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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/26/business/mbta-communities-law-housing-massachusetts-zoning/
Massachusetts housing: The MBTA Communities law, explained
Apr 29, 2024 - The state law is an attempt to chip away at a deepening housing crisis fueled by decades of restrictive zoning rules in the suburbs and small towns of Greater...
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/01/13/mbta-zoning-sjc-constitutional-marblehead-marshfield
Town officials plan to push for MBTA Communities Act compliance after high court decision | WBUR...
The state's highest court ruled the MBTA Communities Act is constitutional and enforceable if certain guidelines are rewritten. Now, towns that are...
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/07/business/boston-housing-mbta-communities-law-towns/?p1=Article_Inline_Related_Link
Has your town or city complied with the MBTA Communities Act?
Jan 25, 2026 - 177 cities and towns were required to approve new, denser zoning plans by the end of 2025. Check here to see the status of your community’s MBTA Communities...
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/business/needham-mbta-communities-zoning-vote/
Needham votes no on housing plan to comply with MBTA Communities
Jan 15, 2025 - The suburb became the latest to rebuff a controversial state housing law. The town will now have until July to craft a new plan.
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https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2025-03-07/mbta-communities-law-faces-new-legal-challenges
MBTA Communities Law faces new legal challenges | GBH
The lawsuits come in the wake of a determination by the state auditor that the measure is an
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https://www.bostonindicators.org/reports/report-detail-pages/2026/january/mbta-permit-pipeline
An Early Look at the MBTA Communities Permitting Pipeline | Boston Indicators
A first look at projects in the early MBTA Communities permitting pipeline to assess what they suggest about future housing production in Massachusetts.
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/09/mbta-communities-act-zoning-map
Map: Who is — and isn't — complying with the MBTA Communities Act? | WBUR News
177 communities across eastern Massachusetts are under pressure to rezone parts of town to allow more multi-family housing near public transportation, thanks...
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/08/business/milton-mbta-communities-lawsuit-housing-supreme-judicial-court/
Housing: MBTA Communities Law upheld but needs more work, SJC rules
Jan 15, 2025 - The Supreme Judicial Court ruling in the Milton lawsuit is a win for Healey and Campbell, but could slow implementation of the state’s ambitious housing law.
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https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-fire-grants-housing-law-1744157377/64425070
Fire safety grants no longer at risk for communities noncompliant with MBTA housing law
Dec 11, 2025 - Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's administration reversed course Monday, announcing that it would not withhold fire safety grants from communities that did not...
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