Organization: A BETTER CITY INITIATIVE INC
Mission: WORKING WITH OUR RELATED ORGANIZATION, A BETTER CITY, INC., WE PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN REGION, AND OF OTHER URBAN AREAS, BY PARTICIPATING IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION, LAND DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
Activities: ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT:LAUNCHED IN MARCH 2019, CLIMATE RESILIENCE GUIDELINES FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS WERE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS INITIATIVE WEBSITE THAT INCLUDE A TEMPLATE, WORKBOOK AND VENDOR LIST. A TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE THERMAL ELECTRIFICATION OF LARGE BUILDINGS IS UNDERWAY THAT LOOKS AT THE FEASIBILITY, CURRENT MARKET, TECHNOLOGIES, POLICY PATHWAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE ELECTRIFICATION INTO CAPITAL PLANNING AND MAJOR RENOVATIONS OVER THE MEDIUM (2030) AND LONG-TERM (2050). A COALITION OF ABCI AND GREEN RIBBON COMMISSION (GRC) MEMBERS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ADVANCE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND RESILIENT BUILDING POLICY IN THE COMMONWEALTH. IN NOVEMBER 2019, ABCI AND THE GREEN RIBBON COMMISSION HOSTED AN EVENT ON PROTECTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: PLANNING & INVESTMENTS IN BOSTON, BRINGING TOGETHER SOME OF THE BOSTON AREA'S KEY INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS TO DISCUSS PROGRESS MADE IN CLIMATE RESILIENT PLANNING, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENTATION-AND THE WORK THAT STILL LIES AHEAD.
TRANSPORTATION:A BETTER CITY INITIATIVE, INC.(ABCI) COMPLETED FURTHER REFINEMENT OF AN AT-GRADE ALTERNATIVE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE I-90 VIADUCT AND REDESIGN OF RAIL, PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FACILITIES ADJACENT TO THE ALLSTON INTERCHANGE. ABCI ALSO MANAGED THE SEAPORT LEADERSHIP GROUP (SLG) IN SOUTH BOSTON. THE SLG IS MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN UNIFYING THE VOICE OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN THE SEAPORT AND ADVANCING IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR THIS VITAL ECONOMIC CENTER. ABCI CONTINUES TO ADVANCE, ALONG WITH THE MBTA, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATIC TRAIN OPERATIONS INTO ITS RED AND ORANGE LINE VEHICLE OVERHAUL PLANS. ADDITIONALLY, ABCI IS WORKING WITH THE MBTA AND MASSDOT ON INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND IMPROVE REGIONAL RAIL.
LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT:A BETTER CITY INITIATIVE, INC. ACHIEVES ITS GOALS BY FUNDING CONCEPTUAL URBAN DESIGN PROPOSALS TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC REALM AND LAND USE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN PLAZAS AND PARKLETS.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Environment