Posted on March 31, 2016
BOSTON, March 30, 2016 --- MHP Executive Director Clark Ziegler and MHP board chairman Chris Oddleifson, president and CEO of Rockland Trust, have co-authored an article in CommonWealth Magazine on why Massachusetts needs zoning reform.
The story documents how restrictive zoning rules have hamstrung housing production for decades, causing housing prices to rise and pushing young workforce talent elsewhere.
The story says the state is trying to address this issue through a bill approved earlier this month by the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Housing that would require every city and town to play for multifamily and designate areas where it would be allowed by right.
MHP has been writing and commissioning research on housing production and economic growth for more than 10 years. To view previous research and writings on this topic, go to MHP’s Unlock the Commomwealth web site.