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Reports

Equitable Zoning By Design

By Tim Love, Sam Naylor, Camille Wimpe, and Amy Dain

January 2025

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Exclusionary by Design

Boston Indicators at the Boston Foundation

November 2023

Video presentation

 

A Reformer’s Guidebook to Zoning’s Knots:
Approval Processes for Multi-Family Housing in Greater Boston

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

October 2021

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The State of Zoning for Multifamily Housing in Greater Boston

Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance

June 2019

 

The State of Zoning for Accessory Dwelling Units

Pioneer Institute and Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance

July 2018

 

Housing and Land Use Policy in Massachusetts:

Reforms for Affordability, Sustainability, and Superior Design

Pioneer Institute

February 2007

 

Residential Land-Use Regulation in Eastern Massachusetts:

A Study of 187 Communities

Pioneer Institute and Rappaport Institute

December 2005

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Upzone Update Newsletters: Link

Boston Indicators

2024-2025

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Opinion pieces and articles

 

Zoning in the Boston suburbs is stacked against families with children

The Boston Globe

June 2023

 

What the MBTA Communities law means for your town

CommonWealth Beacon

January 2023

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Solving the MBTA Communities zoning puzzle

CommonWealth Beacon

January 2023

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Seeking predictable permitting for new housing

CommonWealth Beacon

January 2023

 

Where should new multi-family housing go?

CommonWealth Beacon

January 2023

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Overcoming the restrictions on multi-family housing

CommonWealth Beacon

January 2023

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The Argument: Should accessory dwelling units be allowed statewide in Massachusetts?

The Boston Globe

September 2022

 

In Praise of Downtowns, Main Streets

CommonWealth Beacon

July 2021

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Can Our Underperforming Asphalt Become Bustling Boulevards?

Banker and Tradesman

May 2021

 

Building a City Center Serving Six Cities

CommonWealth Beacon

March 2021

 

Trump's ‘Suburban Lifestyle Dream’ Is Real: Just Look At Greater Boston’s Housing Plans

WBUR

August 2020

 

Route 128 needs land use leadership

CommonWealth Beacon

January 2020

 

Greater Boston’s Architecture, Pretty in Pink

Medium.com

January 2020

 

Give accessory apartments a shot

CommonWealth Beacon

December 2019

 

Moving on from car-as-king development

CommonWealth Beacon

November 2019

 

Building connectedness with star power

CommonWealth Beacon

November 2019

 

Where should new housing go?

CommonWealth Beacon

November 2019

 

Day Trips in Greater Boston

Medium.com

November 2019

 

Guess what’s anchoring many small downtowns?

CommonWealth Beacon

December 2018

 

Should we smoot the subways?

CommonWealth Beacon

April 2016

 

Are dashboards the right tool to measure progress?

CommonWealth Beacon

February 2016

 

Municipalities shouldn’t go it alone on IT

CommonWealth Beacon

January 2016

 

In Newtonville, smart growth is taking hold

CommonWealth Beacon

January 2016

 

Boston Public Market: Looks great, makes sense

CommonWealth Beacon

December 2015

 

Brutalist buildings need some TLC

Commonwealth Beacon

November 2015

 

The state should encourage accessory apartments

CommonWealth Beacon

October 2015

 

Riley’s turnaround effort bigger than schools

CommonWealth Beacon

October 2015

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