BOSTON INDICATORS/UPZONE UPDATE
Upzone Update is a biweekly newsletter from Boston Indicators and Amy Dain that tracks and analyzes MBTA-C compliance efforts, including links to media coverage and upcoming events.
PEW TRUSTS
Strong Support Across Partisan Lines for Policies That Boost Housing
Survey finds Republicans, Democrats, and independents all back measures that help promote more supply.
WBUR
In cities and towns across Mass. a landmark — and controversial — zoning mandate unfolds.
SOMERVILLE TIMES
Taking on the housing crisis in Massachusetts.
GBH
Mass. House approves 5-year, $6.5-billion housing bill.
THE AMHERST INDY
New Poll Shows Bay Staters View Housing Crisis as Most Serious Challenge Facing Residents.
NBC BOSTON
Massachusetts housing crisis testimony reveals complexity of issue.
WCVB5
Editorial: April 26, 2024: The Massachusetts Housing Crisis - High home prices are driving residents out of the state.
COMMONWEALTH BEACON
With housing crisis, it often feels like same old story; Decades of resistance to change make it seem like an intractable problem.
GBH
There are even fewer affordable apartments in Massachusetts than we thought, according to new data.
BOSTON 25 NEWS
Trend to ease housing shortage: Make it easier to build individual units on already developed lots.
WATERTOWN NEWS
OP-ED: As Housing Costs Push Younger Workers Out, Watertown Could Lead Battle to Deal with Crisis.
GBH
Wrentham says it’s not fighting the MBTA Communities Act, but requests state support.