Boston

Your street: what neighbors ask the city to fix, and what is being built.

311 requests, last 30 days

Requests
21,939

−18% vs prior 30 days

Closed on time
91%

typically in 6 hours

Most common requests in Boston

  • Illegal Parking4,017
  • Parking Enforcement2,371
  • Litter & Debris1,777
  • Missed Waste Pick-up855
  • Needle Pickup741
  • Rodent Activity714
  • Dead Animal General696
  • Trash Placed Out Early684

Oct 3, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026. Requests made to 311 by phone, app or the web, and reported by city workers.

Upcoming zoning hearings

Building something the zoning code doesn’t allow (an extra unit, a taller roof, a new use) needs the board’s approval at a public hearing, where neighbors can speak. Cases are listed here until their hearing.

10 hearings scheduled

  • Hearing Nov 5, 2026 · Roxbury · Zoning

    88 Lambert Av

    Proposed installation of a detached accessory structure consisting of a chicken coop and enclosed run located in the rear yard of a residential

  • Hearing Nov 5, 2026 · Charlestown · Zoning

    22 Harvard St

    Exterior renovation amendment to include rear decks and roof deck with interior access as shown on revised plans.

  • Hearing Nov 5, 2026 · Charlestown · Building

    22 Harvard St

    Exterior renovation amendment to include rear decks and roof deck with interior access as shown on revised plans.

  • Hearing Nov 5, 2026 · South Boston · Zoning

    748 to 750 E Broadway

    Int. fitout of ground floor shell comm space: framing elec HVAC plum FA FP. Change building's occupancy FROM 9 Units & 2 shell spaces (1 Fitness & 1 Bank) TO 9 Units, 1 Fitness shell (basement), & ground floor Professional Offices and L…

  • Hearing Nov 5, 2026 · Boston · Zoning

    81 to 81A Prince St

    change from 4 units and commercial space to 4 units and restaurant this application is for zoning and we request a nominal fee

  • Hearing Nov 5, 2026 · South Boston · Zoning

    23 Linden St

    THIS PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF TWO NEW DORMER ADDITIONS TO THE ATTIC FLOOR, SECOND FLOOR RENOVATION, AND A NEW PASSAGEWAY RAMP THAT MEETS ADA COMPLIANCE. THERE WILL BE NEW INTERIOR PARTITIONS, WIRING, PLUMBING, HVAC, INSULATION WITH NEW DO…

  • Hearing Nov 5, 2026 · Roslindale · Zoning

    55 Brown Av

    Interior + Exterior Renovation - Replace all bathrooms - Replace Electrical Panel - Replace Plumbing - Replace roof shingles - Add LVL beam - Hardwood - Windows - Kitchen Cabinets - Deck - Drywall + Plaster + Paint - Tiling

  • Hearing Nov 5, 2026 · South Boston · Zoning

    31 G St

    Add two level back deck on existing house accessed from first floor back sliding door. Existing parking to remain under upper deck. Work started under Short Form SF1818894

  • Hearing Nov 5, 2026 · Jamaica Plain · Zoning

    3615 to 3621 Washington St

    We were advised to pull a long form for Occupancy change/update The retail space where work was performed is 3611 Washington st retail B is exact address. Work was performed under permit #SF1797226 cost of work is reflected on that permi…

  • Hearing Nov 10, 2026 · Mattapan · Zoning

    121R River St

    Change occupancy from Stable to 2 Story Detached ADU(Additional Dwell Unit) with approximately 898 sq. ft. to 970 sq. ft.

Zoning decisions, last 12 months

Decided
490
Approved
97%

including with conditions

Denied
2%
Withdrawn
1%

By neighborhood

  • Dorchester94 (94% approved)
  • Boston62 (95% approved)
  • South Boston55 (98% approved)
  • Roxbury51 (96% approved)
  • Roslindale35 (100% approved)
  • Jamaica Plain34 (100% approved)
  • East Boston31 (94% approved)
  • Hyde Park29 (100% approved)
  • Everywhere else99 (6 more)

Totals only: CommonHall doesn’t keep a list of past cases by address. Look up a past decision in the city’s board records.

311 summaries from 311 requests on Analyze Boston, checked daily; where the city runs more than one 311 system, they are counted together.Last updated on Nov 3, 2026, 5:11 AM EST. Zoning cases from the Zoning Board of Appeal tracker on Analyze Boston, checked daily. Hearing times, documents and how to comment are on the board’s page.Last updated on Nov 3, 2026, 5:23 AM EST.