@MASmartGrowth

Promotes vibrant cities and towns through policy reform, network building, and its Great Neighborhoods movement.

 Boston, Massachusetts
ma-smartgrowth.org/
Joined May 2011
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MSGA recognizes that climate change is the largest environmental challenge of our time. Today we urged @MassGovernor to sign the #ClimateRoadmap bill. ma-smartgrowth.org/news/msga… @MAPublicHealth @CHAPAdotorg @LISC_BOSTON @CLF @masscdcs @EnviroLeagueMA @MAPCMetroBoston @StreetsBoston
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This legislation also provides an opportunity for MA to address severe climate impacts on environmental justice neighborhoods. It gives them new tools and protections & ensures that neighborhoods already overburdened by pollution are not left behind in a clean energy transition.
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This thread was just a highlights reel of the many reasons for @MassGovernor to support the #ClimateRoadmap bill: read our full letter at ma-smartgrowth.org/news/msga…
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Lot of statements flying in response to @massgovernor's veto of the climate bill. Will try to track as many of them as I can on this thread. 1. Maria Belén Power of @GreenRootsEJ
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The Baker administration set ambitious goals for a net zero future in the 2030 Clean Energy and Climate Plan—but then @MassGovernor yesterday vetoed the #ClimateRoadmap bill, which would have provided the statutory authority to accomplish the Plan's bold vision. #mapoli
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#HousingChoices language was signed into law yesterday—a meaningful step in reforming MA's outdated zoning laws to address our severe shortage of housing and affordable housing. mapc.org/news/mapc-statement…

MAPC Statement on Economic Development Bond Bill – MAPC

For immediate release: Friday, January 15, 2021 The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is glad to see that Governor Charlie Baker signed the $626 million Economic Development Bond Bill.

mapc.org
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MA Smart Growth retweeted
Ed Markey
@EdMarkey15 Jan 2021
2020 was the hottest year on record. Vetoing a smart climate bill now is a big mistake that we do not have time for. I support the Legislature's commitment to quickly refile and pass this bill in the hopes that Governor Baker remembers his own 2050 net zero goal.
masslivenews@masslivenews15 Jan 2021
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker vetoes climate bill that sets carbon emissions targets ahead of 2050 trib.al/0hcZbhr

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker vetoes climate bill

The sweeping climate bill would have set new targets to make carbon emissions decrease drastically by 2050.

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ELM's statement on @MassGovernor's veto of the climate bill: bit.ly/3nJXhtm #MApoli #ActOnClimate #NextGenerationRoadmap
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Replying to @MAGovArchive
@MassGovernor Baker has vetoed a critical #ClimateBill that would have put the state on track to slash emissions and protect our communities from the #ClimateCrisis. #MAPoli #BosPoli #ClimateBillWithTeeth #ClimateAction #ActOnClimate #SlashEmissions ow.ly/OV4A50D9zTT

Governor Baker Vetoes Critical Climate Bill

“On Earth Day, we cheered as Governor Baker declared net-zero emissions by 2050 an enforceable order under the state’s landmark climate law,” said CLF President Bradley Campbell. “With the stroke of...

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MA Smart Growth retweeted
CHAPA@CHAPAdotorg15 Jan 2021
Thank you to @MassGovernor @MassEOHED @MA_DHCD @RepKevinHonan @Barber4StateRep @RepAndyVargas @joeboncore @BrendanCrighton @EricLesser @RepMichlewitz and more who helped make Housing Choice, multifamily zoning near MBTA communities, & doubling of state LIHTC law tonight! #mapoli
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Reflections on Massachusetts communities today & smart growth achievements over the years - mailchi.mp/ma-smartgrowth/re…
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Looming tenant disaster requires $50M more in state rental assistance (RAFT), right to counsel in eviction cases, sealing eviction records & serious look at extending moratorium. @MAPCMetroBoston @CHAPAdotorg @masscdcs @LISC_BOSTON @CityLife_Clvu @ourcityRTTC @MassLawReform
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When eviction moratorium & federal aid end, 120K area households at risk of eviction--many Black or Latino. We're facing wave of homelessness & neighborhood instability, says @CityLife_Clvu Lisa Owens. @mapc @chapa @macdc @LISC_BOSTON @ourcityRTTC tinyurl.com/yd3ehc23
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History lesson shows how INVEST Act can help undo the injustice built into our highways, roads & sidewalks (& implicitly makes case for @RepPressley @SenMarkey fare-free transit bill) @T4MASS @StreetsBoston @transitmatters @MAPCMetroBoston @T4America tinyurl.com/ybysmbpu

Opinion | How Planes, Trains and Automobiles Worsened America’s Racial Divide

For decades we’ve built racial inequities into our roads, subways and sidewalks. Better transportation policies now could play a big role in dismantling structural racism.

politico.com
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Looking forward to hearing more about how land preservation and the provision of public open spaces interact with and support racial equity. #wecandobetter @thetrustees #ECGreenbelt @ipswich_river @ECCFGives @salemnews @CHAPAdotorg @MASmartGrowth @NSChamber – at Gloucester, MA
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Increasing housing supply is public health issue, says @MassGovernor, arguing for Housing Choices bill. Rising rents leads to crowding & that (not density) is part of COVID story. @MassEOHED @CHAPAdotorg @MAPCMetroBoston @masscdcs @massmunicipal @naiopma tinyurl.com/y9lmzb69

Baker says pandemic adds to the need for his Housing Choice bill - The Boston Globe

Governor Charlie Baker just gave the Legislature another reason to pass his long-stalled Housing Choice bill: the COVID-19 pandemic.

bostonglobe.com
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