Request for a public hearing
Hold hearing to modernize permitting systems
Last activity March 12, 2026 (6 months ago)
-
Introduced
March 6, 2026
-
In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
-
Council vote
-
Adopted
The City Council held a hearing order to examine how Boston can modernize its permitting systems to improve accessibility, including moving permit applications online and providing real-time status updates. The proposal seeks an outward-facing digital platform to inform residents about permitted work in their neighborhoods and reduce confusion from paper-based processes.
Affects Boston residents
Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Enrique Pepén, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, and Sharon Durkan
Now with the Committee on City Services
About Government Operations & Elections , Technology & Privacy and Transportation & Streets
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Order for a hearing on modernizing permitting systems to improve accessibility related to transportation, curbside management, construction, and development.
Timeline
-
March 11, 2026
Referred to
City Council
On motion of Councilor Durkan, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Coletta Zapata and Pepén as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on City Services.