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Report by Boston Indicators Looks at Early Impact of MBTA Communities Law
Adopted in 2021, the MBTA Communities zoning law requires cities and towns served by the MBTA to allow multifamily housing by right in “reasonably sized” districts, at moderate densities, near transit stations where feasible, and without restrictions on the ages of...
Enter the Massachusetts ADU Design Challenge
Accessory dwelling units — or ADUs — are one of the simplest, most cost-effective ways to create new housing in existing neighborhoods. But for many homeowners, the biggest barrier is getting started. The ADU Design Challenge invites Massachusetts architects,...
Structural and Socioeconomic Inequities in Cardiovascular Health: What Neighborhood-Level Data Reveal About Aging in Boston – Guest Blog Post
The following is a guest blog post by Shahriar Shakeri, MD, MPH using analysis from the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Reports: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of the leading causes of death among older adults in the United States. However, the burden of...