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From YouTube: Land Audit Announcement - 6/15/22
Description
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hosts a press conference to announce the completed audit of City-owned land.
A
Okay,
great
wonderful,
thank
you!
So
much
come
here.
Gg
we
have
danny
too
dan
is
here.
Okay,
great
good
morning
I
am
thrilled
to
be
here
with
leaders
from
our
city
and
state
and
affordable
housing
partners
across
nonprofits
and
cdcs
in
boston,
those
who
have
been
involved
with
planning
and
zoning
to
really
announce
the
result
of
a
months-long
effort.
A
A
Of
course,
it
is
absolutely
fundamental
that
our
efforts
will
be
guided
by
a
collaborative,
transparent
community-led
process.
That's
why
we'll
be
making
the
results
of
this
audit
available
on
our
website
at
boston.gov
housing
in
five
different
languages,
we're
also
launching
a
digital
mapping
tool
to
sustainably
track
and
update
our
list
of
city-wide
properties.
A
This
summer,
we'll
also
be
hosting
a
series
of
community
listening
sessions
to
get
feedback
directly
from
residents
in
our
neighborhoods
that'll
start
right
here
in
charlestown,
where
we
have
the
chance
to
turn
under
utilized
parking
lots
like
this
one
into
the
kind
of
space
and
community
hub
that
our
residents
have
been
calling
for
everywhere
across
the
city.
We
need
more
housing,
we
need
more
green
space.
We
need
to
have
the
chance
to
connect
directly
with
public
transportation.
A
We
have
the
resources,
the
infrastructure,
the
human
capital
and
talent
to
build
a
more
connected,
more
vibrant,
more
affordable
city,
and
now
we
have
a
blueprint
for
how
and
where
to
start
with
city
owned
land
in
the
months
ahead.
We'll
turn
the
feedback
that
we
get
from
all
of
you
into
actionable
plans
to
create
engaging
functional
community
first
spaces
throughout
our
city.
B
C
Good
morning,
I'm
pleased
to
be
here
today
in
my
capacity
as
boston
city
councilor,
representing
charlestown
east
boston.
In
the
north
end,
I'm
excited
to
start
the
conversation
about
city-owned
land
following
mayor,
michelle
wu's
audit
seeking
to
transform
public
land
for
public
good
after
identifying
identifying
over
177
million
square
feet
of
land.
C
I'm
excited
to
enhance
parcels
such
as
these
parking
lots
here
at
bunker
hill
community
college
through
the
vehicle
of
plan
charlestown,
where
residents
will
help
to
create
a
vision
for
what's
to
come
on
this
transit
adjacent
lot.
I
want
to
thank
mayor
wu
for
conducting
this
land
audit
and
moving
swiftly
on
our
housing
justice
goals
and
providing
a
transparent
database
on
these
parcels.
That
will
be
available
to
the
public.
C
D
We
are
here
today
to
continue
the
revitalization
in
the
renewal
of
urban
land
in
the
city
of
boston.
Thank
you,
mayor
wu,
for
the
audit
for
taking
the
next
step
to
complete
the
vision,
a
vision
started
40
years
ago
when
we
took
a
state
prison
and
turned
it
into
an
institute
of
higher
learning,
so
that
kids
from
our
neighborhood
in
neighborhoods
all
along
the
orange
line,
had
an
affordable
opportunity
to
take
the
next
step
in
their
education.
D
I
forget,
the
letters
help
me
out
four
more
years,
I'll
get
the
hang
of
that
right
and
I'm
just
excited
for
this
opportunity
to
share
a
vision
with
the
mayor
of
the
city
councils
and
to
bring
state
resources
in
state
land
to
the
discussion.
Also,
we
are
surrounded
by
highway
property,
mbta
property
and
down
in
the
sullivan
square
area.
D
There's
a
whole
bunch
of
underutilized
land
there
also,
and
if
we
don't
pull
it
all
together
in
one
big
vision
and
get
rid
of
this
darkness
on
the
edge
of
town,
to
quote
my
boy
bruce
springsteen,
we
have
failed.
We
need
to
bring
it
all
together
and
I
I
really
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
I've
been
looking
at
this
empty
parking
lot.
Most
of
my
life
happy
to
be
here.
D
E
Hi
everyone,
I'm
boston
city,
councilor,
kenzie,
bach,
I'm
just
so
thrilled
to
be
joining
the
mayor
and
our
charlestown
delegation
here
today.
You
know,
I
think,
when
we
talk
about
public
land,
we've
been
through
a
couple
of
phases
right
there
was
a
period
of
kind
of
abandoning
the
city
and
then
saying
hey.
We
want
to
get
economic
development,
so
any
public
land
we
can
give
away
to
private
actors
for
a
song.
