In considering amendments to zoning, officials should evaluate impacts on displacement and opportunities for existing middle-class residents to secure stable housing.
multifamily zoning
Gentle changes can fix Cambridge’s multifamily zoning and keep the construction coming, staff says
Changes to multifamily zoning don’t need to stop the flow of homes being built or take away its status as the most permissive in the state, staff told city councillors.
Cambridge meetings, Sept. 14-21: A half-million dollars to make up for federal cuts to food aid (corrected)
Take part in meetings on handling growing hunger, the Healthpeak neighborhood project and changes to the city's multifamily zoning ordinance.
Condominium project designed with AI stays stalled at commission
Not enough changed in the plans for condos near Davis Square to allow demolition of the current empty building, a turreted structure built in 1892.
Cambridge meetings, Sept. 7-14: Multifamily housing projects and a hotel in Harvard Square (updated)
Take part in meetings on more six-story housing projects and one for four stories of condors and the return of plans for a Harriet Jacobs museum, hotel and homes.
As stories of Cambridge permitting nightmares accumulate, officials and staff seek systems that work like a dream
Movement toward streamlining business and construction permitting and licensing was something city councillors could feel excited about.
Go fast, break things: Cambridge did it with how it builds housing
Cambridge’s City Council will soon consider amendments to a Multifamily Housing Zoning ordinance and needs real answers to questions about its impact.
Cambridge meetings, July 20-27: The council convenes a special meeting demanded after July 4 death
Take part in meetings on affordable housing zoning ideas, a project of six stories with 85 homes near Fresh Pond and an update on violence prevention.
Tearing down a three-home triple-decker for three bigger homes is rejected on Roberts Road
The commission is supposed to take into account the goals expressed by the City Council in zoning changes. “Notably,” staff has said, “the need for more housing.”
Cambridge meetings, July 6-13: On guard against multifamily zoning mischief
Take part in meetings on shuttle buses replacing the red line for 10 days, landmarking Lexington Avenue, ground-floor businesses and more.