Massachusetts MBTA Communities Act
Required transit-served towns to zone for multifamily.
B · 18/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Mandate modest density near transit statewide.
2 · The realist counter-case
Towns resisted as state overreach.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
119+ communities rezoned; SJC upheld it (2025) but required an APA rulemaking fix.
4 · Liberty check
Trades local zoning control for regional housing access.
5 · The real tradeoff
Works with teeth; the legal form mattered.
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