Let's
do
it,
let's
get
something
happening
here
and
then
I
think
in
recent
years
you
know
folks
have
recognized.
E
Wait,
hang
on
there's
a
lot
of
value
in
that.
How
can
we
get
more
public
value?
How
can
we
write
better
leases,
get
higher
sale,
prices
etc?
But
I
think
what
the
mayor's
talking
about
today,
public
land
for
public
good,
that's
really
the
next
step
and
it's
the
critical
step
which
is
saying
hey
the
value
in
our
public
land
is
in
the
things
that
we
can
do
with
it
that
our
community
needs
things
like
housing.
Things
like
you
know,
mixed
use,
development
that
create
like
vibrant
neighborhood,
commercial
centers.
E
Things
like
you,
know,
major
public,
arts
and
and
school
development.
So,
just
to
me,
looking
at
doing
this
inventory
and
saying
what's
the
public
value
we
can
get
out
of
our
land
by
planning
together
is
just
such
an
important
next
step
and,
and
I'm
so
proud
that
this
is
such
a
keep
stone
of
the
mayor's
vision.
E
There
is
just
so
much
opportunity
here
and
it's
good,
because
we
need
it
to
meet
all
the
challenges
that
boston
faces
so
really
excited
about
this
and,
as
the
chair
of
the
kobit
recovery
committee,
excited
about
the
idea
that
we
can
commit
some
of
our
american
rescue
plan
dollars
to
that
public
oriented
development
on
this
public
land.
To
really
deliver
for
the
people
of
boston,
so
thank
you
all
and
thanks
to
the
mayor.
A
Where
is
where's
jim
okay
next
up
is
bunker
hill
community
college
provost,
jim
caniff.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
such
a
strong
partner,
not
only
in
the
physical
proximity
that
you
have
to
our
neighborhoods
and
communities,
but
in
the
connections
that
you're
creating
through
education
through
culture
through
workforce
development
with
so
many
of
our
young
people
as
well.
Thank
you.
F
F
What
is
best
for
the
surrounding
community
that
we
serve
and
having
input
into
the
into
that
process
that
whatever
the
outcome
is,
we
hope
that
it
will
be
aligned
with
college
mission,
will
serve
our
students
continue
to
serve
our
students
very
well
and
will
put
our
students
and
community
first
in
the
planning
process.
I
look
forward
to
this
opportunity
and
thank
you
mayor
wu,
for
providing
the
opportunity
good
day.
A
There
are
many
incredible
city
leaders
standing
here
with
us,
and
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
the
director
of
the
boston,
housing
authority,
kate,
bennett,
for
all
of
your
work
and
all
your
teams.
We
have
folks
involved
in
our
operations
cabinet
from
housing
from
the
bpga
and
members
of
this
community
as
well,
who
also
wear
multiple
hats
to
city
workers.
G
Thank
you
mayor,
and
I
will
be
brief
so,
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
I'm
chief
of
housing,
so
I'm
worried
about
housing
all
the
time.
So
I
do.
I
do
also
want
to
thank
members
of
the
staff
from
the
bpda,
especially
rebecca
hansen,
devin
quirk
and
morgan
mcdaniel,
for
their
great
work
on
this
audit.
It
is
really
it's
it's
a
it's
a
fabulous
publication.
G
So
when
I
looked
at
the
sites
and
I've
been
looking
at
their
work
for
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
we
certainly
have
sites
smaller
sites
throughout
the
city
that
we
can
do
increased
home
ownership
on
and
because
the
home
ownership
is
such
a
dream.
For
so
many
and
prices
have
become
so
high.
We're
really
excited
to
get
going
on
making
sure
we
can
use
those
sites
after
community
process,
after
community
dialogue,
to
build
new
homes
for
people
to
buy,
and
then
there
are
sites
like
this,
which
you
know
we
can
do
so
much
with.
G
But
I
am
I'm
hoping
that
we're
working
with
communities
closely
that
housing
is
a
very,
very
significant
piece
of
these
large
parcels
and
finally,
some
of
the
buildings,
some
of
the
more
unusual
sites
that
we
have.
We
are
still
trying
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
residents
have
homes,
including
our
homeless,
so
really
looking
at
some
of
these
sites
for
supportive
housing.
So
I
know
the
mayor's
office
of
housing.
I
should
also
mention
jamie
smith.
Who's
been
really
working
on
our
end,
along
with
the
bpda.
G
H
It
gives
us
a
way
to
see
opportunity
places
where
we
could
build
housing
that
is
aligned
with
existing
transportation
infrastructure.
A
site
like
this.
You
have
the
orange
line
and
an
orange
line
station
here,
you're
walking
distance
from
downtown
boston
and
sullivan
square.
