Brookline Seeks Housing, as Cambridge Mulls Rollback
Political gains by Brookline’s YIMBY forces are prompting officials to study the most aggressive strategies in recent history to encourage housing production.
Healey Pledges to Enforce Rezoning Mandate
Pledging to take enforcement “very seriously,” Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday that her team will not hesitate to block some state funding for cities and towns that fail to comply with mandatory zoning reforms.
Treat Wu’s Rezoning Pledge with Skepticism
Boston’s mayor is finally keeping her pledge to rezone the city for more growth. But she’s up against forces her three predecessors couldn’t tame and some of her helpers may lack local knowledge.
BPDA Reform Could Backload Biggest Changes
Commercial and nonprofit affordable housing developers say the biggest effects of BPDA reform won’t be felt until a comprehensive rezoning plan is completed.
Exclusionary Zoning Gave Us the Housing Crisis. MBTA Zoning Can Get Us Out
Restrictive zoning has locked many out of opportunity, with dire consequences for our communities and our environment.
Nearly All Have Complied with MBTA Zoning – So Far
State officials say all but seven of the 175 towns and cities served by the T have met the law’s the first major requirement: submitting a plan that shows how they plan to comply with the law. But is that cause for optimism?
New Planning Chief Has Eye on Downtown
As he assumes the powers of Boston’s new planning czar, BPDA Director James Arthur Jemison II is paying special attention to the future of downtown zoning and managing a looming development boom in Charlestown.
Boston’s New Mayor Faces Crucial Choice
Wu has pledged to rezone the entire city, with new rules of the road for developers, set by people who live in the Boston’s many neighborhoods. But there are two very different versions of how that could turn out.
Sewage Stymies Cape Housing Development
Cape Cod’s housing woes run much deeper, literally, than the problems facing other communities across the state.
Campbell: I’ll Streamline Permitting to Build More Homes
Boston mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell told an audience at an online forum Wednesday that she would remove fully-affordable multifamily developments from the city’s Article 80 approvals process if elected.
Boston’s Next Mayor Must Lead Rezoning
A recent decision by Boston’s Zoning Board of Appeal shows why all Boston mayoral candidates should embrace an effort to rezone the city.
Somerville Rezones Entire City
Late last week, Somerville became the first Greater Boston municipality in years to completely rewrite its 30-year-old zoning code when its city council adopted a new, form-based code that promotes denser development in many places city-wide.
A Career on Both Sides of the Land Use Table
Noreen O’Toole spent decades reviewing developers’ proposals as a town planner on the South Shore. Now, she’s putting her experience to work helping communities figure out thorny land use questions and developers move projects through local land use boards.
Rezoning Paves Way for New Development
While it may have taken time for the project to pick up speed, Framingham is pushing forward in its efforts to revitalize downtown at an increasingly accelerated clip.
Devens Land Rezoning Could Lure ‘Major’ Pharma Employer
A zoning change approved by voters in three communities will create a 40-acre site available for commercial use in the north central Massachusetts enterprise zone Devens, a space that could serve as a future home for a pharmaceutical company or other life-sciences and technology-based businesses.
