Voters strongly support land use policy changes that would make multifamily development easier in Massachusetts, according to a statewide survey commissioned by Abundant Housing Massachusetts (AHMA).
Some GOP representatives are angling to reopen the controversial MBTA Communities Act conversation when the House takes up its budget next week.
Should multifamily housing mean the same thing in Weston as it does in Concord? It doesn’t, and that’s one of many areas where a little clarification by state legislators could go a long way to aiding housing production.
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.
One of the most transformative yet under-discussed solutions to our housing problems would empower smaller developers to create housing at scale, and at a size most communities would welcome.
By allowing SROs to return, Boston can take a meaningful step toward ensuring that everyone – regardless of income – has a place to call home.
A blue-ribbon commission appointed by Gov. Maura Healey has suggested allowing up to four units on residential lots statewide that have existing sewer and water connections, among other recommendations.
Just as significant as the ordinance itself: It was adopted by an almost unprecedented 8-1 City Council vote. Achieving that consensus took time.
The city’s upzoning is expected to unlock new opportunities for housing production, and sets a strong precedent for other communities to follow. Here’s what other towns and cities need to know.
Cambridge City Councilors are set to back a landmark change eliminating single-family zoning to boost housing production across the city after a preliminary vote yesterday.
Towns and cities now have answers to what they can – and, importantly, can’t – do to regulate accessory dwelling units.
Could a pro-housing win in Needham turn into a stinging defeat? A group of residents are forcing a referendum on brand-new zoning that’s hoped to bring 2,500 new homes to the exclusive Boston suburb.
State officials cheered the news Friday that over 100 towns and cities in Eastern Massachusetts have now adopted zoning to comply with the MBTA Communities law instead of flouting it.
Sprinkler requirements for new buildings and advances in fireproof materials mean Greater Boston could unlock 130,000 new housing units near existing subway lines, a new report says.
If political happy talk could be converted into housing units, the cost of a home wouldn’t be nearing $1 million in Greater Boston. But it’s a reality our state and local pols seem incapable of grasping.
Days before attorneys representing Massachusetts state government and the town of Milton face off in a dispute over the MBTA Communities law, Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell sought to spotlight the cities and towns that are taking the opposite tack.
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.
How much new and rehabilitated housing can $5.16 billion and a number of Zoning Act changes buy? We will find out over the next five years.
Three former attorneys general, two towns, one state rep and a number of advocates and industry groups have all filed briefs with the the Supreme Judicial Court on whether Attorney General Andrea Campbell has the legal authority to compel Milton to comply with the MBTA Communities Act.
The controversial MBTA Communities Act has generated legal action and plenty of hand-wringing around Beacon Hill, but a new poll found voters are more likely to support the zoning reform measure than oppose it.
