Policy Center

Research, events, and articles from the MassINC Policy Center, including the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute.

  • Gateway Cities Journal: Gateway City students call for more Early College

  • Early College Life Sciences Pathways

    Expanding Early College access and strengthening career-connected learning are critical to ensuring Massachusetts maintains a competitive, skilled workforce. This report outlines four key objectives to guide an expansion strategy that state leaders are currently developing.

  • Opening the Doors to the Jobs of the Future

    Expanding Early College access and strengthening career-connected learning are critical to ensuring Massachusetts maintains a competitive, skilled workforce, and this report outlines four key objectives to guide the state’s expansion strategy.

  • Gateway Cities Journal: We got the keys — unlocking housing production in Gateway Cities   

    The Unlocking Housing Production Commission’s newly released report offers bold recommendations to tackle housing barriers while addressing key challenges that have long hindered development in Gateway Cities.

  • Event Recap: School Centered Neighborhood Development

  • Gateway Cities Journal: A Big Idea Succeeds — Free Transit Outside Boston 

    Massachusetts’ test of fare-free regional transit is proving to be a game-changer, with skyrocketing ridership, economic benefits, and improved accessibility for the state’s most vulnerable residents.

  • Gateway Cities Journal: Gateway City leaders have ambitious plans for the new legislative session

  • Policy Center recommends rule changes to facilitate building renovations

    Public comment takes a deeper dive into the “30% Rule” and its impact on property owners in Gateway Cities.

  • Gateway Cities Journal: Legislature Establishes Downtown Vitality Fund

    Gateway City leaders achieved an important victory recently when the Legislature established a Downtown Vitality Fund with a bond authorization of $9.5 million.

  • Headshot of Gregory Bialecki

    Greg Bialecki: A remembrance

    Joe Kriesberg, the CEO of MassINC, and Andre Leroux, Program Director for the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute, were longtime colleagues of Greg Bialecki. They wrote this tribute upon his passing.