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Genuinely hopeful news on housing

December 19, 2017 By Charley on the MTA 15 Comments

We've been writing here about the cost and shortage of housing in Greater Boston for over a decade. This actually sounds like hopeful news: Aiming for the construction of 135,000 new housing units by 2025, the Baker administration on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: charlie-baker, housing, smart-growth

Can’t Solve Transportation Without Addressing Housing

April 27, 2016 By thegreenmiles 64 Comments

Charley already wrote up WBUR's transportation poll, but WBUR did a sidebar story on some non-highway transportation ideas. Reporter Steve Brown talked to State Sen. Tom McGee about his idea to relieve traffic & help people get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: development, environment, housing, smart-growth, transportation, urban-density, urban-sprawl

Governor candidates on transportation and smart growth

August 13, 2014 By joshostroff 6 Comments

Transportation for Massachusetts and the MA Smart Growth Alliance asked the Democratic, Republican and Independent candidates for governor to respond to ten questions.  The questions were submitted in late May, and received in June/July.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: environment, governor, housing, massachusetts, smart-growth, transportation

Littleton & MassDOT Complete Streets Policies Win National Recognition

February 18, 2014 By thegreenmiles Leave a Comment

Congratulations to the town of Littleton and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, both of which have earned recognition from Smart Growth America for their complete streets policies. First: Exactly what are complete streets … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Littleton, massdot, smart-growth, transportation

Outdated Liquor License Laws Are Strangling Our Downtowns

December 17, 2013 By thegreenmiles 25 Comments

Do we want to revitalize downtowns, or do we want to severely restrict people from buying wine with dinner? Thanks to our still-Puritanical liquor license laws here in Massachusetts, opening a new restaurant is a major financial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: development, growth, liquor licenses, smart-growth

New Walking Safety Project Blamed for 40 Years of Car-Centric Decline

September 27, 2012 By thegreenmiles Leave a Comment

From wasting prime real estate by paving it over for parking to funding expensive road-widening projects, some communities are realizing that taking a step back from the car culture is good for business. But much like parts of Appalachia … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: smart-growth, sustainability, transportation, wareham

Smart growth, creative growth

May 1, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 25 Comments

The "quasi-public" Metropolitan Area Planning Council has released its plan for how to develop the Greater Boston area. (Hey, I didn't even know we had one of these groups in MA.) Sounds like standard smart-growth thinking: Mixed use, mass … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: smart-growth

Arborway represents a way forward for Smart Growth

January 28, 2007 By nepete 27 Comments

First the state allowed the project to languish.  Then it wriggled through a substitution attempt that it finally admitted it couldn't win, because no substitute provided the real benefits the Green Line restoration did. And admirably, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clean-air, environment, massachusetts, mbta, newbies, smart-growth, transportation

Assembly Square = on.

October 17, 2006 By mem-from-somerville 9 Comments

But because of the agreement, task force member Wig Zamore said, ``All the lawsuits are going away."I know this doesn't directly affect everyone who reads here, and I know that not everyone will have followed the details.  But to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, smart-growth, somerville

Limiting Development

July 1, 2006 By nopolitician 5 Comments

I live in Springfield, so I have a big problem with the conclusions brought forth in this article. The article says:Clay and other conservationists are quick to say they're not opposed to construction of new homes and businesses. They just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: development, massachusetts, smart-growth, zoning

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poebostonDan Currie@poeboston·
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How Jack Welch’s Reign at G.E. Gave Us Elon Musk’s Twitter Feed https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/business/jack-welch-ge-ceo-behavior.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWka3DIDmwbiO4IGImG9lzWIqhqbNh2wDmfT98EP7JqT_F1i-VSP0VzSg6y5JuYnZBPawMElbWOZEJklZTcQeJ_tjbwcmiyLOo4mLG1thzcaGf1DaXV2GkmJVtivZtmdly13HNbk6-UFeQjiNl6zu5hUs4hPUoIZiSPtvboAxlsap7RPlyHtF5AC6wOUirTnNWc97sHbA5SbFvBR3996m4_g8hObJJVZO2sak59J7etxOkZGWdqL4y2BpIuRICylrlitbfFqRTk29MiaJcpw64X0iSHQACPvSB7&smid=tw-share via @nytimes > #bospoli #mapoli #fraud #bombast #disinformation #greed #capitalism #trumpism #MakeGEpay

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RachelMiselmanRachel Miselman@RachelMiselman·
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Yesterday, I asked @JimLyonsMA why he condoned vulgarity. He did not appreciate the question and refused to talk to me. So, minutes later, I shared my thoughts about Jim with his wife, Bernadette.

“Your husband is a clown.”
#mapoli #bospoli

MassGOP@massgop

Honest question: Does the @BostonGlobe always quote Black candidates and electeds verbatim like this, or just Black Republican candidates? #mapoli 🤔 https://twitter.com/MattPStout/status/1528052885250002945

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RachelMiselmanRachel Miselman@RachelMiselman·
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“I do not like reality. It is big, mean, and scary. So, I spend my time making up absurd narratives to whitewash trash.” #mapoli

Cecilia Calabrese for MA State Senate@CeceCalabrese

@LocalPoliticsis @RaylaForMA @massgop Rayla is a Superstar and will be an awesome Secretary of State!

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RachelMiselmanRachel Miselman@RachelMiselman·
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.@RaylaForMA lied about #Mission5000. She paid to get on the ballot. Also, at the end of the month of April, she only had $633.63. She brags about her thousands of followers. Why could they not help her get on the ballot? Why can they not, at least, each chip in $1.00? #mapoli

All Politics is Local with Jon Fetherston@LocalPoliticsis

History making ⁦⁦@RaylaForMA⁩
First African American to qualify for state wide election in Massachusetts.
Also, first African American to be on the ballot for Secretary of State in Massachusetts.
On the ⁦@massgop⁩ ticket.
Go get them Rayla!!

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TheKlippyKlippy the Klipspringer@TheKlippy·
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At the convention, I saw the @MassGOP of 2022. Around 50% of delegates didn't show up. It is a micro to the macro issue of @JimLyonsMA. Since being Chairman all I see are Ls. We have less Republicans now than when the party started. More dems in TX than Reps here. #mapoli

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pcnaslundPhillip Naslund@pcnaslund·
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⁦@JimLyonsMA⁩ Go ahead and try and force your god on us. #mapoli https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/21/metro/massachusetts-republicans-gather-springfield-with-trump-backed-geoff-diehl-likely-get-activists-nod/

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