DEVELOPMENT UPDATES

Eight of the nine city councilors were reelected. Jan Devereux will replace Dennis Benzan in the next term. Full election results are available on Cambridge Civic Journal.
Cambridge Civic Journal

You can track proposed developments and provide feedback on projects using the coUrbanize website created by two MIT grads.
coUrbanize

The Boston Foundation released its annual Greater Boston Housing Report Card. According to the report, “We have failed to meet housing production targets because there is no way to do so given the high cost of producing housing for working and middle-income households. In part, this is because of the extreme barriers to new construction, especially in the form of severely restrictive zoning at the local level across much of Massachusetts.”
Boston Globe

A survey by the Urban Land Institute of Millennials in Greater Boston found that, "80 percent of young professionals ranked access to public transit as 'very important' when choosing a place to live. More respondents said public transit was 'very important' than things such as nightlife, shopping, crime/safety and being able to walk to amenities."
WBUR

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a petition filed by Patrick W. Barrett that seeks to simplify zoning around accessory units on Thursday, November 19th at 2 pm in the Sullivan Chamber.
Zoning Petition

Target will present at a meeting of the Central Square Advisory Committee on Thursday, November 19th at 5:30 pm at the Central Square Library

LINKS OF INTEREST

• Our Houses Don't Fit Us Anymore

• How Land Use Regulation Undermines Affordable Housing

• Lessons From the Gentrification Wars

• Miami Takes Aim at Its Plethora of Parking

DID YOU KNOW?

 A recent study by niche.com and featured on forbes.com which rated cities on a variety of factors including job opportunities, diversity, and commute ranked Cambridge as the best city for Millennials in the country.