Data provided to MassINC by DHCD as result of public records request (Jan. 2023) February 3, 2023 Bottom Line: HDIP is the state’s most efficient housing development program to date, costing an average of only $23,664 per unit and resulting in the production of 2,687 new units in Gateway City downtowns and transit areas so
Three Ideas to Boost Gateway Cities’ Housing Production
Ben Forman featured in Banker & Tradesman
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January 29, 2023 SUBARBS ARE getting the lion’s share of the blame for Massachusetts’ colossal failure to produce housing. While their overtly exclusionary practices certainly merit a stronger response, myopically focusing on restrictive suburban zoning distracts from an equally pressing problem – the lack of residential investment in Gateway Cities. The commonwealth’s regional urban centers
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.
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
Gateway Cities are Part of Solution to Mass. Segregation
Ben Forman featured in Banker & Tradesman
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Research Director Ben Forman offers an effective housing strategy to address economic segregation in Massachusetts public schools in this Banker & Tradesman piece.
Gateway City representatives introduce vital housing amendments
Gateway Cities Journal
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As residential communities home to an outsized share of the state’s population, it is critical that we make the most out of this opportunity and fashion the housing investment in a manner that leads to meaningful improvements in Gateway City housing stock and neighborhoods.
Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) Fact Sheet
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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. This represents 41 housing projects totaling 2,276 units of housing and $706.6 million dollars of investment in Gateway Cities that could move forward immediately with
Harnessing the civic energy ARPA has unlocked
Gateway Cities Journal
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As they work to apportion the state’s $5 billion ARPA allocation, legislators have conscientiously collected input from thousands of Massachusetts residents. We’ve compiled our thoughts for investing ARPA funds in a manner that recognizes the post-pandemic challenges and opportunities Gateway Cities face.
What’s really behind the population increase in Gateway Cities?
Gateway Cities Journal
Preventing a housing crisis in Lawrence
Gateways Episode 70
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With the statewide eviction moratorium no longer in place, Gateway City residents face a new threat from the pandemic. In Lawrence, leaders are working together to mount an effective response. Jess Andors and Juan Bonilla from the local CDC, Lawrence Community Works (LCW), take a break from the all-consuming effort to share first-hand perspective. Jess,
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