Alliance of Boston Neighborhoods

ABN Town Meetings
Transportation. Housing. Economic development. These were the subjects of the Alliance of Boston Neighborhood's Town Meetings. Fact sheets and a summary of participant comments are available.

ABN publications

Property taxes
ABN property tax workshop

Possible solutions to Boston's property tax crisis focusing on both the taxable sector and the tax-exempt sector.

Development process - Article 80
ABN proposed changes to Article 80

ABN's massive volunteer effort to read, understand, and evaluate Article 80 yielded sixty-one recommendations that address both public participation and quality control in the City's development review process.

White papers
Planning - A working paper on Boston's planning process, prepared by ABN members to help define an appropriate structure for a new planning entity.
Zoning Board of Appeals - Report and findings on how Boston's planning and zoning ordinances are often undermined by the process for review of variance applications.

The ABN has worked to educate those involved in and interested in the future of Boston, particularly with planning, zoning, development, licensing, transportation and other common concerns.

We have written position papers, letters and newspaper commentary, and have presented public testimony on many issues.

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