City of Boston's Anti-Displacement Toolkit

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2	City of Boston's Anti-Displacement Toolkit
3	In 2024, the City of Boston set out to develop its first-ever Anti-Displacement Action Plan to confront residential, commercial and cultural displacement. The policies, programs, and initiatives outlined in the 'Residential Anti-Displacement Toolkit' and 'Commercial/Cultural Anti-Displacement Toolkit' tabs of this spreadsheet were compiled or developed as part of this initiative. These existing and proposed tools make up the City of Boston's Anti-Displacement Toolkit. The goals of the City's anti-displacement work are to: - Stabilize residents -- both renters and homeowners -- so they can anchor and flourish here, while creating space to welcome new neighbors - Stabilize neighborhood commercial and creative enterprises, enabling their diversity and vibrancy Learn more and stay up to date at boston.gov/anti-displacement								💡 What do we mean when we say “anti-displacement tool”? We use the broadest definition of “tool”, in line with common practice, and includes four types: - Programs and resources (e.g. a program to help people to buy homes, or the Metrolist affordable housing search engine), - People (e.g. an Energy Advocate who helps residents lower their energy costs), - Financial resources (e.g. our direct investment in public and income-restricted housing), and - Policies or regulatory powers (e.g. ordinances, zoning.) Oftentimes, all four are necessary to enable a single intervention.
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6	Below, you can find additional context to understand the content in the Anti-Displacement Toolkit tabs, including explanations of table headers, acronyms, and other key elements.
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8	Table Headers
9	GOAL	STRATEGY	TOOL	STATUS	LEARN MORE	LEAD CITY OF BOSTON DEPARTMENT(S)	ACTION PLAN PAGE #
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12	GOAL	Tools are organized around the four foundational goals of Boston's anti-displacement strategy: Protect, Preserve, Produce and Prosper.
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41	STRATEGY	Tools are further organized by the strategies that will help the City deliver on the goals to Protect, Preserve, Produce and Prosper. For example, one strategy the City employs to protect residents and low-income homeowners from displacement is to increase access to income-restricted housing.
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44	STATUS	Ongoing: Tool is already in use by the City of Boston			Explore: Lead department is exploring the feasibility and potential design of the tool			Pilot: Lead department is testing the tool before determining whether to introduce it more widely	Initiate: Lead department is starting a process to establish a new tool while awaiting authority to implement it
45		Ongoing: Tool is already in use by the City of Boston
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49		Implement: Tool is ready to be implemented by lead department(s)			Support: The City of Boston is supporting legislation already filed with the Massachusetts Legislature			Closed: A grant-funded tool is no longer operating
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51	LEARN MORE	Where available, a link to the tool's web page where residents can learn more
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54	LEAD CITY OF BOSTON DEPARTMENT(S)	The City departments and agencies that administer the tools in the toolkit
55		Age Strong Commission				Age Strong
56		Boston Housing Authority				BHA
57		Boston Public Schools				BPS
58		Department of Innovation & Technology				DoIT
59		Environment, Energy & Open Space Cabinet				EEOS
60		Environment Department				EEOS - Environment
61		Office of Housing Preservation				EEOS - OHP
62		Office of Climate Resilience				EEOS - OCR
63		Fair Housing & Equity Commission				Fair Housing
64		Finance Cabinet				Finance
65		Assessing Department				Finance - Assessing
66		Intergovernmental Relations				IGR
67		Inspectional Services Department				ISD
68		Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture				MOAC
69		Mayor's Office of Housing				MOH
70		Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics				MONUM
71		Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion				OEOI
72		Office of Small Business				OEOI - Small Business
73		Office of Emergency Management				OEM
74		Planning Department				Planning
75		Worker Empowerment Cabinet				WE
76		Center for Working Families				WE - CWF
77		Office of Labor Compliance and Worker Protections				WE - OLCWP
78		Office of Workforce Development				WE - OWD
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80	ACTION PLAN PAGE #	For tools introduced as part of the 2025 Anti-Displacement Action Plan, refers to the page number in the report
81	ACTION PLAN PAGE #	A Place to Thrive: Anti-Displacement Action Plan for Boston
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