Resources for NABB Members
NABB News
Architecture Committee
- An overview of Boston's historic districts
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/historic.asp - Back Bay Architectural Commission Guidelines
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/downloads.asp
Go to Back Bay Architectural Commission, Guidelines for the Residential District. Start here if you are contemplating making any exterior architectural changes to a Back Bay building.
City Services Committee
Crime Committee
Local Law Enforcement Organizations and Information
- Boston Police Area D Emergency Numbers and Important Contact Information http://www.bostoncrimewatch.com/AreaD.pdf
- Boston Police Department
http://www.cityofboston.gov/police/default.asp
Includes aggregate crime information and statistics - News Updates from the Boston Police Department
http://www.bpdnews.com/ - Anonymous tips to the police about unsolved crimes
http://www.cityofboston.gov/police/cristop.asp - MBTA Transit Safety and Crime Statistics
http://transitpolice.us/ - Boston Crime Watch
www.bostoncrimewatch.com
Crime prevention information from an organization which partners neighbors and police to address specific crime problems.
Consumer Protection
- ATM Safety TIPS from the FDIC
http://www.fdic.gov/CONSUMERS/CONSUMER/news/cnspr04/atm.html - Identity Theft Prevention TIPS from the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department
http://www.mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1237,Q,543161,mpdcNav_GID,1555,.asp
Seasonal Crime Safety: Summer
- Safety TIPS for Runners
http://www.runtheplanet.com/trainingracing/safety/rtpselfd.asp - Vacation Safety TIPS
http://www.bostoncrimewatch.com/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2090704.html - Safe Travel Abroad from the U.S. State Department
http://safer-travel.com/statedepart.htm
Groundwater
- Boston Groundwater Trust
http://www.bostongroundwater.org
See the latest results from the monitoring program
- Citywide Groundwater Emergency Taskforce
http://www.groundwateremergency.com