Transit-oriented development
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MBTA Terminates Alewife Redevelopment Plan
"Current market conditions are not favorable to maximizing the property's value for transportation priorities," an MBTA spokesperson told StreetsblogMASS on Monday.
January 12, 2026
Black Transportation Justice: How Mobility Affects Housing, Health, and Freedom in a Modern World
Part 3 in a three-part series.
June 26, 2025
New Plans for Riverside Green Line Station Call for More Housing, Less Parking
Long-delayed plans to redevelop MBTA-owned parking lots at the end of the Green Line's D branch in Newton are going through yet another revision, as developers seek to build more housing and less MBTA commuter parking on the site.
August 26, 2024
Alewife Redevelopment Could Convert Obsolete Garage Into Thousands of New Transit-Oriented Homes
The MBTA's massive parking garage at Alewife station is falling apart and needs to come down – and the MBTA is kicking off a search for real estate developers to build something better in its place.
August 19, 2024
In 2023, City Planners Approved Enough Parking to Bring 8,000 More Cars Into Boston
In spite of an acute housing crisis and unfulfilled goals to slash motor vehicle pollution throughout the city, Boston's planning agency approved more parking spaces than homes over the course of 2023.
February 6, 2024
Pols: Congress Must Bolster Sustainable Commutes to Reduce Carbon and Congestion
The feds should bolster sustainable commuting modes and transportation demand management strategies.
September 26, 2023
They’ve Been Warned: Attorney General Says Suburbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing Law
“The Law requires that MBTA Communities ‘shall have’ a compliant zoning district and does not provide any mechanism by which a town or city may opt out of this requirement,” according to the Attorney General.
March 17, 2023
Boston Planners Approved Over 11,000 New Parking Spaces in 2020
The development projects that Boston planners approved in 2020 would add enough parking to store up to 11,162 more cars within the city limits – and the vast majority of new parking garages will be built in areas within easy walking distance of an MBTA rail station.
March 9, 2021
TOD-Da! Oregon Blocks Single-Family Zoning
The Oregon legislature passed a bill striking low-density zoning in large cities on Sunday, a move that helps create transit-oriented development.
July 2, 2019
