20 Gateway City Mayors and Managers Urge State to Fund Downtown Housing

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• Mar 23, 2022 Policy Center

20 Gateway City mayors and managers endorsed letters to MA State House and Senate leadership requesting meetings to address the Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) project backlog. View their letters here.

Preliminary Thoughts on ARPA 2.0

The Gateway Cities Journal

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• Feb 22, 2022 Policy Center

Governor Baker’s second ARPA spending bill is anticipated in the coming weeks. Rather than responding to emergencies, the state can now use these flexible funds for transformative long-term investments with a heavy focus on parts of the state beyond I-495.

‘Twas the week before Christmas…

Gateway Cities Journal

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• Dec 20, 2021 Policy Center

MassINC Research Director Ben Forman takes a poetic approach in describing a wish-come-true Gateway Cities vision for the holidays. Click the links while reading through to catch up on previous Gateway Cities Journal editions.

Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) Fact Sheet

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• Oct 26, 2021 Policy Center

Data provided to MassINC by DHCD as result of public records request October 26, 2021 Bottom Line: The HDIP program is oversubscribed, with $57 million in applications pending in pipeline.

Back on the Road Again: The Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus Tour

Gateway Cities Journal

• Sep 28, 2021

After 18 months confined to the home office, we jumped at the chance to join the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus on their South Coast tour. In Attleboro, Fall River, and New Bedford, we listened in on firsthand accounts of valiant efforts to help residents through the pandemic.

Hooray for Housing Choice and HDIP

Gateways Episode 8

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• Mar 5, 2019 Policy Center

In this episode of Gateways, co-hosts Ben Forman and Dr. Tracy Corley dive deep into state and federal housing policies that stimulate housing development in Gateway Cities. In response to Gov. Baker's Housing Choice legislation announcement, they analyze its potential impacts on the quantity and quality of housing across the state.

Housing Choice & HDIP, ASAP

The Gateway Cities Journal

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• Mar 3, 2019 Policy Center

Last Wednesday was a big day on Beacon Hill. Governor Baker gathered leaders from across the state to make a forceful argument for acting promptly on his sensible Housing Choice legislation. The

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

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• 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

Where there’s a will, is there a way?

The Gateway Cities Journal

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• Aug 8, 2018 Policy Center

There exists a very strong will to rebuild our Gateway Cities. This is evident in all of the creative approaches these communities are taking to sow growth and opportunity. But

Please Support Gateway City Legislative Leaders

Your advocacy can make a difference

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• Jul 25, 2018 Policy Center

Dear Friends: In the final days of this Legislative session, two items hang in the balance that have great importance to Gateway City economic development efforts. The first is the