Urban Infrastructure

The City of Boston's open data hub.

Contains demographic research, maps, aerial photographs, zoning regulations, and information on construction projects.

The Boston District Council of the ULI. Offers reports on Boston housing and transportation costs, and how these affect the local economy.

Search for historical planning documents by keyword, project name, or neighborhood.

Boston's plan to make the city more affordable, equitable, connected, and resilient.

Information on Mass. housing, economic development, labor, workforce development, transportation, construction, environment affairs, energy, and finance.

Links to Mass. regional agencies that address planning issues that cross municipal, county, and even state boundaries.

MassWorks is tasked with aiding municipalities and other eligible public entities seeking public infrastructure funding to support economic development and job creation and retention.

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is a regional planning agency that serves the 101 cities and towns of Metropolitan Boston.

"National foundation-level geospatial data within the open public domain that can be useful to support community preparedness, resiliency, research, and more."

Links to various federal historic financial assistance programs, including community block grants; brownfields development grants; transportation capital funding; and housing capital fund programs.

HUD oversees homes owned by the government, and ensures that tenants and renters are treated fairly under the law.

America's premier planning association.

"The Atlas of ReUrbanism takes the massive amount of data currently available about cities and makes it more accessible, allowing for the exploration and discovery of connections between older buildings and economic, demographic, environmental measures."

Free access to satellite maps that record human interaction with land in the United States.

This online journal focuses on design, transportation, environment, equity, and life.

A complete guide to planning inclusive and sustainable urban places.

Free registration provides access to research reports, white papers, and databases dealing with the use, regulation, and taxation of land.

A global documentary series about urbanism, hosted by urban designer and author, Mikael Colville-Andersen.

A list of regional planning commissions across the US. Each contains useful information on planning agencies and incentives for developers.

This organization's reports provide data and analysis on the connections between older buildings and a range of positive economic, social, and environmental outcomes.

An international platform for transdisciplinary dialogue on equitable urban sustainability and health.See the TNOC Archive and Projects tabs for essays, podcasts, and art.

"Stories of great urban planning and urban experiences from Amsterdam and the Netherlands."

News, concepts and planning resources for building compact, sustainable communities.

Articles on urban planning, architecture, and culture around the world.

Useful links to recent publications on urban development, housing, transportation, and land use. Also provides free access to Urban Land Magazine.