September
2
1977
Prepared by The Massachusetts Office of State Planning in September 1977 and submitted to the Special Commission on the Effects of Growth Patterns on the Quality of Life in the Commonwealth.
September
2
1977
Prepared by The Massachusetts Office of State Planning in September 1977 and submitted to the Special Commission on the Effects of Growth Patterns on the Quality of Life in the Commonwealth.
November
1
1946
A postwar report by the Massachusetts State Planning Board in 1946 found that 57 percent of prime land available for housing development (tracts greater than 5 acres served by public water) in the Commonwealth’s major metropolitan areas was zoned to allow multifamily housing. At that time the federal government recommended development at 5 units per acre (8,000 square foot lots) for single-family housing, 12 units per acre for townhouses, and 20 units per acre for apartments.