It's
an
incredible
opportunity,
and
so
we
can
see
these
places
and
say
how
do
we
build
here
so
that
we
get
more
public
value
and
in
a
way
that
really
takes
advantage
of
the
transportation
infrastructure?
H
That's
so
critical
to
any
development
being
successful,
but
we
can
also
look
at
the
places
that
maybe
need
those
transportation
investments
and
try
to
align
the
work,
that's
being
done
through
the
planning
process
through
the
process
of
building
housing,
to
make
sure
that
we're
making
the
investments
we
need
in
the
transportation
infrastructure
so
that
we
have
vibrant
multi-modal
places
where
people
can
live
and
work
places
that
support
their
local
community
rather
than
just
adding
car
traffic.
That's
really
the
goal.
H
So
I
think,
as
you
see
this
group
of
city
leaders
up
here
today,
what
you're
seeing
is
an
understanding
of
an
a
commitment
to
working
together,
recognizing
that
housing
and
transportation
do
not
stand
alone.
This
all
has
to
happen
in
concert.
It
has
to
be
part
of
a
thoughtful
community,
focused
planning
process,
and
that's
why
you
have
this
group
of
leaders
behind
you
here
today.
H
I
Good
morning,
so
I'm
thrilled
to
be
here,
I
guess
I
wanted
to
start
by
saying
you
know
my
colleagues
and
team
members
kept
coming
to
me
and
saying
arthur
we're
excited
about
this
land
audit.
It's
got
all
this
great
information
and
I
had
a
chance
to
look
at
it
with
the
team,
and
I
said
you
know
this
is
the
land.
Auto
part
is
exciting.
I
I'm
really
excited
about
the
chance
to
work
with
neighbors
on
a
development
pipeline
of
land
that
belongs
to
them
that
they
get
to
turn
into
the
uses
that
are
going
to
make
their
neighborhood
stronger.
That's
the
exciting
part
so
with
the
land
audit,
but
it's
also
a
public-private
partnership
pipeline
where
we
get
to
say
partnering
with
neighbors.
I
Can
we
turn
this
parking
lot
into
a
combination
of
of
housing
at
all
different
income
levels,
open
space,
the
things
that
the
neighbors
want?
We
do
have
that
opportunity.
Part
of
that
opportunity
is
going
to
be
done
in
charlestown,
for
example,
through
the
planned
charlestown
plan,
which
has
been
ongoing
and
and
that
the
process,
the
kind
of
of
the
kind
that
we're
going
to
use
to
make
decisions
about
what
happens
on
this
site.
So
I'm
thrilled
about
being
able
to
stand
in
this
parking
lot
with
you
today.
I
I
So
with
that,
I
want
to
make
sure
I
thank
our
team
members
devon.
My
deputy
chief
and
rebecca
who's,
leading
a
lot
of
real
estate
initiatives
for
all
their
hard
work
on
this
and
to
say
how
thrilled
I
am
to
be
working
with
with
joshua
and
chief
and
chief
dylan
pardon
me
for
calling
by
his
first
name.
That's
how
familiar
we've
all
gotten
on
the
future
implementation
of
these
projects.
I
J
J
A
I
think
something
like
19
city
departments
on
that
effort,
but
we're
also
ensuring
that
the
city
is
looking
ahead
to
the
next
step
as
well.
The
rfp
process
just
opened
up
for
the
shattuck
campus
that
the
state
is
releasing,
and
so
the
city
is,
is
very
intently
focused
there.
We
continue
to
think
about
and
plan
around
long
island
and
the
land
that
the
city
owned
owns
also
is
prime
for
analyzing.
A
A
So
you
heard
twelve
hundred
parcels
nine
and
a
half
million
square
feet
of
land
that
the
city
owns
that's
very
valuable
and
our
focus
is
on
making
sure
that
every
square
foot
of
that
land
is
being
used
or
planned
to
be
used
for
the
best
and
highest
public
good.
And
in
some
cases
that
could
be
new
buildings
to
house
residents
or
to
meet
needs
in
our
neighborhoods
or
to
provide
services
that
we
want
to
see
in
every
single
neighborhood.
A
A
So
I'll
defer
to
my
colleagues
and
and
the
leaders
who
are
leading
the
charge
on
this
from
my
part,
the
goal
is
not
to
say:
okay,
now,
we've
done
an
audit
now
we're
going
to
wade
and
then
create
another
presentation.
That
is
a
a
plan
with
all
of
these
specific
parcels
we
are.
The
the
charge
is
to
move
as
quickly
as
we
can
on
the
places
where
we
see
the
greatest
potential
and
the
greatest
urgency,
and
so
there
are
likely
going
to
be
parcels
that
will
move
much
faster
than
others.
