Amy Dain @amydain.bsky.social · 04/04/2026The Meaning of Main Streets www.bostonindicators.org/article-page...bostonindicators.orgThe Meaning of Main StreetsImmigrants are critical to Main Street in Massachusetts. 110
Reposted by Amy DainClark Ziegler @clarkziegler.bsky.social · 03/11/2025I love Amy's thinking (as always) but in my view her proposed solution is not nearly strong enough or fast enough. More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/clarkz...linkedin.comAmy Dain on data gaps in MA housing permits: a call for action | Clark Ziegler posted on the topic | LinkedInGreat post today by Amy Dain at Boston Indicators about the extreme data gaps on local permitting for new housing in Massachusetts. In my opinion Amy's "what to do about it" doesn't go quite far enou... 001
Amy Dain @amydain.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Homes in the construction pipeline should be readily countable, unlike, for example, grains of sand in Salisbury Beach. But try and figure out how many homes Massachusetts municipalities permitted last decade. The numbers slip through your fingers like sand. www.bostonindicators.org/upzone_updat...bostonindicators.orgThe Surprising Lack of Good Permitting Data and What to Do about ItHomes in the construction pipeline should be readily countable, unlike, for example, grains of sand in Salisbury Beach. 210
Reposted by Amy DainJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 20/06/2025www.bostonindicators.org/upzone_updat...bostonindicators.orgUpzone Update: How the Permit Process Broke HomebuildingA web of required housing permits that vary from town to town serve to slow housing development across Massachusetts. 013
Reposted by Amy DainJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 20/06/2025"It does not make sense for 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts to have so many unique regulations—and unique interpretations of regulations—for land use and building... We are dragging down the viability of firms that should be building us the homes we need, at scale." @amydain.bsky.social 1173
Amy Dain @amydain.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Latest Upzone Update. I got one reply saying my tone about the salamanders was sarcastic. I didn’t mean it to be. I do appreciate feedback on tone and content. I write these in an easy tone to make it possible to read about serious regulatory policy. www.bostonindicators.org/upzone_updat...bostonindicators.orgUpzone Update: How the Permit Process Broke HomebuildingA web of required housing permits that vary from town to town serve to slow housing development across Massachusetts. 020
Amy Dain @amydain.bsky.social · 14/01/2025MA EOHLC filed emergency regs for MBTA Communities zoning. Key deadline extended to July 14. Screenshot of EOHLC email announcement. 040
Amy Dain @amydain.bsky.social · 29/12/2024www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/27/b...bostonglobe.comWaltham, long a job growth center, may finally build the housing to match - The Boston GlobeThe City Council is poised to approve a plan that would allow 4,000 units of housing to be constructed near two commuter rail stations. 182
Amy Dain @amydain.bsky.social · 19/12/2024End-of-the-year Upzone Update: mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.org/end-of-year-...mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.orgEnd-of-year grab bag: Fair housing, implementation to-date, mixed-use development, and more!Happy holidays to our readers! This is the final biweekly issue of the Upzone Update. In 2025, the newsletter will come out less frequently as we pivot toward more in-depth analysis. BY AMY DAIN Fa... 050
Reposted by Amy DainKeren Horn @kerenhorn.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Thank you @amydain.bsky.social for this amazing public resource and thank you #MarkSideris (my hero of the day) @watertowngov.bsky.social for embracing spirit of #MBTACommunities #MaPoli #BosPoli #MAYIMBY 062
Reposted by Amy DainJay Luker @jluker.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Today’s Upzone Update by @amydain.bsky.social is 🔥🔥🔥 “A regional housing shortage is not an acceptable policy solution to protect schools, manage municipal budgets, minimize traffic, or maintain the charm of places.”mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.orgEnd-of-year grab bag: Fair housing, implementation to-date, mixed-use development, and more!Happy holidays to our readers! This is the final biweekly issue of the Upzone Update. In 2025, the newsletter will come out less frequently as we pivot toward more in-depth analysis. BY AMY DAIN Fa... 032
Reposted by Amy DainKeren Horn @kerenhorn.bsky.social · 06/12/2024My heroes of the day - @amydain.bsky.social @johninfranca.bsky.social - If you don’t already subscribe to #UpzoneUpdate you should! mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.org/guest-post-a... - Can folks in #Lexington talk to their friends in #Weston? 🙏mbtacommunities.bostonindicators.orgGuest post: A survey of ambitious state policies from across the countryUpzone Update offers analysis of MBTA-C compliance efforts, produced by zoning expert Amy Dain and the staff of Boston Indicators. Scroll to the bottom for a listing of news coverage and upcoming even... 041
Reposted by Amy DainJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 27/11/2024"In what may be one of the brightest stories from the MBTA Communities compliance plans produced, Watertown took this opportunity to not only rezone for new housing, but to "reclaim" the Square from through traffic & reclaim The Square's sense of place." www.remainplaces.com/post/mbta-co...remainplaces.comMBTA Communities Gold Star: WatertownIn November, Massachusetts reached a major milestone in the MBTA Communities implementation process, providing an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the legislation's successes. This past week, t... 46212
Reposted by Amy DainJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Welcome to the MBTA Communities Club Ashland! 🎉 0131
Reposted by Amy DainJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Following a 213-8 blowout at this evening’s Town Meeting, welcome to the MBTA Communities Club Belmont! 🎉 2532
Reposted by Amy DainJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Last night, Watertown passed an ambitious plan to not only add needed housing in Watertown Square, complying with MBTA Communities, but to also revitalize the Square, reclaiming 3.3 acres of vehicle space for new green space and wider pedestrian areas. 📍Watertown, MA 5815
