I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge. We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style Here’s the details 🧵

Are Democratic leaders making cities more dangerous than Republicans? Trump + others have repeatedly made claims like this. New paper in Science Advances w/ @chriswarshaw.bsky.social, Dan Jones & Matt Harvey shows that, in short, the answer is no.

This story underscores just how much communities are willing to spend to avoid building more housing. @maxwellpalmer.com and I find that communities buy land, sometimes to block affordable housing, with no plan or capacity to maintain/redevelop the property. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/05/m...

After eight years, Northborough has no purpose for historic White Cliffs estate - The Boston Globe

Northborough has poured millions into the White Cliffs estate. It still is unused.

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🏘️🏙️🗳️We're excited to welcome @jerusalem.bsky.social of @theatlantic.bsky.social to @bostonu.bsky.social for a discussion of her new book, "On the Housing Crisis," moderated by @katherineeinst.bsky.social. ⏰ December 9, 4 PM – 5:30 PM ET 📍 1 Silber Way, Room 916, Boston, MA 02215 🔗 bu.edu/ioc/2…

Cool to see early signs of MBTA Communities' positive impact in Lexington. Effects of the law will likely be highly variable, though given paper compliance in some communities. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/03/b...

In Lexington, the state’s housing law is on track to produce nearly 1,000 new homes - The Boston Globe

The suburb is perhaps an early sign that, at least in some communities, the law to make it easier to build apartments and condos is working as intended.

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Not sure how anyone could see @maxwellpalmer.bsky.social @davidmglick.bsky.social and my research on public meetings in MA and think that more community input will produce better development outcomes. www.housingpolitics.com/research/nei...

Excited to see @maxwellpalmer.bsky.social and my research in this @bostonglobe.com op-ed this morning. The use of public money to actively block much-needed affordable housing is appalling, and shows the strength of opposition to new housing in Greater Boston. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/25/o...

Using tax dollars to block new housing is bad policy - The Boston Globe

More than a dozen communities have been accused of ‘weaponizing’ the sale of public land to stop housing development.

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