While leaders responded to their residents’ most acute digital equity needs during the pandemic, the issue appears to be receding among the many competing challenges facing Gateway Cities. We can’t allow this to fall out of sight again, especially with half a billion dollars from the federal infrastructure bill coming to Massachusetts to help communities implement durable solutions.
Poll: Massachusetts residents support policies to make transportation cleaner, more equitable, and more affordable.
New MassINC Polling Group Poll finds residents favor both low-income fares and fare-free buses, expanded commuter benefits, EV and e-bike rebates.
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New report from The MassINC Polling Group finds Massachusetts residents support policies to make transportation cleaner, more equitable, and more affordable.
Andre Leroux offers testimony to Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
On House Bill 4864
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Gateway Hubs Director Andre Leroux testified at the State House about expanding housing support in Gateway Cities, establishing a small business district fund, and improving state procurement.
Committee’s ED bill is a big deal for Gateway Cities and equitable economic growth
The Gateway Cities Journal
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Learn what the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies' Economic Development bill means for HDIP and inclusive entrepreneurship in Gateway Cities.
State has a lot more to do to keep students and educators safe from COVID
Steve Koczela featured in the Boston Globe
Read Steve Koczela's opinion piece in the Boston Globe on COVID safety in schools, featuring a mix of testing data, "lost day" estimates, and polling results.
This is the moment to make transformative investments
The Gateway Cities Journal
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The TDI program has been highly effective in Gateway Cities closer to Boston with relatively strong real estate markets. But the impact has been minimal in weaker markets outside of I-495, where Massachusetts desperately needs new sources of economic growth. Now is the moment to do right by the communities that state economic development policy has neglected for far too long.
MassINC receives $350,000 grant from Cummings Foundation
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MassINC is a proud participant of the selective Cummings Foundation $25 Million Grant Program. The nonprofit will receive $350,000 over the next 10 years.
Massachusetts’ failure to forestall growing segregation
Simone Ngongi-Lukula featured in the Boston Globe
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MassINC Education Equity Fellow, Simone Ngongi-Lukula, argues for integrating Massachusetts schools and initiatives that could forestall growing segregation.
Senate budget key to future of housing and transportation in Gateway Cities
The Gateway Cities Journal
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The Senate budget debate next week could determine how competitive Gateway Cities will be in the post-pandemic economy. At a key moment when housing and transportation investments could help make these communities more attractive for an age of remote work, the danger of missing out on the opening and backsliding is real. Housing: Housing Development
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