Wu Says Second Term Will Have Housing Focus, Mentions No New Plans
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu honed in on a message of “getting the basics right” as she took her oath for a second term leading the state’s largest city.
Accessory Dwelling Units Could Help Boston – If Only the City Would Let Them
While residents are paying princely sums to live in Boston, many who can’t afford to pay Boston’s housing piper are leaving. And the city’s pursuing ADU rules that dramatically restrict how many will be built.
As Pipeline Slows, Boston Looks for Housing Stimulants
Legalize triple-deckers by-right in all neighborhoods? Allow taller buildings as bonuses for affordability? Eliminate on-site parking? Boston officials and housing advocates are taking a look at a variety of unorthodox ways to accelerate multifamily production.
Parking Podiums Seen as Threat to Main Street
Boston officials are seeking new powers to reject condo and apartment developments that locate parking decks instead of retail shops on the ground floor.
Walsh Adds New Reporting Requirements for ZBA Members
An executive order by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is adding new requirements designed to weed out conflicts of interest for the city’s zoning board of appeal following a city hall employee’s recent conviction for taking a series of bribes from a developer.
Edwards’ ZBA Reform Plan Could Paralyze Housing Construction
Whatever the solution is to preventing corruption at Boston’s Zoning Board of Appeals, City Councilor Lydia Edwards’ proposal is not it.
