February 13, 2025
HOUSING & REAL ESTATE

Downtown Boston's future relies on more than return-to-work orders, says new report

Nik DeCosta-Klipa ,

WBUR

Downtown dilemma: According to a new report, downtown Boston sees between 80,000 and 125,000 fewer daily worker visits than it did before the pandemic. The district’s future relies on bringing at least some people back. But does it have to be to offices? Not entirely. The report, released by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation today, says it depends on whether we can make commuting and living downtown easier. “What we wanted to do here is single out transportation and housing as two areas that are clearly, directly consequential to our goals to make sure we have a vitalized downtown Boston,” MTF President Doug Howgate told WBUR’s Dan Guzman.