Senator Reflects on Impactful Housing Law as Massachusetts High Court Deliberates Enforcement Powers
Boston, MA — Nearly four years after the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts is grappling with an ongoing housing issue through legislation aimed at fostering easier development around public transit hubs. This push, embodied in the MBTA Communities Act, mandates that 177 largely eastern cities and towns create zones that permit multi-family housing by right, a move to ease the state’s intense housing shortage. This legislative effort, spearheaded by Sen. Brendan Crighton of Lynn, is now at the center of a critical debate before the Supreme Judicial Court following a legal challenge led by … Read more