The United States is turning 250. Everything we want for the next 50 years starts with fixing housing.

About 40% of rentals on Zillow offer move-in deals, like a month of free rent, thanks to a construction boom that created an apartment surplus in some parts of the United States.

Brookline for Everyone advocates for housing policies that promote economic diversity, environmental sustainability, and racial inclusion in our Town.

Fire codes have long required two staircases in mid-rise apartment buildings. But advocates worry that drives up construction costs. So the state will study doing away with one.

The MBTA Communities law is better understood as a leveling up exercise, or a fair-share zoning law.

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As part of the Centre Street Lots Exploratory Study, the Town of Brookline hosts a presentation by Speck/Dempsey on the Centre Street Lots.

From tactical urbanism interventions to open meetings, this effort hinges on public participation. Learn more about ways to get involved on this page.

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An opportunity to participate in the Centre Street Lots Exploratory Study.

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An opportunity to participate in the Centre Street Lots Exploratory Study.

TO: Brookline Select Board (via email: SelectBoard@brooklinema.gov) My name is ___________, and I live at ___________________ in Brookline. I write to strongly urge you to approve the sale of 16…

Attend any Newton housing hearing and it’s easy to think opposition dominates—yet new statewide polling shows that impression is wrong. The findings confirm what many of us have felt all along: the…

CivicClerk events and agendas for citizens

Researchers at the National Zoning Atlas spent several years poring over every zoning code in Massachusetts to determine precisely what can be built where in this state.

CivicClerk events and agendas for citizens

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A web app that allows residents of Brookline, MA to provide feedback related to the use of our public facilities and properties

Missing middle housing—a term referring to the building type between a single-family home and a mid-rise apartment building—is increasingly viewed

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If we move quickly and collaboratively, Massachusetts has the chance not just to adapt to the new environment—but to lead, and find opportunity in these uncertain times.

The measure lawmakers sent to Governor Maura Healey this week will require the fee to be charged to whichever party, landlord or tenant, who first works with the broker.

Boston’s housing crisis is rippling outward, hitting places like Brockton and other Gateway Cities and putting longtime residents there on the streets.

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South Brookline to BHS Bike Route Study.