A
It
depends
on
the
neighborhood
needs.
It
depends
on
the
size
and
connection
to
resources
in
the
area,
but
overall
we
are
putting
on
the
table
the
fact
that
boston
has
a
lot
of
resources
available
to
address
the
big
challenges
in
front
of
us.
We
have
to
be
willing
to
use
them
and
we
have
to
be
willing
to
think
creatively
and
think
urgently
about
what
could
come
from
the
collectively
owned
public
land
that
we
have.
A
I
think
similar
to
the
schools,
the
school's
facilities
plan,
there's
a
set
of
steps
for
each
project
to
go
through
the
community
conversations
and
an
equivalent
of
our
needs
assessment,
then
design
and
designing
a
budget
along
with
that
and
then
identifying
the
resources
and
then
getting
to
construction.
And
so
you
know
this
is.
This
is
the
starting
point
for
us
to
know
the
whole
universe
of
what
is
available
and
to
kick
off
that
needs
assessment
neighborhood
by
neighborhood.
A
G
I
think
I
can
answer,
but
some
of
the
parcels
that
are
are
in
the
in
the
report:
they're
they
if
they
are
already
in
a
community
process
or
a
development
pipeline.
The
bpda
has
called
that
out.
So
it's
it's
very
clear
that
we
have
these
many
parcels
in
these
neighborhoods
and
the
you
know
the
the
number
of
parcels
in
each
neighborhood
that
are
already
underway.
G
G
I
Thanks,
I
would
just
add
that
I
think
neighbors
should
be
comforted,
that
we're
not
going
to
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
these
properties
are
dealt
with
in
this
in
the
context
of
the
broader
plans.
If
I
was
a
neighbor
and
was
watching
this
conference,
I'd
want
to
say,
oh
well,
that
parcel
is
going
to
start
getting
activity
on
it.
How
do
I
get
my
input
in
on
that
property?
I
want
people
to
be
confident
that
the
team
who's
working
on
advancing
plan
charlestown
is
going
to
have
a
chance
to
opine
on
this.
I
About
planning
is
that
charlestowners
and
and
the
bpda
and
mayor's
office
of
housing
and
and
chief
franklin
hodges
team
at
bt,
we're
all
going
to
sit
down
with
the
neighbors
and
say
here's
the
best
practices
in
the
united
states
for
doing
this.
Here's
some
ideas
about
what
to
do.
What
are
your
thoughts.
A
Okay,
all
right,
I'm
authorized
to
do
one
more
piece
of
it.
I
am
so
excited
to
share
that
we'll
be
able
to
offer
a
free
public
watch
party
for
game
six
in
the
celtics
finals
at
fenway,
and
so
thanks
to
a
partnership
between
the
city
of
boston
and
the
boston
red
sox,
we
will
have
a
free
but
ticketed
event
on
thursday
night.
I
just
want
to
encourage
everyone
to
cheer
on
our
team
and
do
so
responsibly.
A
These
watch
parties
are
not
something
that
boston
is
used
to
hosting.
We
have
a
very
storied
history
of
championships
among
our
sports
teams,
but
we
don't
have
much
of
a
history
of
hosting
these
very
large-scale
events
during
playoff
series,
and
so
we
are
doing
our
best
to
plan
ahead.
There's
a
tremendous
amount
of
planning
for
public
safety
when
the
games
start
as
late
as
they
do.
A
9
p.m
starts
means,
there's
a
lot
of
planning
that
goes
into
just
balancing
neighborhood
quality
of
life
as
well
that
late
into
the
night,
and
so
we
have
had
a
few
small
issues
at
some
of
our
previous
watch
parties
with
folks
emotions
running
a
little
high
throwing
bottles,
and
things
like
that.
Just
can't
happen
if
we
are
to
continue
this
kind
of
activity
around
boston.
We
want
to
be
a
city
where
there
are
free,
open
events
that
bring
everyone
in
really
celebrate
and
we
can
all
have
fun.
A
I
know
emotions
run
high
in
my
household,
especially
in
the
third
quarter
as
well,
but
we
just
remember
we're
doing
this
to
make
sure
that
we
can
all
be
part
of
a
community
celebrating
our
city
celebrating
our
team
and
can't
wait
to
see
what
thursday
night
looks
like
and
very,
very,
I
believe
in
our
team
know
we're
going
to
pull
it
out.
Go
celtics.
A
The
kids
get
really
I
mean
I
won't.
Unfortunately,
the
children
know
some
words
that
they
shouldn't
know.
So
we've
been
staying
up
quite
late,
watching,
I
think,
sorry,
to
boston
public
schools
the
next
morning
for
the
results
in
class.
But
we
are,
we
are
quite
excited
and
looking
forward
to
game
six.