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How to get Mass. to embrace YIMBYism

Massachusetts voters rightly Advertisement By contrast, ending exclusionary zoning across the state would greatly increase housing construction and Advertisement Extensive research by economists and other scholars finds that I grew up in Massachusetts — where my parents and I arrived as poor recent immigrants in 1980 — and owe much to the opportunities the state has to offer. Curbing exclusionary zoning would help ensure that more people of all backgrounds could access those opportunities. Exclusionary zoning also damages our economy as a whole by preventing people from moving to where they would be more productive. A Zoning is often viewed as a tool to protect the interests of current homeowners, many of whom support 'NIMBY' ('not in my backyard') restrictions on building. But many homeowners would Advertisement Current property owners would also benefit from having the right to use their land as they see fit. Advocates of local control of land use should embrace YIMBY zoning reform unites experts across the political spectrum. Supporters range from progressives such as There is much room for zoning-reform progress in Massachusetts. The National Zoning Atlas recently surveyed the state's zoning rules and Governor Maura Healey's Unlocking Housing Production Commission recently issued Advertisement The state should either ban exclusionary zoning outright — except in rare cases where it's needed to prevent a serious threat to public health and safety — or make it a 'per se' taking, under which property owners would automatically be entitled to compensation, thereby incentivizing state and local governments to use exclusionary zoning only in rare circumstances. In a Exclusionary zoning isn't the only factor driving up housing costs. President Trump's massive tariffs and deportations