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Massachusetts Pushes Multi-Family Housing Amid Local Resistance

11/13/2025

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Healey Enforces Housing

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey enforces a 2021 law requiring 177 towns to zone for multi-family housing.
The state allocated nearly $8 million to assist more than 150 communities, resulting in 6,000 housing units in development.
Local resistance and rising costs slow progress.
In Los Angeles, a transit-adjacent affordable-housing complex helps residents like Quantavia Smith rebuild their lives.
Nationwide, states are revising zoning to foster transit-adjacent housing, addressing affordability and congestion.

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Healey Enforces Housing

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey enforces a 2021 law requiring 177 towns to zone for multi-family housing.
The state allocated nearly $8 million to assist more than 150 communities, resulting in 6,000 housing units in development.
Local resistance and rising costs slow progress.
In Los Angeles, a transit-adjacent affordable-housing complex helps residents like Quantavia Smith rebuild their lives.
Nationwide, states are revising zoning to foster transit-adjacent housing, addressing affordability and congestion.

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