Local Capital Projects News Today

Whether by coincidence or design, the state last week gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone that permits denser, multifamily housing, even as a recently released report indicated that Massachusetts lags behind 40 other states when it comes to increasing its housing stock.

BOSTON — The state last week gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded

The state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multifamily housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed housing production.

The state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multifamily housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed housing production.

BOSTON — The state this week gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded

The state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed housing production.

There are 177 cities and towns that are considered "MBTA communities" and are subject to the law's requirements because they either host MBTA service or are...

Bourne is being impacted by a new state law requiring more multifamily zoning because it borders a town with a train station.

Plymouth faces a zoning challenge that could "totally change the whole fabric of the community."

Kingston commuter rail requirements extend to adjacent communities