After years of decline, population in the Greater Boston region is growing and is expected to continue to grow for years to come. YIMBYs like A Better Cambridge believe that housing production is critical to provide affordable housing opportunities to families across the income spectrum, but just how much new housing is needed to make an impact?
Join ABC for our March general meeting as we hear from Tim Reardon, Data Services Director at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) who has been studying these questions for years. He'll present MAPC's housing projections for Cambridge to help us better understand the critical role that housing production plays as we seek to build a more diverse and sustainable city and region.
ABC March General Meeting
Tuesday, March 14th
6:30 P.M.
at the MIT Stata Center, Room 32-141
32 Vassar Street, Cambridge
Everyone is welcome at ABC general meetings!
NEWS AND UPDATESMIT announced its plans for the redevelopment of the Volpe Center site. The plans include 1,120 housing units along with office space and retail. After an increase in construction of multifamily housing in past years, the number of permits issued for 2016 fell sharply in cities and towns around Boston. This is a worrying sign for housing affordability in the region. |
UPCOMING EVENTSThere will be a public meeting to discuss the redevelopment of 55 Wheeler Street in Alewife which would include 20% below market rate housing on Wednesday, March 1st at 7 pm. The meeting will take place at the Beth El Temple Center at 2 Concord Ave. in Belmont. LINKS OF INTEREST |
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