Clark Ziegler
@clarkziegler.bsky.social
Executive Director at Massachusetts Housing Partnership & founder of MHP's Center for Housing Data. Policy wonk. Aspiring meteorologist. Increasingly irrelevant elder statesman in Ipswich.
I love Amy's thinking (as always) but in my view her proposed solution is not nearly strong enough or fast enough. More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/clarkz...
Amy Dain on data gaps in MA housing permits: a call for action | Clark Ziegler posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Great post today by Amy Dain at Boston Indicators about the extreme data gaps on local permitting for new housing in Massachusetts. In my opinion Amy's "what to do about it" doesn't go quite far enou...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I love Amy's thinking (as always) but in my view her proposed solution is not nearly strong enough or fast enough. More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/clarkz...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
...we have a fantastic staff & national reputation for policy leadership, innovation & impact. We’ve helped 59,000 families access affordable housing through our financing programs & our unique partnership w/ banks has delivered $6.5 billion in below-market financing. Send good candidates our way!
This is a great time to recognize all the MHP staff – at least a dozen by my count -- who first proposed a multifamily zoning mandate to the legislature in 2013, helped get it enacted, shaped its implementation, and have subsequently seen through results in more than 130 cities and towns to date.
January 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is a great time to recognize all the MHP staff – at least a dozen by my count -- who first proposed a multifamily zoning mandate to the legislature in 2013, helped get it enacted, shaped its implementation, and have subsequently seen through results in more than 130 cities and towns to date.
Sure, people have every right in the world to complain but not -- in my view -- without acknowledging the legitimacy of state law and not without offering other solutions. Thread 3/3
March 5, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Sure, people have every right in the world to complain but not -- in my view -- without acknowledging the legitimacy of state law and not without offering other solutions. Thread 3/3
Thousands of local officials, planners & interested citizens recognize the severity of the housing crisis in Mass. & are working in good faith to comply with the law. More than two dozen communities have already submitted zoning districts for state approval & many more are well underway. Thread 2/3
March 5, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Thousands of local officials, planners & interested citizens recognize the severity of the housing crisis in Mass. & are working in good faith to comply with the law. More than two dozen communities have already submitted zoning districts for state approval & many more are well underway. Thread 2/3
That's a big misconception. A great strength of the law is that it *doesn't* tell towns what they have to approve. Every community tailors its own local solution. If zoning allows a sufficient # of multifamily housing units cities & towns have enormous freedom to set the rules & district boundaries.
February 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM
That's a big misconception. A great strength of the law is that it *doesn't* tell towns what they have to approve. Every community tailors its own local solution. If zoning allows a sufficient # of multifamily housing units cities & towns have enormous freedom to set the rules & district boundaries.