PLAN: Newmarket Boston Planning and Development Agency

To transform communities requires moving beyond the conventional ladder of citizen participation and cross-sector collaboration strategies. Locally and nationally, we are facing a more uncertain future fueled by climate change, outdated land-use patterns, and an aging infrastructure and multi-modal transportation system. In the context of this ever-shifting reality, the Boston Planning and Development Agency tasked Rivera Consulting, Inc. with designing, developing, and implementing a Social Justice and Equity Analysis framework and process as part of the city's PLAN: Newmarket planning initiative. We combined our skills in urban planning analysis, data collection, and equity-centered engagement practices to facilitate neighborhood development centered in the values and principles of social justice. newmarket.png