The Development Committee seeks to enhance the character and livability of the Back Bay by protecting the physical fabric of the historic neighborhood as future development occurs, and by maintaining a healthy balance in the unique mix of residential, commercial, cultural, and institutional uses that enrich Back Bay residential life. The goal of the committee is to:

• Encourage the City of Boston to adopt a master plan, or set of strategies, for the neighborhood, in order to ensure development that is in harmony with the goal of enhancing the quality of residential life in the Back Bay.
• Monitor both public and private development projects that affect the neighborhood, considering both their individual and cumulative effects.
• Work cooperatively with the City and the Commonwealth, and with other neighborhoods and business, institutional, and cultural groups, in order to participate effectively in all stages of planning and design review.

NABB's Development Committee has completed an analysis and list of recommendations regarding the long-range need for balanced commercial development in the Back Bay. (Click on Principles and Guidelines for Future Development of the Back Bay.)

If you are interested in working on development issues, please let us know!

The Development Committee meets monthly, usually on the 4th Tuesday from 6:30 - 8:30 at The Newman School, 247 Marlborough Street.

Contact Jackie McBride, Chair, 617-437-7726 or jmcbride@alum.mit.edu or the NABB office, 617-247-3961, 337 Newbury St, Boston. For projects that the committee is tracking, go to: Development Projects in Our Area.