During the past four years, not a single construction project in Boston has reported meeting all the rules intended to diversify the industry and bolster the number of city residents working on construction sites, a Globe review has found.
There was a $28 million construction of 88 new residential units on Harrison Avenue in the South End. Major renovations to a Charlestown address to create a new space for a school for the deaf. A planned 300,000-square-foot parking garage for a hospital in Jamaica Plain. A music venue added to Fenway Park. A new police station in East Boston.
None were in full compliance with the Boston Residents Jobs Policy, a city ordinance that requires 51 percent of work hours on a project go to city of Boston residents, 40 percent of work hours go to workers of color, and 12 percent of work hours go to women. The rules apply to any private development over 50,000 square feet and any public projects.
Source: Boston construction projects ignore diversity and residency rules
