Rating on the Taft Building for Temporary BCYF Programming during Construction

Moving BCYF to the Taft Building during construction

September 2026 survey · 472 responses · rated from 1 (least favorable) to 5 (most favorable)

4.01mean rating out of 5

70.6%rated it 4 or 5

8.1%rated it 1 or 2

The City proposes the Taft Building as a temporary location for BCYF programming while the new community center is built. The Taft has a gym, an auditorium/cafeteria and 36 parking spaces, and sits across from Brighton High School.

21%

27%

43%

1 — least favorable5 — most favorable

Rating of the Taft Building swing-space proposal, September 2026 (n = 472)
Rating	Respondents	Share
1	24	5.1%
2	14	3%
3	101	21.4%
4	129	27.3%
5	204	43.2%
Mean	4.01	—

Source: City of Boston Jackson Mann site survey, September 2026. Graphic made with assistance from Claude AI.