In first State of the City address, Michelle Wu pledges to overhaul Boston’s planning process - The Boston Globe
Mayor Wu’s address, delivered Wednesday evening at the MGM Music Hall in Fenway to an audience of several thousand, signaled that her second year as mayor will be focused largely on housing, development, and climate goals.
In her first State of the City address, Mayor Michelle Wu pledged to overhaul the city’s urban planning process, challenging business and elected leaders to support her vision as she works to sustainably grow Boston back to its population peak of 800,000. Wu’s speech, delivered Wednesday evening at the MGM Music Hall in Fenway to an audience of several thousand, included pledges to ensure academic excellence in every public school, speed the city’s transition from fossil fuels, and grant public land to builders for free to construct affordable housing. “It’s thanks to the people of Boston that
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