SJC Judges Show Skepticism of MBTA Zoning Challenge
What the SJC will decide as it wrestles with the town of Marshfield’s lawsuit may turn on a simple, pointed line of inquiry: “What were the expenses?”
Reluctant MBTA Communities Start to Buckle
In the wake of a lawsuit filed last month by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, some leaders of the holdout towns are starting to openly acknowledge that this may be the end of the road for resistance to the law.
MBTA Communities Holdout Town Agrees to Comply
The town of Holden, one of the first to defy the state’s MBTA Communities transit-oriented zoning law alongside Milton, has agreed to fall in line.
Town of Holden Sued Over Transit Zoning Non-Compliance
Making good on a threat it issued in February, the Boston advocacy group Lawyers for Civil Rights has sued the town of Holden for not complying with the provisions of the state’s MBTA Communities zoning reform.
AG Will Send Advisory On Housing Mandate
The attorney general’s office will use “every tool in [its] toolbox” if the handful of towns that have so far not complied with a state law mandating denser, multi-family housing continue to object to the new zoning laws after hearing from her office, Attorney General Andrea Campbell said on Friday.
‘City of Sin’ the Next Big Thing
Over the last few years, Lynn and other Gateway Cities have been on an upward trajectory, with arts and other investments in their downtowns. And their value proposition isn’t going unnoticed by hopeful homebuyers of many stripes.
