Needham, MBTA Communities Act

What’s next for Needham after MBTA Communities vote?
Needham voters repealed a state-mandated MBTA Communities Act zoning plan Tuesday, but the town's not out of compliance just yet.
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.
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 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 residents reject plan to comply with MBTA Communities Act
Needham residents voted down a plan to bring the town into compliance with the MBTA Communities Act. A Philadelphia sports fan who went off on a misogynistic tirade against a female Green Bay Packers fan in a viral video won't be allowed to ever attend another Eagles home game.
Needham rejects MBTA Act zoning in another blow to law
Opponents of Needham’s plan to allow more multifamily housing under the MBTA Communities law defeated the measure on Tuesday.
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.
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Governor wants the millionaire's tax to pay for MBTA bills, Massachusetts road and bridge repairs
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Safety grants at risk for communities that don't comply with MBTA housing law, Mass. fire officials say
Massachusetts fire officials express concern over new grant rules linking fire safety funding to compliance with ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
State files new guidelines for MBTA zoning act after SJC calls law ‘unenforcable’
Communities that have not submitted a compliance application with the state will have six months to comply. The post State ...