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One way Massachusetts can address its housing crisis is by changing zoning law to allow for taller buildings, Amy Dain writes in this week's Upzone Update. buff.ly/3ZqfgvC

Latest Upzone Update: Analysis of Milton case by Henry Korman, News summaries with links, Calendar of town meetings, Latest compliance counts, Info re. new ADU law + HousingWorks funding. Reminder to send me updates/insights for the next one. mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.org/whos-in-charge…

MBTA @jongorey Esri Check it out to learn more and test your “Density IQ” in a quiz at the end: go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2024-… Featuring perspectives from Jenny Schuetz (The Brookings Institution), Tom Hopper & Ellen Marya (MHP), and Amy Dain.

In this week’s Upzone Update, buff.ly/4dKicGE Amy Dain looks at a number of topics, including the power of small lot sizes, the appeal of single-staircase buildings, and the legal dispute over the MBTA Communities law between Milton and the Massachusetts attorney general.

"Sometimes towns need a bit of a nudge to do the right thing." - Elected Natick Town Meeting Member Natick Town Meeting approved it's MBTA Communities rezoning proposal 85-15-1.

Argh. Ipswich voted 295-294 to postpone the vote on MBTA Communities zoning.

Existing research finds that new housing construction is usually fiscally net positive. And even in the cases where it isn't, we should probably build the housing anyway :-) A summary of the research + my personal take in the latest Upzone Update: mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.org/is-new-housing…

In this week’s Upzone Update buff.ly/40Ajb9H, Amy Dain looks away from the headline-grabbing, national political news and praises the power of local government.

Upzone Update… mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.org/where-local-de…

Public housing news in Greater Boston: bostonglobe.com/2024/11/08/bus…

End-of-the-year Upzone Update. Thank you for reading along. Happy holidays! mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.org/end-of-year-gr…

Congrats and thank you to the team at AG Andrea Joy Campbell / Andrea J. Campbell for this important win for housing. #mapoli commonwealthbeacon.org/courts/sjc-say…

Join me at this event on zoning and design, at Northeastern. RSVP: bit.ly/zoningbydesign

Screenshot of letter from MA EOHLC. Deadline now set at July 14 for MBTA Communities compliance with emergency regs, which were filed today.

To every one of my neighbors back in Boston, know this: You belong here. This is your home. Boston es tu hogar. Boston se lakay ou. 這是你的家. This is our city. We are the safest major city in the nation because we are safe for everyone. youtu.be/0i21cliuoXo

Commentary: Mayor Michelle Wu is many things: Savvy politician, smart Harvard-trained lawyer, devoted mother. But the description Shirley Leung keeps coming back to is the Chinese phrase: Hen li hai, used to describe someone fierce, formidable, and fearless. trib.al/NbRRWgn