Housing Policy Ripe for Reforms
Just two reforms proposed by Gov. Maura Healey’s Unlocking Housing Production Commission could, on their own, generate thousands of new housing units. And the state Legislature wouldn’t have to lift a finger.
Healey Housing Panel Backs Two-Family Zoning Statewide
Massachusetts should allow two-family construction and eliminate minimum parking requirements for residential construction, according to a panel advising the Healey administration on real estate policy.
Parking Minimums Topple in Somerville
Somerville will now be the second city in...End Parking Minimums and Legalize Single-Stair Buildings: Ideas for the Next Wave of Housing Reforms
It’s sad that middle-class Bay Staters weren’t paying attention to unaffordability as it swamped the working poor, then the working class. But it’s still coming for their own children despite recent legislative wins.
Go Bigger on Accessory Dwelling Units
A provision in the so-called “YIMBY Bill” before the state legislature that would legalize accessory dwelling units on all residential properties statewide is an excellent idea. But Beacon Hill should think even bigger.
Cambridge Nixes Parking Minimums
Under modifications approved Monday night, barring other zoning laws, no development will have to provide off-street parking for its users in the hope this will help lower development costs.
Let’s Make Parking Mandates History
Cambridge and California took big steps last week to shed mandated parking minimums in transit-connected areas to help build more reasonably-priced housing and cut carbon emissions.
Report Finds Multifamily Tenants Significantly Underuse On-Site Parking
A new report from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council suggests that the supply of parking in a multifamily building may affect who chooses to live there, and that Boston-area developers are building too much parking overall.
