We have information on design guidelines, plans and specifications, reports and publications, and more.

We offer guidance and standards to traffic engineers looking to create designs for City streets.

Read up on Boston’s traffic rules and regulations.

We have a number of rules you need to follow if you want to use the City of Boston’s streets.

We have guidelines for how you should set up loading points. The goal is to make things as efficient as possible, while minimizing the effect on pedestrians and traffic.

If you want to install a device to track and study traffic data, there are some strict guidelines. Every side of the device needs to have your company’s name and a 24-hour telephone number to reach the device’s owner. The print needs to be big enough to read from a distance.

Seven days before you set up the device, you need to put together a list that contains:

Bring that list to the Transportation Department in Room 721 and the Public Works Department in Room 714 at Boston City Hall:

1 City Hall Square Boston MA 02201 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

If you change your devices or move them around, you need to let both departments know. If you have any questions about the program, call the Transportation Department at 617-635-4680.

You can only use the information on our website as a reference. If you rely on it for your business, the City of Boston can’t be held accountable if you suffer any financial losses.

You can use these plans and specifications to guide your work, but they are not official City documents.