license and shows their current status, which you can find <a href="https://bostonopendata-boston.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/cannabis-registry/explore?location=42.344708%2C-71.073964%2C12.96">here</a>.

Tags: cannabis
Organization: Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department