Reports
By Tim Love, Sam Naylor, Camille Wimpe, and Amy Dain
January 2025
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Boston Indicators at the Boston Foundation
November 2023
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
CommonWealth Beacon
November 2019
Medium.com
November 2019
Guess what’s anchoring many small downtowns?
CommonWealth Beacon
December 2018
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