Practical solutions for better communities. Principal, Leroux Solutions. Leads the Transformative TOD initiative, @MassINC. Former ED, @MASmartGrowth
Medford, MA
Joined October 2009
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Gateway Cities are where free bus fares could most help essential workers, isolated seniors and families, and promote economic development. This is how to get people out of cars across the state. @MassINC @StreetsblogMASS #mapoli
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A portion of I-95 near Philadelphia collapsed less than 2 weeks ago... it's re-opening this weekend.
Over in #Lynn in my district, there's absolutely no reason it should take *7 YEARS* to repair the critical MBTA commuter rail station -- the sole rail connection to Boston.
The strategy for Lynn's downtown has revolved around transit-oriented development, @Joan_Vennochi writes. But with the closing of the city's commuter rail station, Lynn has been left without a working station for any kind of train service.
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The Harvard Art Museums are thrilled to announce free admission for all visitors, effective immediately!
“Art is for everyone, and the Harvard Art Museums will now be free to all visitors,” said Lawrence S. Bacow, President of Harvard University. hvrd.art
ALT View of the glass windows and stone arches in the courtyard of the Harvard Art Museums with people walking the corridors and a large hanging sculpture in the center.
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Today, we released our five-year capital plan to make Massachusetts more affordable, competitive, and equitable – starting with the high cost of housing.
Our plan puts $1.5B+ toward housing and creates HousingWorks, a new program to build hundreds of affordable homes each year.
ALT Group photo with Housing Assistance Corporation staff, Governor Healey and Cape and Islands legislators.
ALT Children's art with yellow sign that reads "Home is where the heart is"
ALT Governor Healey, Housing Secretary Augustus, Administration & Finance Secretary Gorzkowicz, and Alisa Magnotta, CEO of Housing Assistance Corporation.
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This is....not how this works @GBH. Affordable housing requires subsidies --- it's not a developer's choice.
The article is a mess, too, presenting long discredited theories of housing markets and absent any hard figures on how many homes are even being built.
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Highway chief says Dept. of Transportation, MBTA, and Massport will split costs of mitigation (including free Blue Line) for upcoming July-August shutdown of Sumner Tunnel. Transit advocates say T shouldn’t have to absorb such costs for a roadway project. commonwealthmagazine.org/med…
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If the federal government wants to fund transportation, skip the megaprojects. Start with a billion bollards. These will save more lives and help us build strong towns everywhere.
ALT people biking in a bike lane protected by bollards
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them.
Via @StreetsblogUSA
usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/…
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NIMBYs come in many forms, but the most confounding are those who call themselves progressive yet abuse laws conceived to protect the environment, to block desperately needed housing, driving up costs and fueling homelessness. bit.ly/3L6Fn2S
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Thank you @MassGovernor for your leadership on housing! When we allow for the homes we need, we put our communities and the Commonwealth on the path to a bright future where everyone can thrive.
.@maura_healey reacts to @andrewnbrinker story on Middleborough resisting state’s new multifamily housing law. "Opting out is not an option," Healey said. "We’ve got to do this across the state. This administration . . . is really going to lean in here." bostonglobe.com/2023/02/14/b…
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Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, Brooklyn, before-and-after the construction of the BQE. Designed by Robert Moses, the highway cut Red Hook in half along its central thoroughfares, Hamilton & Hicks, requiring the demolition of dozens of blocks and the forcible displacement of thousands.
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This Administration is committed to creating a future in which materials for roads and bridges, airports, transit, rail, water, high-speed internet, and clean energy infrastructure are made in the USA.
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🚨Bay Area's first "Builders Remedy" plan for cities that haven't complied with state law and now have their zoning authority suspended: 20+ townhomes on what's now a mansion-only lot in Los Altos Hills: sfyimby.com/2023/02/yimby-ex…
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Let's flip the script. What do we want for the future of our communities? How can adding homes help us fulfill that vision and preserve what makes our neighborhoods so great? bostonglobe.com/2023/02/07/b… via @BostonGlobe
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Great stuff here with city giving real incentives for employees to take transit, but the reported initial results: # of city staff ordering a monthly pass rose from 747 to 1,319….that’s out of 18k employees! These numbers are abysmal. govtech.com/fs/boston-mayor-…
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Before the right wing conspiracy machine digs their teeth into this, let's be clear - these claims about the Global Engagement Center are MADE UP OUT OF THIN AIR. None of this is true.
1/ As one of the bipartisan creators of the GEC, let me explain:
The worst offender in US government censorship & media manipulation is an obscure agency called GEC
state.gov/bureaus-offices/un…
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The amount of land we dedicate just to parking in Massachusetts cities is wild. From a new MassINC report. massincmain.wpenginepowered.…
