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This is the website for the City of Boston’s new Planning Department, which launched on July 1. The staff and many responsibilities of the Boston Planning & Development Agency have moved to the Planning Department of the City of Boston including planning & zoning, urban design, development review, and real estate divisions. Please excuse any misalignment you may see on our site as we transition to the City. Learn more

The Boston Atlas

Aerial Photos

Governmental agencies—such as the United States Geological Survey (USGS), MassGIS, and the City of Boston—create aerial surveys for planning and analysis. In this group, we have combined individual images into metropolitan aerials that date back as far as 1938. The 1952 aerials are especially detailed as they were made by directly scanning the photo negatives.

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