Boston has the opportunity to make it easier to build more homes, lower unnecessary housing costs, and create safer streets. We need your voice to make it happen!
Join Abundant Housing Massachusetts for our first Boston Lobby Day, a two-part advocacy event bringing Boston residents together to call on the City Council to take action on parking reform and safer streets.
Whether you can rally with us at City Hall, meet directly with your City Councilor, or both, this is your chance to make your voice heard for a more affordable, accessible Boston.
Rally at Boston City Hall
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
5 PM – 6:30 PM
Boston City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square
We’ll kick off Boston Lobby Day with a public rally and speaking program at City Hall Plaza. Join housing advocates, community members, and local leaders as we show the Boston City Council that residents want action on policies that make it easier to build homes while creating safer, more accessible streets.
Meet With Your City Councilor
October 29 – November 2
Boston City Hall
After the rally, we’re taking our message directly to City Councilors.
AHMA will coordinate meetings between Boston residents and members of the Boston City Council from October 29th through November 2nd. We’ll connect you with other advocates, provide talking points and resources, and make sure you’re prepared to advocate directly for these policies. No prior experience is necessary, we will give you all the tools you need to participate.
What Are We Fighting For?
Creating Parking Flexibility for New Housing
Boston currently requires many new residential developments to include a minimum amount of off-street parking, whether or not that amount of parking is actually needed.
Councilors Sharon Durkan, Henry Santana, and Liz Breadon have spearheaded an effort to remove barriers to building through parking reform. The proposal has already been discussed at two City Council hearings and currently remains in committee.
Ending parking minimums does not ban parking or prevent new developments from including it. Instead, it allows homebuilders to determine how much parking makes sense based on the needs of a particular project.
Parking is expensive to build and maintain, and those costs can ultimately contribute to higher housing costs. Excessive parking requirements can also use land that could otherwise support additional homes, green space, or community amenities.
We’re asking the Boston City Council to move parking reform forward.
Increase Accountability for Safe Streets
We’re also supporting an ordinance introduced by Councilors Enrique Pepén, Liz Breadon, and Ben Weber that would require the City of Boston to provide annual public updates on street projects.
Residents deserve to know whether projects designed to make our streets safer are actually moving forward. Regular public reporting would provide a clearer picture of the City’s progress and strengthen accountability as Boston works to create streets that are safer for everyone; whether they walk, bike, take transit, or drive.
