Cushman & Wakefield Picks Barros to Lead Boston Team
Boston’s former economic development chief is making the transition from City Hall to the Financial District.
Boston’s former economic development chief is making the transition from City Hall to the Financial District.
Both candidates say they have taken top spots in the preliminary election to be Boston’s next permanent mayor, and their challengers have all conceded.
The first public poll of Boston voters in almost two months shows at-large City Councilor Michelle Wu has pulled away from her competitors as the preliminary mayoral election draws near.
One out of every five Boston residents lives within a 10-minute walk of the MBTA’s Fairmont Line and mayoral candidate John Barros called Tuesday for the T to use federal money to make the line more reliable, run more frequently and fully integrate it into the T’s subway system.
Boston’s Acting Mayor Kim Janey and At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu lead a new poll from Suffolk University and the Boston Globe taking the temperature of the city’s race for mayor.
As potential major changes loom in Boston’s development policies, real estate executives are weighing in with their wallets in the mayoral race.
As Boston recovers from the pandemic, we must approach growth and development in a way that is forward-thinking, sustainable and above all, inclusive. We have an opportunity to make housing more affordable while getting creative about placemaking to bring vibrancy back to our neighborhoods as the pandemic lifts.
John Barros, until recently Boston’s top economic development official, has entered the increasingly crowded field of candidates vying to replace Mayor Marty Walsh.