by village14 | May 23, 2019 | Affordable housing, development, economic development |
From a story on the CityLab website….
To understand local housing politics over the past several decades, consider a recent study out of Boston University. Political science professor Katherine Levine Einstein surveyed all of the minutes for zoning and planning meetings about housing across 97 cities and counties in Massachusetts…
“In every single city and county we studied, the advantaged dominated the proceedings,” Einstein said at a recent Brookings Institution panel on housing. Residents who are older, men, longtime residents, local voters, and homeowners are much more likely to participate in these meetings. And they are much more likely to oppose new construction than the general public.
Residents who oppose new housing are also
by Greg Reibman | May 17, 2019 | Affordable housing, Mark Development, Riverside |
During every special permit process in Newton (and other municipalities) comes a time when the project’s developer seeks to hammer out an agreement with (in our case) the city council that will earn them the needed 2/3rd votes to move forward. Typically, this includes... by Greg Reibman | May 3, 2019 | Affordable housing, Business, Chamber of Commerce, housing |
The Newton-Needham Regional Chamber released this video today and here’s a story about it from today’s Globe.
by village14 | Apr 17, 2019 | Affordable housing, Newton, West Newton |
From Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s budget announcement:
I am excited to announce that we will explore preserving the National Guard Armory building on Washington Street at the edge of West Newton Square and repurposing it as 100 percent affordable housing so more people of modest means can make this good city of Newton their home. The commonwealth is willing to sell the building to the city for $1 only if it is used for affordable housing, a use in which I believe deeply, and which also allows the city to control what happens to this important building.
Patch’s Jenna Fisher has more here.
by Bob Burke | Apr 6, 2019 | Affordable housing, development, Needham Street, Newton, Northland, Upper Falls |
On Tuesday, April 9th, at 7:00 PM, the City Council’s Land Use Committee will hold a public meeting to discuss critical traffic and parking impacts that would emanate from the proposed 800-unit Northland development project on Needham Street. Over the past...
by village14 | Mar 8, 2019 | Affordable housing, Newton people |
This is truly must see TV: Check out this report from NBC Boston about the legacy of Newton’s Rev. Howard Haywood.
by Greg Reibman | Feb 12, 2019 | Affordable housing, City Council, zoning |
Ward 6 City Councilor Brenda Noel shared this with her constituents and with Village 14. Dear Constituents, As you may have heard, the current City Council has been charged with the exciting and challenging task of working with the Fuller administration to update our...
by Greg Reibman | Feb 3, 2019 | Affordable housing, development, zoning |
Here’s a letter Rev. Howard Haywood recently wrote to the mayor and city council that a reader shared with Village 14. To: Mayor Fuller and The City Council From: Rev. Howard Haywood RE: The Important Need to Revise Newton Zoning Now Exactly four years ago I...
by Greg Reibman | Oct 2, 2018 | Affordable housing, Mayor's office, Newton, Ruthanne Fuller |
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has joined a coalition of 15 greater mayors to set a goal to add 185,000 new homes in Greater Boston by 2030. Details about the Metropolitan Mayors Coalition can be found here and a list of participants and data here.
But there’s also this comment from Fuller in
by Greg Reibman | Sep 28, 2018 | Affordable housing, City Council, development, economic development, medical marijuana, N-Squared Innovation District, Needham Street, Northland |
Tuesday’s Land Use Committee meeting had two interesting agenda items on its agenda – the presentation of the Northland project and the final committee vote on Cypress Tree, the proposed medical marijuana clinic on Route 9 — and, thankfully, NewTV recorded it all!
- The Cypress Tree debate and vote starts at the 27:45 mark
- The Northland presentation begins at the 72:55 mark
by Greg Reibman | Aug 29, 2018 | Affordable housing |
A new study by a team of researchers at Boston University uses data from public meeting minutes to explore whether or not those who participate in public comment periods reflect the larger community’s views when it comes to housing. There’s a lot of data here so you...
