Join us this Tuesday, December 3 at 7 pm for an evening celebrating the future of multifamily housing in Cambridge! Enjoy some refreshments, meet our endorsed City Councillors and your neighbors, and learn how you can help end exclusionary zoning and housing scarcity in Cambridge.  Continue reading

ABC is hosting a Multifamily Housing Social on Tuesday, December 3 to discuss why we need to end exclusionary zoning and how you can help. The election results make clear the urgency of Cambridge making room for more people and acting to help those here who are burdened by skyrocketing housing costs. Continue reading

Not only are we coming down to the wire on an incredibly close presidential election, but the fight for more housing in Cambridge is entering a critical phase as well.  We are on the verge of legalizing multi-family housing citywide but WE NEED YOUR VOICE to get across the finish line.  That being said, please sign the ABC petition supporting multi-family housing citywide and read our FAQ below! Continue reading

Cambridge’s City Council meets today at 5 pm and will vote on the proposal to end exclusionary zoning and allow up to 6-story apartments in every neighborhood. Your support is critical to balance the many NIMBY voices who want to maintain this regressive, exclusionary policy in Cambridge. Continue reading

Cambridge’s Housing Committee is meeting next Wednesday, August 21, at 11am to finalize the proposal allowing up to 6-story apartments in every neighborhood. Your support is critical now because this may be the last chance to influence the zoning language before it’s written. Continue reading

Ants Marching - Join ABC for a summer picnic in Raymond Park on Saturday, August 3rd from 12-2pm! We'll provide pizza, drinks, good company, and discussion of affordable housing in Cambridge. Find us at the picnic table near the playground. Please RSVP so we can order enough pizza! Continue reading

It’s shaping up to be a busy summer for housing. The Housing Committee is pushing to legalize 6-story multi-family buildings city-wide, and ABC is hosting Richard Kahlenberg, one of the leading advocates for economic integration in K-12 schooling, to discuss why that’s so important. (By the way, now is a great time to let the City Council know you support multi-family zoning reform!) Continue reading

This past Monday, City Council approved moving forward with the process to end exclusionary zoning. Thank you very much to so many of you who emailed and spoke in support! The next steps are fast approaching, and we again need your help. Continue reading

We need your support to end exclusionary zoning in Cambridge. Today's City Council meeting will discuss this important matter. Apartment buildings are banned in significant parts of Cambridge. With your help, we can end this ban and help make Cambridge a more inclusive city! Ending exclusionary zoning is long overdue. Please write to City Council to support building more homes for families who need them across Cambridge and sign up here to give public comment. Continue reading

ABC will be hosting two upcoming events in June: a walking tour of Mass Ave and a conversation with Richard Kahlenberg on "snob zoning". Continue reading