GREATER BOSTON has added hundreds of thousands of new jobs, and not nearly enough housing. Where should new housing go to accommodate so many people? To understand our region’s current answer, I have pored over local zoning codes, housing plans, and permitting data in 100 cities and towns of Greater Boston, not including the city of […]
Growth and Development
Posted inTransportation
The station that private capital built
IN SOMERVILLE, corporate interests are practically tripping over each other to pay for improvements to transit connections. Encore Boston Harbor is willing to pay $25 million for a footbridge over the Mystic River linking the Everett casino to Somerville’s Assembly Station, reports Jon Chesto of the Boston Globe. That’s at least according to Everett Mayor […]
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The station that private capital built
In Somerville, corporate interests are practically tripping over each other to pay for improvements to transit connections. Encore Boston Harbor is willing to pay $25 million for a footbridge over the Mystic River linking the Everett casino to Somerville’s Assembly Station, reports Jon Chesto of the Boston Globe. That’s at least according to Everett Mayor […]
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Beacon Hill housing debate centers around local control
THE LATEST BATTLE over state housing laws and what can be built where is a familiar one, pitting those who prize local control against those who think more top-down requirements are needed to create homes that people can afford. Gov. Charlie Baker has aligned himself with mayors, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, developers, and some housing […]
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A pot research bonanza
Massachusetts, despite its Puritan “blue laws” past, showed more of its blue state liberal leanings through a 2016 ballot question that made it one of 10 states to legalize recreational marijuana. Now, given its status as a world center of biomedical research, it seems only fitting for the state to also become a mecca of […]
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A pot research bonanza
Massachusetts, despite its Puritan “blue laws” past, showed more of its blue state liberal leanings through a 2016 ballot question that made it one of 10 states to legalize recreational marijuana. Now, given its status as a world center of biomedical research, it seems only fitting for the state to also become a mecca […]
Posted inThe Download
Can private sector save the Mohawk?
Like North Adams, the community in which it is located, the Mohawk Theater has long been regarded as down and out. But as the town tries to reinvent itself as an arts and tourism destination, the marquee of the shuttered Mohawk, one of the last art-deco style movie houses in the nation, continuously beckons. The […]
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Can private sector save the Mohawk?
LIKE NORTH ADAMS, the community in which it is located, the Mohawk Theater has long been regarded as down and out. But as the town tries to reinvent itself as an arts and tourism destination, the marquee of the shuttered Mohawk, one of the last art-deco style movie houses in the nation, continuously beckons. The […]
Posted inOpinion
Developing Widett Circle is short-sighted
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH is urging the Boston City Council to declare surplus several parcels of city property along Frontage Road, including Widett Circle. This would allow the land to be sold off for development, perhaps for a soccer stadium. With the memory of the Winthrop Square garage process still fresh, we say slow down. […]
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MVPvets helps vets, life science businesses
THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY and biotech industries in Massachusetts are booming. But finding enough workers to fill open jobs across the sector has become one of the biggest challenges for industry and business leaders. The life sciences sector is growing about twice as fast as the overall US and Massachusetts economies, according to data provided by […]