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Projects in Boston, Massachusetts

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects for which this city submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not.

The total cost of all the projects submitted by Boston is $183,436,500

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Sidewalk Reconstruction and Pedestrian Ramps Boston MA 240 $30,000,000 Streets/Roads -30
Roadway Reconstruction in priority areas Boston MA 120 $15,000,000 Streets/Roads 12
American Legion Highway Bridge Boston MA 56 $7,000,000 Streets/Roads -19
Broad Street Boston MA 50 $4,500,000 Streets/Roads -31
Bike Lanes Network Expansion Boston MA 24 $3,200,000 Streets/Roads 7
East Boston Stadium improvements Boston MA 48 $6,000,000 CDBG -145
Brighton Branch Library Renovation Boston MA 45 $5,500,000 CDBG -19
Boston Marine Industrial Park- Access Road Industrial Improvements Boston MA 85 $4,600,000 CDBG -29
Roof replacement at four branch libraries Boston MA 25 $3,350,000 CDBG -2
Brownfields Sites- Lewis Chemical and B-Street Extension Boston MA 25 $3,000,000 CDBG -23
Curley Community Center Roof Replacement Boston MA 20 $2,500,000 CDBG -26
Renovate and upgrade facilities at two Community Centers Boston MA 20 $2,500,000 CDBG -30
Slab Shoring and sealing at 8 fire stations Boston MA 16 $2,000,000 CDBG -14
Newmarket Square Industrial District-Infrastructure Improvements Boston MA 45 $1,800,000 CDBG -4
Boston Marine Industrial Park Phase 1 - Rail improvements Boston MA 25 $1,745,000 CDBG -7
Boston Marine Industrial Park-Razing of 6 Tide Street Boston MA 25 $1,600,000 CDBG -15
Charlestown Navy Yard Pier 4 improvements Boston MA 19 $1,550,000 CDBG -8
Waterproofing, HVAC, window repair at municipal annex Boston MA 12 $1,500,000 CDBG -11
Repair and stabilize seawall at the Boston Fire Department's Training Facility on Moon Island Boston MA 10 $1,340,000 CDBG -6
Masonry repairs at the Vine Street and Paris Street Centers Boston MA 10 $1,100,000 CDBG -18
Great Hall at Codman Square: masonry and accessibility improvements Boston MA 6 $870,000 CDBG -12
Masonry repairs at Engine 41 Boston MA 4 $500,000 CDBG -3
Quincy Street-Blue Hill Ave--Development of Parcels to Support Blue Hill Ave. Business District Boston MA 0 $425,000 CDBG -28
Repair and renovate the animal shelter Boston MA 0 $365,000 CDBG 4
329-331 West Broadway-2,300 square feet Commercial Space Boston MA 0 $200,000 CDBG -30
Boston Integrated Energy Management Plan Implementation Boston MA 40 $8,000,000 Energy -8
Residential Energy Efficiency Program (Low and Moderate Income) Boston MA 40 $6,000,000 Energy -6
City of Boston Renewable Energy Installations Boston MA 25 $4,450,000 Energy 13
Boston Housing Capital Project Acceleration for Family and Elderly Housing Boston MA 280 $28,000,000 Housing -15
Shotspotter Expansion Boston MA 0 $241,500 Public Safety -57
Exterior and masonry repairs at various schools Boston MA 48 $6,000,000 Schools -2
Middle School renovation Boston MA 40 $5,000,000 Schools -4
Roof Replacements at various schools Boston MA 40 $5,000,000 Schools 17
Upgrade or repair HVAC at various schools Boston MA 32 $4,000,000 Schools 3
Upgrade or replace Fire Systems at various schools Boston MA 24 $3,000,000 Schools 2
Window replacements at various schools Boston MA 20 $2,900,000 Schools 4
Technology Goes Home expansion to 2000 families Boston MA 0 $2,000,000 Schools -99
Accessibility Projects Boston MA 16 $2,000,000 Schools -10
Electrical Upgrades at 3 schools Boston MA 12 $1,700,000 Schools 6
Traffic Management Technology Improvements Boston MA 0 $3,000,000 Transit -4