Top Story Upzoning Is Necessary, But Is It Sufficient? By Scott Pollack and Susan Connelly October 18, 2024 Upzoning is an important tool, but 20 years of data shows that it can’t, on its own, create the scale of new housing needed. Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Regulations and Zoning Urban and Regional Planning
Top Story Why Multiple, Parallel Regulatory Authorities Makes Housing Really Hard By Scott Pollack and Susan Connelly April 23, 2024 Development sits in the middle of a dynamic fiscal, resource and permitting ecosystem that is really hard to navigate. Development Projects - Small Scale Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Regulations and Zoning Series
Top Story What Does Community Character Mean Anyway? By Scott Pollack and Susan Connelly March 20, 2024 Most conversations about housing in Massachusetts inevitably end in discussions about local control and community character. Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Neighborhoods Regulations and Zoning Series Traditional Neighborhood Development/New Urbanism
Top Story State Climate Change Law Includes New Demonstration Project for Local Option Fossil Fuel Bans Catherine Rollins September 3, 2022 New pilot program to allow up to 10 municipalities to require that new construction or substantial renovation projects be fossil fuel free. Emerging Trends Regulations and Zoning Resilience
