Housing: Arlington

MBTA Communities Rally Outside Town Meeting

What a turnout! Equitable Arlington, joined by Mothers Out Front and other Arlington organizations, showed up strong in support of the MBTA Communities plan. Sign-holders stretched along the street for the full length of Town Hall on Monday, October 23, for an hour before Town Meeting. In some cases people were stacked two deep! ...
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State Reps Rogers and Garballey Support the MBTA Communities Plan

State Representatives Dave Rogers (Arlington, Belmont and Cambridge) and Sean Garballey (Arlington, Medford) have sent a letter to Town Meeting Members backing the MBTA Communities Plan. They write: Continue reading
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Transportation Emissions and MBTA Communities in Arlington

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How to Talk To Your Neighbors About the MBTA Communities Plan

We've written up quick talking points you can use if you're talking to someone for ten seconds, a minute, or two minutes. If they bring up something they've heard that seems incorrect, we also have responses so you can clear up that misinformation. Continue reading
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Show Your Support With a Free Yard Sign!

Show you support the MBTA Communities Plan for Arlington with this free yard sign. Sign up below with your name and address, and we will deliver the yard sign to your home and place it in your front yard for you! If you don’t have access to a yard, we can also give you one ...
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HCA’s New Vision for 10 Sunnyside Ave

The Housing Corporation of Arlington (HCA), the Town's non-profit housing developer, is excited to create a new development on Sunnyside Ave with 43 new affordable homes. The homes will be a diverse mix of sizes and serve people of different incomes, all under 60% of area median income. Arlington and the entire Greater Boston region ...
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Multifamily Zoning for MBTA Communities

Massachusetts' 2020 Economic Development Bill included a set of housing choice provisions: these require communities served by the MBTA to provide a district of reasonable size where multi-family housing is allowed by right. The law gives us significant flexibility to design a district that best suits our needs, but the district must allow housing suitable ...
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It’s a great time to own

2021 set records in Boston housing market. Continue reading
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Accessory Dwelling Units in Arlington: FAQs

An ADU is a separate, smaller living unit with its own kitchen and bathroom facilities and separate entrance that is included within a larger resident (type 1), attached to a residence (type 2) or located in an accessory (“detached”) structure on the same lot as a main residence (type 3). For a variety of ...
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Housing & Arlington: Community Discussions

Beginning last July, 2020, the Town of Arlington and community groups in the town are sponsoring a number of webinars and zoom conversations addressing the need for affordable housing programs in Arlington. Several factors contribute to the Arlington housing situation: diversity of housing types, prices, diversity of incomes, availability of housing subsidies, rapid ...
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