Needham, MBTA

MBTA Communities Act: Needham turns down controversial zoning plan
Needham became the latest Massachusetts suburb to shoot down a controversial state-mandated MBTA zoning plan, but its Select Board chairman says the town won’t follow in Milton’s footsteps. Needham residents voted Tuesday to repeal zoning that would have made the Greater Boston town compliant with the MBTA Communities Act – a plan that carried much more weight than what the state law requires.
Needham votes against plan to comply with MBTA Communities Law as state files guidelines
NEEDHAM - Needham residents have voted against the town's plan to comply with the MBTA Communities Law, even as the state filed emergency regulations intended to enforce the rules. According to preliminary special election results,
Needham residents reject plan to comply with MBTA Communities Act
Needham residents voted down a plan to bring the town into compliance with the MBTA Communities Act. A Philadelphia sports fan who went off on a misogynistic tirade against a female Green Bay Packers fan in a viral video won't be allowed to ever attend another Eagles home game.
Needham Voters Strike Down MBTA Communities Zoning Plan
The proposal would have created capacity for roughly 3,300 units near two of the town's commuter rail station stops.
Needham voters reject zoning plan that would've met MBTA housing law rules
A hotly debated issue in Needham is how much new housing to build under the state's MBTA Communities Act. The state's new law was upheld by the Supreme Judicial Court last week. It requires zoning, which would allow for a minimum of 1,784 multifamily units in Needham.
Needham rejects MBTA Act zoning in another blow to law
Opponents of Needham’s plan to allow more multifamily housing under the MBTA Communities law defeated the measure on Tuesday.
In townwide vote, Needham rejects housing plan
Voters in Needham Tuesday soundly rejected a plan that would have paved the way for the production of more multifamily housing in this suburban town of 32,000 and aligned it with a much-debated state housing law.
Needham voters reject ambitious zoning plan to allow more housing
Needham voters have soundly rejected new zoning meant to allow more housing development, just a week after the Supreme Judicial Court upheld a law requiring them to do so. The zoning would have gone well above Needham’s responsibilities under the MBTA Communities Act,
Needham votes ‘no’ to more multifamily housing during special election
This means the town will continue to be out of compliance with the MBTA Communities Act and could miss out on state funding opportunities.
Take it from a Milton resident: Needham should vote ‘yes’ on the controversial housing plan
Residents of the suburban town head to the polls on Tuesday to vote on a plan to create more housing under a new state law. Milton voted no, and the town is still paying the price.
Needham voters reject referendum to build multifamily housing near T station
Citizens in Needham voted to reject a referendum to build multifamily housing near its MBTA Commuter Rail station.Needham will need to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
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New MBTA zoning regs give noncompliant towns more time
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State files new guidelines for MBTA zoning act after SJC calls law ‘unenforcable’
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Framingham elected officials react to SJC ruling on MBTA Communities Act. What they said
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Top Scholar Says Reality Check Needed on MBTA Communities
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SJC: MBTA Communities Act is legal, but ‘presently unenforceable’
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Amidst Dissent From Mass. Communities, Worcester Commits To Housing
The State Court found the controversial act does not violate Massachusetts' Constitution, and Worcester's mayor agrees.