The wrong level of government—small cities and towns, rather than the state—is making too many of our important housing policy decisions. This paper offers one concrete model for how the state can take a more proactive role in setting land use regulations.
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Through this research partnership, we’re scanning the best available data sources to analyze how our communities have changed since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in early March.
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New weekly eviction filings for non-payment of rent are already back to pre-pandemic levels.
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Transit ridership has declined during the pandemic, but bus routes serving lower-income frontline workers have been remarkably resilient.
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Our state’s aggregate level of unemployment claims is staggering, but the pandemic has not hit Massachusetts workers equally.
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Food insecurity has doubled during the pandemic, with Black and Latinx food insecurity at roughly 25 percent.
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