City Council - 2026-04-06
Votes on Hearing on dedicating Phillips Square open space as Tunney Lee Plaza (docket 0178)
What happened
This Boston City Council Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation hearing (docket 0178) was a discussion-only public hearing — no vote was taken — on dedicating a new open space at Phillips Square in Chinatown as 'Tunney Lee Plaza,' honoring the late urban planner Tu…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted
Meeting Summary
This Boston City Council Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation hearing (docket 0178) was a discussion-only public hearing — no vote was taken — on dedicating a new open space at Phillips Square in Chinatown as 'Tunney Lee Plaza,' honoring the late urban planner Tu…
Key Decisions (1)
Hearing on dedicating Phillips Square open space as Tunney Lee Plaza (docket 0178)
Development Activity (1)
Tunney Lee Plaza at Phillips Square
Infrastructure
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
Chinatown has the lowest urban tree canopy (only 7%) and…
Sentiment
Strong, unanimous community advocacy for open space and heat mitigation…
Housing Demand
Older upstairs housing stock in Chinatown's commercial sub-district has inadequate…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 3 councilmembers, a staff member, a witness, and 8 members of the public.
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