Communities across eastern Massachusetts are under pressure to rezone parts of town to allow more multi-family housing near public transportation, thanks to the MBTA Communities Act. Aimed at ...

Everyone knows the MBTA can be loud. Ever wonder exactly how ... with help from a sound level meter that measured the decibel output of all the rumbling and squealing train cars.

A fifth Massachusetts town is taking legal action over the MBTA Communities Act ... the Town would be required to zone for a minimum of 750 multi-family units at a gross density of 15 units ...

A battle between the state auditor and the attorney general has erupted over the MBTA zoning law and whether or not the multi-family directive amounts to an unfunded mandate. Wrentham, Middleboro ...

The community of Holden has dropped its opposition to a state law designed to incentivize building more multi-family housing ... it would not comply with the MBTA Communities Act — a law ...

The vote came after more than 1,097 housing units were proposed through the town's MBTA Communities zoning in a two-year span ...

THE LAW REQUIRES COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE MBTA TO CREATE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ALLOW FOR MORE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING. TOWN OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE UNABLE TO CREATE MORE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING BECAUSE ...

The MBTA Communities Act specifically addresses multi-family housing ... will increase housing production to an unsustainable level for the town. Middleboro officials previously said that ...

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office responded to a request from the Wrentham Select Board to look into concerns regarding the MBTA Communities Act, which requires towns and cities serviced by ...

the town argued Middleborough has gone above and beyond to create more affordable housing outside the MBTA Communities Act, which requires communities served by the T to zone for more multi-family ...