Downtown Boston safety initiatives show 29% drop in violent crime, but issues persist

Safety initiatives in downtown Boston have produced some positive results over the past eight months — but business owners ...

Boston residents say they feel safer downtown compared to last year in new survey

Far fewer residents said they felt “less safe” compared to the beginning of the year than in a similar survey conducted in ...

Boston police says they seized 9 more scooters as crackdown continues

Tuesday’s operation was the latest in an ongoing safety initiative that police are calling “Operation Safe Scooter.” The post ...

Is Downtown Boston coming back? Business leaders are hopeful safety improvements will help.

Downtown now has its lowest retail vacancy rate since 2020, and office vacancies are starting to improve as well, according ...
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Scaffolding with 5 workers on it hit by truck in downtown Boston

I WANT TO STEP OUT OF THE SHOT AND SHOW YOU THAT CREWS ARE WORKING ON SHORING UP THAT SCAFFOLDING. THERE WAS A BEAM THAT WAS BENT WHERE THAT TRACTOR TRAILER HIT IT. NOW I WANT YOU TO LOOK ALL THE WAY ...
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New tool maps pathway issues in Downtown Boston, Chinatown to improve accessibility

This photo from the database shows uneven paving on the sidewalk and curb cut at Shawmut Avenue and Marginal Road in Boston. A recent audit of virtually every sidewalk in Downtown Boston and Chinatown ...

Survey: Downtown Boston feels safer to locals compared to last year

A survey of hundreds of downtown Boston residents and stakeholders in recent weeks has found that most feel safer than they ...