If the people who work IN BELMONT can’t AFFORD TO live IN BELMONT, IS THAT a “small-town feeling”???
WE ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN BELMONT WHO WANT TO SEE OUR TOWN BECOME THE INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE, FISCALLY SOUND, ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, AND EQUITABLE TOWN WE KNOW IT CAN BE.
WE FAVOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PLACES TO LIVE IN ALL STAGES OF THE LIFE CYCLE, TOWN PLANNING TO INCREASE CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY, AND ZONING DESIGNED TO INCLUDE RATHER THAN TO EXCLUDE.
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BELMONT MBTA COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
This committee is advising Belmont on how to meet the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act, or "3A”—which requires communities with MBTA stations to create more zoning for multifamily housing.
YES WE HAVE TO.
We look at the MBTA Communities Act as an opportunity to help implement our Housing Production Plan, to reimagine Belmont, and to make a better town that matches the needs of our era… instead of fear. But for those who are scared of change… be more afraid of the consequences of failing to change!
Governor Healey, WBUR interview: Your town will lose a lot of state money if you don’t live up to the law.
MBTA Communities Tracker: Other towns are doing it too.
MORE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY IN BELMONT? OUR CURRENT ZONING SAYS NO.
Segregation is by design. We have to redesign for equity and justice.
IS THERE A HOUSING CRISIS IN THE BOSTON AREA?
More links and reading to come!