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What is 40B Safe Harbor?
Understanding Safe Harbor provisions is crucial for both municipalities and developers navigating the 40B landscape in Massachusetts.
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The Affordable Homes Act and planning in Massachusetts communities
We’re excited about the Affordable Homes Act and the positive change it will make for livable and sustainable communities in Massachusetts.
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How life stage has factored into renting or owning since 2010
How does owning or renting relate to household independence across the life course and has this relationship changed?
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Reflections on the State of the Nation’s Housing report
Explore key changes in the housing market from the State of the Nation’s Housing 2024 report, highlighting trends, challenges, and policy recommendations for the future.
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Quarterly newsletter – Happy start of summer
It has been quite the year so far, bringing us to communities near and far, from New England to Indiana and Virginia to Honolulu. We look forward to a summer of interesting work and…
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Launching a Housing Needs Plan for Kennebunk
CommunityScale and Levine Planning Strategies are excited to announce our collaboration with the Town of Kennebunk, Maine, to develop a Housing Needs Plan with a data deep-dive as well as a tailored set of…
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MACOG Regional Housing Study
Beginning in the Spring of 2024, CommunityScale is developing a Regional Housing Study for the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) to cover Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph Counties (including most of the South…
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Greenfield Housing Study public meeting video
Jeff Sauser led a public discussion about housing needs in Greenfield, MA. Our needs assessment for this community looks at both the local pent up demand as well as market demand from the region…
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City & County of Honolulu Housing Plan
Launched in April 2024, CommunityScale and Abt Global are in the process of developing a Housing Plan for the City & County of Honolulu. Honolulu’s household population has grown modestly since 2010. In terms…
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Launching a Housing Plan for Honolulu
CommunityScale is excited to launch a comprehensive and forward-looking housing plan for Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Launching a Housing Plan for the City of Greenfield
CommunityScale is excited to launch a Housing Plan with the City of Greenfield to addressing the critical housing needs of the community.
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Climate tech and zoning: you want to do what!? where!?
We’re writing climate tech zoning that fosters the flexible growth of companies and aligns community objectives. These adjustments can integrate climate tech into municipalities and enable their world-changing missions.
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Launching the Melrose Rezoning Project
CommunityScale is launching a rezoning project with the City of Melrose, MA. This project will entail working closely with the City staff for the comprehensive recodification of the city’s Zoning Ordinance. This collaboration aims…
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Launching a Housing Production Plan for the Town of Lancaster
We are excited to work with for the Town of Lancaster’s Housing Production Plan Update in collaboration with subconsultant Levine Planning Strategies. Through this collaboration, we will refresh Lancaster’s Housing Production Plan (HPP) with…
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Income vs house price: How to calculate housing affordability
Determining how much a household can afford to pay for housing depends on numerous factors, from mortgage rates to down payments to property tax rates. It isn’t as simple as income vs. house price.…