ARTICLES By Tracy A. Corley, PhD

Are coworking spaces the key to transforming Gateway Cities?

Policy Center
Dec 3, 2020 Policy Center

Gateway City coworking facilities can provide space and resources for residents to join the digital workforce while positioning downtowns as regional hubs.

The Future of the Massachusetts Workplace

Policy Center
Oct 15, 2020 Policy Center

Decentralizing Massachusetts’ workforce could address the state’s transportation struggles and geographic inequities, magnified by the pandemic.

Yes, Transit and Dense Urban Places Are Safe – Even In a Pandemic

Policy Center
Sep 28, 2020 Policy Center

Protecting Gateway City small businesses through the pandemic

Policy Center
Jul 31, 2020 Policy Center

A new poll paints a damning picture for businesses across the state, but there is cause for additional alarm when it comes to those in Gateway Cities. Can we save them? Dr. Tracy Corley, MassINC TTOD Fellow, says all is not lost.

From Transactional to Transformative: The Case for Equity in Gateway City Transit-Oriented Development

Policy Center
May 18, 2020 Policy Center

Transformative Transit-Oriented Development recognizes that equity is the key to transforming cities and towns in Massachusetts, and the country. In Massachusetts, a decades long economic boom has not always reached

TTOD Planning and Design Competition

Proposal Deadline Approaching + Updated Guidelines

Policy Center
Dec 30, 2019 Policy Center

Proposal deadline approaching! Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in submitting a project to our TTOD Planning and Design Competition! Many project teams have given us sneak previews

Prioritizing Equitable Growth Through Fare Policy

Policy Center
Sep 5, 2019 Policy Center

This policy brief explores the concept of fare equity and demonstrates why the current commuter rail fare structure makes train travel uneconomical for many Gateway City residents, especially those living

Ben Forman and Dr. Tracy Corley offer testimony to the Joint Committee on Revenue

On Regional Ballot Initiatives for Transportation

Policy Center
Jun 18, 2019 Policy Center

The Honorable Adam G. Hinds, Senate Chair The Honorable Mark J. Cusack, House Chair Members, Joint Committee on Revenue State House, Rooms 109-E and 34 Boston, MA 02133 Dear

A Complex Recipe for Housing Financing

Brockton Offers Formula for Gateway Cities

Policy Center
Apr 1, 2019 Policy Center

Rob May, Brock- ton’s director of economic devel- opment and planning, famously offers up his seven-layer dip to any- one with a taste for the city’s downtown. A 121B Urban Re- newal plan forms the base. Then, he mixes in 40Q District Improvement Financing, a 40R Smart Growth Overlay District, a 40V Hous-ing Development Zone and a Transformative Development District.

Combining HDIP and OZ for Transformative Transit-Oriented Development in Gateway Cities

Policy Center
Feb 19, 2019 Policy Center

This policy brief is the second in a series exploring state and local level approaches to generating transformative transit-oriented development (TTOD) in Gateway Cities. Here, our thinking is that the

ARTICLES By Tracy A. Corley, PhD

Proposal Deadline Approaching + Updated Guidelines

On Regional Ballot Initiatives for Transportation

Brockton Offers Formula for Gateway Cities

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