Neighborhoods + Housing

Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) housing once provided critical affordable housing for low-income and transient residents, and could do so again.

Written in partnership with TransitMatters, this new report explores the supportive relationship between housing density and effective transit, and highlights some of Greater Boston's best opportunities to craft a stronger ecosystem.

As Boston leaders embark on the 2025 Homeless Census, a look back at data from the most recent point-in-time homelessness counts for Greater Boston show a spike in homelessness since our initial report last August - but resilience in efforts to provide shelter to the unhoused.

There’s a growing recognition that zoning reform alone won’t solve the housing crisis.

Greater Boston's homeless population grew 27 percent from 2022-2023. Yet, the consistent underproduction of affordable housing mean it's harder for these people to find homes.

Upzone Update includes biweekly newsletters and a Tracker spreadsheet that's summarizing town-level details of MBTA-C plans submitted to the state.

Based on extensive review of local planning documents, state reports, and press coverage over the past 100 years, this report finds widespread use of zoning as a tool of social exclusion

Just 3 percent of Black households own commercial real estate, compared to 8 percent of White households. Closing this gap may help reduce wealth inequality.

The year’s Report Card finds continued housing production challenges and that housing cost burdens have been increasing for most renter households. The report also features a special topic analysis of community land trusts (CLTs).

Based on extensive review of local planning documents, state reports, and press coverage over the past 100 years, this report finds widespread use of zoning as a tool of social exclusion