Wu Shakes Up Design Board Leadership
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu named new leadership to a board that reviews the appearance of building projects, and named three new commissioners to replace members who will depart in April.
Ask Forgiveness, Not Permission?
by Steve Adams | May 1, 2022
Critics have long accused some Boston developers of switching out city-approved designs for aggressively value-engineered alternatives. A new position at the top of the city’s planning bureaucracy is expected to tackle the problem head-on.
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