All Updates
The latest releases, events, and articles from across MassINC.
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Merry MassINC Greetings
As we reflect on a year of growth, collaboration, and progress, we’re reminded of the unique power of policy and research to unite people and inspire meaningful change.
December 19, 2024
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Gateway Cities Journal: Legislature Establishes Downtown Vitality Fund
Gateway City leaders achieved an important victory recently when the Legislature established a Downtown Vitality Fund with a bond authorization of $9.5 million.
December 6, 2024
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Greg Bialecki: A remembrance
Joe Kriesberg, the CEO of MassINC, and Andre Leroux, Program Director for the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute, were longtime colleagues of Greg Bialecki. They wrote this tribute upon his passing.
November 26, 2024
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MassINC Matters: Fall Round-Up
With Thanksgiving only days away, we’re excited to share another roundup of what we’ve been up to at MassINC.
November 26, 2024
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Event Recap: The 12th Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Summit
On Thursday, November 14th, over 250 attendees came together in Worcester for our 12th annual Gateway Cities Innovation Summit. Leaders and community members from across the state participated in a dynamic day of discussion and reflection focused on efforts to address housing challenges.
November 14, 2024
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2024 Gateway Cities Housing Monitor
To recover from an affordable housing crisis that has been decades in the making, Massachusetts needs Gateway City housing markets to produce new homes in line with increasing demand.
November 14, 2024
- Over the next ten years, Gateway Cities should aim for the creation of 83,000 additional housing units.
- Meeting the housing production goal requires doubling the pace of housing production compared to the previous 10 years.
- Increasing housing production will require robust state and local partnerships to overcome financial and regulatory barriers.
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Gateway Cities Journal: Can the Tech Ecosystem Reach Gateway Cities?
New collaboration between the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute and The Engine Accelerator explores emerging industries.
October 25, 2024
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The Massachusetts School Centered Neighborhood Development Playbook
Neighborhood vitality and public school performance are closely linked, yet education improvement efforts are generally siloed from planning, housing, and community development.
October 9, 2024
- Growing education reform movements and an influx of housing resources provide a window to embrace coordinated planning efforts at the neighborhood level
- The funding of backbone organizations and the implementation of the Community School model are both effective ways to work across silos and create mixed-income neighborhoods and schools
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MassINC Matters: The Summer Round-Up
The latest from our research, journalism, and polling
October 8, 2024