Tackling Smog and Congestion with TCI

Gateways Episode 30

• Policy Center

• Sep 3, 2019 Policy Center

Traffic congestion in Massachusetts has reached crisis proportions. And while some leaders and officials assure it’s a “symptom of success,” that explanation offers little solace to Bay Staters stuck in mind-numbing traffic everyday. To top it off, gas and diesel-burning cars, trucks, and trains dominate greenhouse

How student leaders changed the culture at a Lynn charter school

Gateways Episode 29

• Policy Center

• Aug 23, 2019 Policy Center

This week on Gateways, Juana and Ben chat with guest Hannah Parker about the importance of high standards in education. Hannah recently graduated from KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate, where she said she was shaped by the rigorous courses and and high standards. But as she progressed through school and

Community corrections centers poised to offer much needed reentry support

Gateways Episode 28

• Policy Center

• Aug 13, 2019 Policy Center

When the state budget passed last month, it included provisions that better equip community corrections centers to provide reentry services. This week on Gateways, Ben sits down with Vin Lorenti, Director of Community Corrections at the Massachusetts Probation Service.

Emerging small businesses round out TOD in Merrimack Valley

Gateways Episode 27

• Policy Center

• Aug 7, 2019 Policy Center

In this episode of Gateways, Tracy is once again in the Merrimack Valley, this time exploring how small business development programs are shaping transit-oriented development. She starts in Lowell, where the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub has served as an incubator for budding tech companies

Finding Food, Friends and Good Health at Haverhill’s Farmers Market

Gateways Episode 26

• Policy Center

• Jul 30, 2019 Policy Center

In this episode of Gateways, Tracy takes us to Haverhill where we hear how a farmers market has transformed personal and public health through food, fun, and community connections. Market founder Jeff Grassie and Nate Robertson of the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission walk us through the market and

The art of MART’s health and human services operation

Gateways Episode 25

• Policy Center

• Jul 23, 2019 Policy Center

This week Tracy digs into the health and human services (HHS) transportation operation at the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART). MART's HHS brokerage delivers more than 6 million rides to medical and healthcare appointments for residents in 70% of Massachusetts. How is the

Caradonio and the Lowell Citywide Family Council

Gateways Episode 24

• Policy Center

• Jul 16, 2019 Policy Center

The last installment in our local education accountability series begins with reflections from Ben and Juana on the journey. Then Jim Caradonio, former Superintendent of the Worcester Public Schools, visits MassINC to share lessons from his long career in public education.

Mass Housing Partnership: Transforming TOD through Affordable Housing

Gateways Episode 23

• Policy Center

• Jul 9, 2019 Policy Center

On this episode of Gateways, Tracy sits down with Susan Connelly, Director of Community Assistance and Strategic Partnerships at the Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP), a nonprofit organization that supports and finances affordable housing.

Distilling local accountability lessons from near and far

Gateways Episode 22

• Policy Center

• Jun 25, 2019 Policy Center

As the education funding debate heats up on Beacon Hill, Ben continues our series on local accountability with a look at Chicago, IL and Springfield, MA. In a short chat with MassInc intern Alexis Polokoff, Ben unpacks Chicago's famed local school council model. Next, Ben interviews Paul Foster, Chief

TOD Big and Small in Fall River

Gateways Episode 21

• Policy Center

• Jun 21, 2019 Policy Center

In this episode of Gateways, Tracy takes a walking tour in the heart of Fall River with private developer Alan Macomber and the city's executive director of community development, Mike Dion. Our guests explain Fall River's plans to connect downtown to its vibrant waterfront while creating more market rate