Mayor Walsh: The state of our City is stronger than it's ever been

BOSTON — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says his plans for the city include offering free pre-kindergarten citywide, creating good jobs in every neighborhood and investing in affordable housing.

Walsh delivered his third State of the City address Tuesday.

“We are stronger not just because of what we’ve done but for who we are,” Walsh said.

He says he'll file legislation this week to offer free pre-kindergarten to every 4-year-old for the first time, funded by tourism taxes. He says an upcoming 10-year school plan contains a $1 billion investment in school buildings.

“We renovated 61 parks and playgrounds and I’m proposing to use $100 million from sale of Winthrop Square garage downtown to strengthen our neighborhoods,” he said.

Walsh says these initiatives will ensure Boston "lifts everyone up as it rises."

Walsh announced Tuesday that Boston is bringing cutting-edge traffic light technology to its busiest streets, and library services are returning to the Chinatown neighborhood.

Walsh says over three years, Boston added 60,000 jobs, cut unemployment and tackled a housing shortage by building 19,000 homes.

“When we pitched Boston as a world innovation leader GE and many others responded,” Walsh said.

Tune in to FOX25 News at 10 for a full breakdown of the mayor's speech.

Associated Press