August
12
2022
On Aug. 10, 2022, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts released final compliance guidelines for the state's new multifamily zoning requirement for MBTA communities. These maps show all 175 MBTA communities and then a multi-colored map that shows communities by their transit category.
August
11
2022
Several Boston suburbs and dozens of small towns will see the size of their required multifamily zoning districts shrink under the final regulations implementing the state’s MBTA Communities zoning reform. But advocates say the compromise is still valuable progress in the effort to close the state’s huge housing shortage.
January
12
2022
Answers to frequently asked questions about the new multi-family zoning requirement for MBTA Communities.
January
11
2022
Maps showing the 175 MBTA communities that are subject to a new state zoning law that requires each MBTA community to have at least one zoning district of reasonable size in which multi-family housing is permitted as of right.
October
7
2020
El estado mantiene una base de datos de búsqueda que proporciona la agencia regional que sirve a su comunidad y dónde solicitaría asistencia de vivienda de emergencia, como los programas de Asistencia residencial para familias en transición (RAFT) y Asistencia de alquiler e hipoteca de emergencia (ERMA).
October
1
2015
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has established a set of principles to promote sustainable development through integrated energy, environment, housing and economic development, transportation and other polices, programs, investments and regulations.
