2025 Was a Landmark Year for Housing Reform
What once seemed politically impossible is now happening across red, blue and purple states alike, in ways that should inspire us here in Massachusetts.
Parking Requirements Are One of the Greatest Threats to Historic Preservation
Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities show the scars of minimum parking requirements, with big chunks of downtown cratered by parking lots where new homes could be.
The Need for Housing Abundance Runs Up Against Business as Usual in Massachusetts
The message of a much-talked-about new book should sound all too familiar to Bay Staters. We’re choking off our own housing abundance with well-intentioned policies that, in the aggregate, have become an obstacle to building.
We Must Rebrand Housing as a Benefit, Not a Burden
I’m often asked by area business owners and residents, “What can we do to support solutions to our housing issues in our own communities?” The answer sometimes surprises people in its simplicity.
Be Bolder, Think Bigger to Solve Our Region’s Housing Crisis
Even if every possible new unit is built under the MBTA Communities reforms, we’d just end up right back where we are today, without housing policy in place to support the sustainable long-term growth of this region.
