Keep Lodging Houses Legal
This Wednesday (11/29) at 2 p.m. the City Council will have a hearing on a zoning petition filed by some residents to ban new or expanded lodging houses in the residential districts where they are currently allowed. The petition appears to be motivated by a proposed new lodging house on Garden Street near Harvard Square.
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Cambridge elects pro-housing City Council; ABC celebration next Thursday
ABC heartily congratulates the six ABC-endorsed candidates elected to the 2024-2025 City Council: challengers Jivan Sobrino-Wheeler and Ayesha Wilson will join incumbents Burhan Azeem, Marc McGovern, Sumbul Siddiqui, and Denise Simmons on a solidly pro-housing City Council!
Voters made clear that housing remains the #1 issue facing Cambridge, and they expect action.
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ABC News, Oct 2023 🏘️ AHO expansion passes, election stakes, and more
The City Council passed the expansion to the 100% Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) by a 6-3 vote on Monday, October 16. ABC thanks all those in the pro-housing community who took the time to write or testify in support, along with the six councillors who voted to make Cambridge more closely live up to its progressive ideals. This expansion is expected to add to our pipeline of affordable housing projects in the years to come.
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AHO expansion passes; ABC celebration on Wednesday
On Monday, October 16th, the City Council ordained amendments to the 100% Affordable Housing Overlay by a final vote of 6 to 3, marking a major win for housing affordability in Cambridge. This landmark zoning reform will allow more affordable homes to be built along transit hubs and corridors, which means that more of the 22+ thousand people on the Cambridge Housing Authority’s Can’t Wait List will get to call Cambridge home.
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One last push for the AHO amendments this coming Monday!
MONDAY, October 16, at 5:30 pm, the full City Council will take its final vote on the 100% Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) amendments, a crucial tool for keeping a diverse city by meeting the housing needs of more of our low- and moderate-income residents.
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2023 City Council Endorsements
A Better Cambridge is proud to announce our endorsement of 9 pro-housing candidates for this November’s City Council elections. Please vote for all 9 in the order of your choice by November 7th!
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Important Monday City Council meeting on AHO Amendments and Tuesday ABC Candidate Forum
MONDAY, September 11, at 5:30 pm, the full City Council will vote on the 100% Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) amendments, a crucial tool for keeping a diverse city by meeting the housing needs of more of our low- and moderate-income residents.
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ALERT: Support AHO Amendment at Planning Board Tues., 8/29; Event Announcements
TUESDAY, August 29th at 6:30pm, the Planning Board will continue its review of the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) amendments and make a recommendation to the City Council.
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TUESDAY: Next Step for Affordable Housing Overlay
🎉 The 100% Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) amendments were passed out of Ordinance Committee this past Thursday! Thank you to everyone who emailed and gave public comment—and thank you to the Councillors who voted in favor, Mayor Siddiqui, Vice Mayor Mallon, and Councillors Azeem, McGovern, Simmons, and Zondervan. 🎉
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Cambridge City Council 2023 Election Candidate Forum
Please join A Better Cambridge for our 2023 City Council Candidate Forum to learn about the candidates and their plans to build more homes, create more affordable housing, and enhance tenant protections.
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