Gateway Cities
The Gateway Cities Innovation Institute works to unlock the economic potential of small to mid-size regional cities.
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House budget advances Gateway City neighborhood stabilization effort
The Gateway Cities Journal
April 11, 2019
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TOD planning takes root in the Heart of the Commonwealth
In this episode, we hear from Mayor Petty & Jake Sanders from the city of Worcester along with Craig Blais and Roberta Brien of the Worcester Business Development Corporation.
April 9, 2019
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Accountability in the school funding debate
In Part II of our deep dive on local education accountability, Ben talks with Rep. Aaron Vega, author of the Promise Act, and Ed Lambert, former mayor of Fall River and current Executive Director of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education.
April 2, 2019
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A Complex Recipe for Housing Financing
Rob May, Brock- ton’s director of economic devel- opment and planning, famously offers up his seven-layer dip to any- one with a taste for the city’s downtown. A 121B Urban Re- newal plan forms the base. Then, he mixes in 40Q District Improvement Financing, a 40R Smart Growth Overlay District, a 40V Hous-ing Development Zone and a Transformative Development District.
April 1, 2019
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Ben Forman’s testimony on Gateway Cities and the Promise Act
March 22, 2019
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Local education accountability with Tracy Novick
In this new episode of Gateways, Ben Forman visits Worcester to speak with Tracy Novick, Field Director for the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. With experience serving on both school committees and school councils in Worcester, Tracy is highly regarded as an outspoken thought leader on education policy. Ben chats with Tracy about MassINC’s recent research on the importance of local accountability.
March 19, 2019
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Walking Through Worcester
Dr. Tracy Corley takes a walk through Worcester along MassINC’s research director Ben Forman and Tim McGourthy, the former Executive Director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau. The group walks us through the commuter rail stations, theater district, the Common, and the DCU Center, highlighting the
March 15, 2019
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State House Forum on Stimulating Transformative Investment in Gateway Cities
Event Recap
March 11, 2019