Healey announces new fund to reward compliance with MBTA Communities Act
WEB20 hours ago — 1:25. SOMERVILLE ― Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday announced the creation of a special catalyst fund for the 177 municipalities affected by the MBTA Communities Act. Money from the fund can be used ...
Governor Healey, AG Campbell Celebrate MBTA Communities …
WEB2 days ago — Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. Somerville — Governor Maura T. Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today celebrated the momentum around the MBTA Communities Law, as 75 municipalities have now embraced zoning changes that will create more housing and lower costs across the state.
33 towns approved by state under MBTA Communities law, …
WEB33 towns in full compliance with MBTA Communities law, eligible for $15M in grants. T hirty-three cities and towns served by the MBTA are now in compliance with a law aimed at creating more ...
and isn't — complying with the MBTA Communities Act? - WBUR
WEBMay 9, 2024 — 177 communities across eastern Massachusetts are under pressure to rezone parts of town to allow more multi-family housing near public transportation, thanks to the MBTA Communities Act.
Ahead of pivotal fall, Mass. poll finds majority support for MBTA ...
WEBSep 23, 2024 — The poll comes at a pivotal time for the MBTA Communities Act. Currently, 72 of the 177 cities and towns have passed new zoning intended to comply with the law. However, dozens are still facing a ...
MBTA Communities Act: towns move to block multi-family zoning - Boston.com
WEBMay 14, 2024 — The MBTA Communities Act requires 177 cities and towns in Eastern Massachusetts — designated as rapid transit, commuter rail, adjacent, and adjacent small town communities — to rezone near T...
News More than 40 Communities Have Passed Zoning Intended …
WEBMay 1, 2024 — BOSTON — With spring town meetings underway in many Massachusetts communities, more than 40 cities and towns have now passed multi-family zoning districts intended to comply with the state’s MBTA Communities law.
What lies beneath towns may be the downfall of the MBTA Communities …
WEBMar 7, 2024 — The MBTA Communities law requires 177 municipalities to create zoning that expands housing units in dense areas, largely around transit stations. It’s meant to change rules so developers are more likely to create much needed multi-family housing across the …
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces First Communities in ...
WEBDec 12, 2023 — Salem — Two Massachusetts communities have achieved compliance with the MBTA Communities Law, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced on Tuesday at a press conference held at BRIX Condominiums in Salem.
The MBTA Communities Act: Towns zoned for more multifamily …
WEBMay 7, 2024 — More than 130 communities are working to pass new zoning rules that will make it easier to build multifamily housing, and dozens of local votes are coming this year.