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Legalizing Mid-Rise Single-Stair Housing in Massachusetts

There is a growing recognition that zoning reform alone won’t solve the housing crisis. This report examines staircases and the common building code requirement that projects between three and six stories include two separate means of egress (i.e., staircases) and explores the reasons for, and potential impact of changing this requirement in Massachusetts. 

Local Place-Based Partnerships as a Pathway to Health Equity

Research suggests that multi-sector partnerships for health equity can improve local health system capacity and health outcomes. More and more community-based organizations (CBOs) are bringing organizations together in their local communities to focus on neighborhoods and the ability of the communities’ residents to flourish and thrive. In a new paper based on research I did as a Gramlich Fellow in Economic and Community Development, I focused on what can be learned from the experiences of CBOs that have leveraged partnerships to create healthy and equitable communities.

House Poor: Low-Income Homeowners Struggle in the Shadows

Rising housing costs are burdening millions of low-income homeowners, a growing trend that was one of the main storylines from this year’s State of the Nation’s Housing report. Less noted is that rising costs are also putting pressure on a growing number of existing low-income homeowners who have few avenues to turn to for help and whose ability to keep their homes is in jeopardy.

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