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City’s new standards on marriage license applications seek gender inclusion, equity

Anna Rubenstein September 8, 2023
The City of Boston will no longer require residents to disclose their sex or gender on marriage license applications, a change made in accordance with new gender-aware guidelines launched on Aug. 29 that seek to be more gender inclusive.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh launches Analyze Boston on Friday, a new website that provides data and information about life in Boston. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City launches user-friendly data hub

Hannah Harn April 13, 2017

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and the Department of Innovation and Technology launched Analyze Boston on Friday, a website that compiles data about Boston life so citizens can access it easily, according...

Parking meters line Babcock Street on Boston University's West Campus. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh is launching a program to examine the cost and quality of parking in the city. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City of Boston looks to potentially raise parking meter rates

Shannon Larson December 6, 2016

A one-year parking pilot program that examines the relationship between the price and the demand of parking in Boston will launch at the beginning of 2017 by the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics,...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh recently announced the City of Boston has open sourced its official website Boston.gov. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE /DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston website now open-sourced

Breanne Kovatch November 3, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Oct. 27 that the city would release its source codes for its official website Boston.gov, which will allow outside organizations and academic institutions like Boston...

The City of Boston has improved its use of technology and data within government service, according to a policy brief released Monday by the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. GRAPHIC BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF PHOTO BY KRISHNA SHARMA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Policy Brief highlights Boston’s data and analytics work

Sadiah Thompson April 6, 2016

The Harvard Kennedy School’s Rappaport Institute, in conjunction with the City of Boston’s Department of Innovation and Technology, the Inspectional Services Department and the Boston Fire Department,...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh's office announced Wednesday the expansion of Wicked Free Wi-Fi to Roslindale, Dudley Square and Hyde Park Main Street Districts. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City expands public Wi-Fi network, connects community

Olivia Quintana September 21, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh's office announced Wednesday the expansion of Wicked Free Wi-Fi to Roslindale, Dudley Square and Hyde Park Main Street Districts. Expanding on Boston’s free public Wi-Fi...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced their commitment to reduce gaps in high-speed internet access in Western Massachusetts. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Baker and Polito announce broadband expansion initiative

Sekar Krisnauli February 23, 2015

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced a broadband expansion initiative to provide high-speed Internet access for residents and private business in Western Massachusetts,...

Boston launches Wicked Free Wi-Fi, closes digital divide

Daily Free Press Admin April 13, 2014

Free public Wi-Fi is now available at 12 locations in Boston after the Department of Innovation and Technology officially launched a program called the “Wicked Free WiFi: Boston’s Public Wireless...

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