Boston is a great place to live, work and raise a family. To keep Boston's neighborhoods and economy strong, Mayor Menino has made increasing affordable housing a top priority.

In the fall of 2000, Mayor Menino launched a three-year housing strategy called Leading the Way, a comprehensive housing strategy to create 7,500 units that directed city departments to sell vacant land for housing development, increased housing funding by selling surplus city buildings, and works to preserve existing affordable housing. In 2003, Mayor Menino announced the results of the highly successful Leading the Way initiative.