MBTA zoning rules stand, the high court ruled. What now for rebellious towns?
The state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities filed emergency regulations that are effective immediately.
Town officials plan to push for MBTA Communities Act compliance after high court decision
The state's highest court ruled the MBTA Communities Act is constitutional and enforceable if certain guidelines are rewritten. Now, towns that are noncompliant with law are planning for the future.
State court upholds a controversial MBTA zoning law. 3 SouthCoast towns aren't complying.
The state's highest court upheld a controversial MBTA zoning law. Most South Coast Rail towns are following it. Three are not. Here's what can happen.
Needham rejects MBTA zoning compliance after town-wide vote
people voted down the zoning changes, while 4,914 people voted to keep in compliance with the law, according to the town clerk.
Needham voters reject zoning plan that would've met MBTA housing law rules
A hotly debated issue in Needham is how much new housing to build under the state's MBTA Communities Act. The state's new law was upheld by the Supreme Judicial Court last week. It requires zoning, which would allow for a minimum of 1,784 multifamily units in Needham.
Needham Voters Strike Down MBTA Communities Zoning Plan
The proposal would have created capacity for roughly 3,300 units near two of the town's commuter rail station stops.
Needham votes against plan to comply with MBTA Communities Law as state files guidelines
NEEDHAM - Needham residents have voted against the town's plan to comply with the MBTA Communities Law, even as the state filed emergency regulations intended to enforce the rules. According to preliminary special election results,
MBTA Communities Act: Needham turns down controversial zoning plan
Needham became the latest Massachusetts suburb to shoot down a controversial state-mandated MBTA zoning plan, but its Select Board chairman says the town won’t follow in Milton’s footsteps. Needham residents voted Tuesday to repeal zoning that would have made the Greater Boston town compliant with the MBTA Communities Act – a plan that carried much more weight than what the state law requires.
Needham voters reject ambitious zoning plan to allow more housing
Needham voters have soundly rejected new zoning meant to allow more housing development, just a week after the Supreme Judicial Court upheld a law requiring them to do so. The zoning would have gone well above Needham’s responsibilities under the MBTA Communities Act,
The MBTA stopped announcing new slow zones. That doesn’t mean they disappeared
As 2024 crept to a close, the MBTA completed a monumental year of maintenance and declared its train network free of speed ...
MBTA towns not following controversial housing law get another 6 months, but must act fast
Three towns on the South Coast Rail route that don't have multi-family housing zones have more time to follow the law. But ...
Governor wants the millionaire's tax to pay for MBTA bills, Massachusetts road and bridge repairs
Gov. Healey is outlining how she wants to use millionaire's tax revenue for an $8 billion transportation funding plan.
Pols & Politics: MBTA pulls over OT train, Water and Sewer freezes up, Legislature walking on eggshells around auditor
The MBTA was once a bottomless pit of overtime. That’s changed. Phillip Eng, the T’s general manager, is the highest-paid ...
State files new guidelines for MBTA zoning act after SJC calls law ‘unenforcable’
The state filed emergency regulations for the MBTA Communities Act on Tuesday after the SJC found the controversial law ...
Governor Healey’s task force eyes major cash infusion to fill T’s growing budget gap
The sudden injection of so sizable a sum would be a profound change for the T — at least in the short run. The agency’s ...
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WATCH LIVE: Healey announces $8 billion plan for transportation investments, including MBTA
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday announced a plan to invest $8 billion in roads, bridges and the MBTA over the next ...