Decentralizing Massachusetts’ workforce could address the state’s transportation struggles and geographic inequities, magnified by the pandemic.
Building generational wealth in the Gateway Cities
Gateways Episode 68
Home ownership is one of the two main paths toward building wealth— the other is business ownership. It’s crucial that Gateway City residents have access to opportunities to own homes and become entrepreneurs if they choose.
Massachusetts Can’t Wait Any Longer for RBIs
The Gateway Cities Journal
Massachusetts is one of only a handful of states that continue to prevent local and regional efforts to generate revenue to respond to transportation needs. If we pass up on the opportunity to empower communities to act without further delay, this will only become more problematic for Massachusetts.
Regional Ballot Initiatives and the promise of local autonomy
Gateways Episode 65
A major transit bill with provisions for RBIs would give voters the ability to raise their own transportation funds and invest in their own communities.
Moving Forward with Mobility: What will the post-COVID future of transportation hold?
The Gateways Podcast Episode 62
In response to the pandemic, the MBTA allowed for back-door boarding on buses, making rides effectively free. But is that the right plan?Two guests stop by the Gateways Podcast to continue the transportation conversation — Jarred Johnson, director of TransitMatters and Brenna Robeson, lead coordinator at Zero Fare WRTA Coalition.
It Takes a Village to Make a City: Why We Need Equity in Urban Planning
Joint Local Planning could be a remedy for inequitable policies & practices. But what is community-centric planning, why do we need it, and how do we do it?
New economic development legislation is a boon for Gateway Cities
Why MassINC supports the Act Enabling Partnerships for Growth (H.4529)
Without intervention and a new funding stream, the coronavirus crisis will further destabilize vulnerable Gateway City neighborhoods.
Tackling Racism in Cycling and Transit-Oriented Development
How cycling and other systems and infrastructure perpetuate the excessive monitoring and policing of Black and Brown bodies in public spaces.
Diverse Voices Needed in Gateway City Leadership
Gateways Podcast Episode 59
Policies that the historically white-dominant Massachusetts Legislature have put in place aren't designed for Gateway City residents who on average take home less pay than those living in Boston's core.
Take The #TTODTalkChallenge!
MassINC is on a mission to support livable communities - and that has to start with community residents. Help us show the need for community space, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic changes the way we use public spaces by taking the #TTODTalkChallenge!