Boston proper
Boston proper means that portion of the City of Boston, Massachusetts, contained within the following boundaries: The Charles River and Boston Inner Harbor on the northwest, north, and northeast, the Inner Harbor, Fort Point Channel, Fitzgerald Expressway, and the Massachusetts Avenue Expressway access branch on the east and southeast, and Massachusetts Avenue on the west. Where a street or roadway forms a boundary, the entire right-of-way of the street is within the Boston proper area as here defined.
Source
40 CFR § 52.1128
Scoping language
For purposes of this subpart, the definitions herein are applicable.