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[VIDEO] Wu begins sunsetting urban renewal, advocates say abolishing BPDA should be next

[VIDEO] Wu begins sunsetting urban renewal, advocates say abolishing BPDA should be next

Desmond LaFave, Reporter
March 21, 2022
Candidates discussed affordable housing measures, including rent control. Above (left to right) Councilor Michael Flaherty, Alejandra St. Guillen, Councilor Michelle Wu, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, David Halbert, Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George. Photo by Alexa Gagosz.

Can rent control end displacement? At-large candidates discuss in community forum

Alexa Gagosz
October 22, 2019
Wu wants to replace the BPDA with a new planning department, reexamine the city’s zoning codes and create new rules for future development. Photo by Eileen OGrady.

City Councilors pitch sweeping urban planning overhaul to East Boston community

Eileen O'Grady
October 18, 2019
The first of many listening sessions for Wu’s plan to abolish the BPDA took place on Oct. 7 in East Boston. Photo courtesy of Wu’s Facebook page.

Councilor Wu calls to abolish Boston Planning and Development Agency

Jordan Erb
October 18, 2019
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