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Back on the beat with a story about a dramatic upzoning for Cambridge. It's now legal to build up to four stories, by right, citywide, with an affordable-bonus up for two more stories.

How Cambridge leapfrogged every YIMBY reform to build Haussmann for Harvard:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY Mold
By making buildings up to four floors legal by right across the city, the hometown of Harvard and MIT has set a new benchmark for the abundant housing movement.
www.bloomberg.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.

We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style

Here’s the details 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM