Extending TTOD Competition proposal deadline to the first week of January!

Announcing the new schedule

• Policy Center

• Oct 17, 2019 Policy Center

Dear Gateway City friends and supporters, We have received great, constructive feedback in the past few weeks about our TTOD Planning and Design Competition. We have heard from many students

Fall River entrepreneur brings healthy food and a heap of inspiration to Gateway City neighborhoods

Gateways Episode 35

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• Oct 8, 2019 Policy Center

This week on Gateways, we give you Tracy Corley’s live conversation with entrepreneur Luis Gonsalves during the October 2nd Entrepreneurship For All Leadership Summit in Lowell. Luis is an alum of New Bedford High, the US military, and EforAll, which gave him the tools to thrive in the competitive restaurant industry. 

Gateway City leaders speak on opportunity zones

Gateways Episode 34.5

• Policy Center

• Oct 7, 2019 Policy Center

On this bonus episode of Gateways, we continue the conversation on federal Opportunity Zones legislation. Last episode, our guests broke down what Opportunity Funds can do and pointed out areas where they are failing the highest-need communities in our Commonwealth.

Are Opportunity Zones sites of misfortune for distressed neighborhoods?

Gateways Episode 34

• Policy Center

• Oct 1, 2019 Policy Center

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was unveiled in 2017, much of the national attention was trained on the debate between Republicans and Democrats over whether the cuts disproportionately helped the rich. Woven in the tax code, however, a federal initiative known as Opportunity Zones promised to incentivize

Q&A Session about the TTOD Planning and Design Competition

• Policy Center

• Oct 1, 2019 Policy Center

Bring your questions and comments about the planning and design competition. Our technical advisors and project coordinators will be available to answer your questions. Feel free to also submit your

Poll: Massachusetts residents support major changes to rail service, restructuring fares

Residents see opportunities to expand rail overall, improve the Commuter Rail system, and show interest in Gateway Cities development possibilities this could unlock

• Policy Center Press Release

• Sep 26, 2019 Policy Center Press Release

Massachusetts residents support major changes to the Commuter Rail system and several ways to pay for them, according to a new poll from The MassINC Polling Group. The survey, which

Gateway City TTOD Planning and Design Competition

Call for Participants

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• Sep 19, 2019 Policy Center

Proposal deadline extended to January 12, 2020!  The revised schedule and requirements give you more time to select your plan or project. MassINC invites Gateway City planning and development teams

Fares for Gateway Cities residents are off the rails

Gateways Episode 32

• Policy Center

• Sep 17, 2019 Policy Center

MassINC recently published a report on fare equity that confirmed what most of us already know: the lowest-wealth Commonwealth residents pay more of their incomes to get around the state than wealthier folks. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the MBTA’s commuter rail network, a public

Reducing train fares to achieve equitable TOD

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Sep 6, 2019 Policy Center

MassINC released a policy brief this week that is a “classic” in the sense that its main finding—many Gateway City residents can’t afford to ride commuter rail—is blatantly obvious. While this

Prioritizing Equitable Growth Through Fare Policy

• Policy Center

• Sep 5, 2019 Policy Center

This policy brief explores the concept of fare equity and demonstrates why the current commuter rail fare structure makes train travel uneconomical for many Gateway City residents, especially those living