Boston Office of Green Infrastructure
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@Cityofboston’s official Office of Green Infrastructure (GI) account. 🌳GI is essential to making Boston a greener, more resilient & equitable city.
Boston, MA
Joined June 2023
OGI's citywide flood mapping & community green infrastructure planning project is in full swing - and we have a new Project Page! Visit for more information about how to engage, hear about upcoming Public Meetings, and submit a Flood Survey response today!
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This Black History Month OGI is celebrating the GI contributions made by Boston’s youth! From wonderful PowerCorps participants, to devoted BHA Franklin Field teens & Youth Council, to brilliant East Boston Early Education Center students - our city is made better by their work!
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One of the benefits of GI in cold months is porous pavement’s resistance to icing over! Our sites are designed with the cold months in mind, but your rain barrel may not love the cold. Consider storing it inside to prevent wear-and-tear or open the spigot if you leave it outside.
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Site Spotlight #5: South Street & Bussey Street in Jamaica Plain! This rain garden was constructed after a large intersection was remodeled for safety. The extra space was converted into a rain garden that treats 6,810 gallons of stormwater per inch of rain (it looks nice, too)!
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Join the Office of Green Infrastructure! We're hiring a Special Projects Manager (Stormwater). Visit and apply today!
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Last Wednesday we hosted the 1st Public Meeting for our Boston Community-Based Flood Resilience & Green Infrastructure Planning project - an initiative that engages the public in collecting much-needed flood data. Visit to learn more & submit a response!
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The Boston chills are here, but don’t worry about our green infrastructure! You can help by disposing litter and using less road salts! Remember: dead and dormant plant material supports local pollinators and fauna - so save some funds and leave vegetation in place until spring!
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Site Spotlight #4: City Hall Plaza! This site is NEAR and dear! There is now lots of GI in the City Hall Plaza after the 2022 renovation! The brick pavers are permeable, making over 60% of the area pervious, and thousands of new plants and trees shade over half the site.
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Happy 2025! Here are some of our #NewYearsResolutions! We plan to use your survey responses to map out new GI, and create more training programs to help prepare for the growing GI job market! Consider learning about and/or volunteering with GI to your own resolutions!
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Check out our new Right-of-Way GI Details & Specifications! These resources will guide GI design and implementation in Boston. There are Details for 50+ GI elements (e.g. inlets/outlets) and supporting construction Specifications! Now available on
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Site Spotlight #3: The Sumner Upper School! This site is one of the City’s earliest GI projects! The goal was to show how GI can treat stormwater, and provide education opportunities to support new stormwater/GI curriculum!
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Site Spotlight #2: New England Avenue! This site includes rain gardens, bioswales and a tree infiltration trench that help reduce flooding in the neighborhood. GI on site is planted with beautiful native plants and captures 40,730 gallons of stormwater - that’s a lot of bathtubs!
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Announcing the new OGI Stormwater Tree System Design Guide! The guide can be used to design both surface and subsurface systems that capture & absorb stormwater, as well as improve tree health. Visit the "Planning and Design" resources section on
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This is the start of a new series— GI Site Spotlights! Get to know our first featured site: the East Boston Early Education Center (EEC) rain garden! Students at the EEC chose plants and helped plant the site. The rain garden helps reduce stormwater flooding outside the school!
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Help us plan for new Green Infrastructure by filling out the Community-Based Flood Resilience and GI Planning Survey! If you’re here in Boston often - for any reason - tell us (or show us with photos!) where you’ve experienced stormwater flooding. Photo by Boston Herald
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Every Thursday, PowerCorps members are in the field with OGI maintenance contractor, Parterre. The two perform green infrastructure maintenance citywide. This includes removing invasive species, repairing damage from erosion, installing and maintaining vegetation, and more!
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