Tag: MBTA Communities Act

Opinion: Safeguarding Independent Processes in the 3A Universe

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Leonard Street paved with Ben Franklins

Now that Belmont has approved its plan for the State’s MBTA Communities Act, it faces a critical issue: how to increase commercial development even as it obeys the requirements imposed by the state’s one size fits all law.

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Opinion: Belmont’s Broken Zoning Is Making All Of Us Poorer.

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two small children standing in front of a suburban home

Will your kids be able to buy a house in Belmont? 8 of 10 Belmontonians say it’s “very unlikely.” The MBTA Communities Act may change that- but not if NIMBY gets its way.

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