Home Rule Petition for Boston Redevelopment Agency (BRA)
The Wu administration has recently filed a Home Rule Petition (HRP) to formally abolish the Boston Redevelopment Agency (BRA) and the Economic Development Industrial Corporation (EDIC) of Boston and transfer these powers to a newly reimagined Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA).
The petition would officially end the urban renewal mission of eradicating “blight and urban decay” and redirect these powers toward resiliency, equity, and affordability. The newly consolidated BPDA would also be subject to greater mayoral oversight. The petition has been sent to the State House for approval.
To read the mayor’s letter to the City Council, see: https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2023/02/0324.pdf
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