Allston-Brighton Housing Action
@abhousingaction.org
We are a community group advocating for abundant, affordable, and diverse housing in Boston's Allston-Brighton neighborhood. We want to make it easier to build homes for all with safe walking, biking, and transit connections.
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It was great talking with Alllstonia reporter, John Lin, about the Allston-Brighton Community Plan. Laying the groundwork for an abundant future where everyone can thrive! @planning.boston.gov allstonia.com/2025/11/23/t...
Boston Planning Department released an update to the Allston-Brighton Community Plan. Here's why it's important. - Allstonia
Earlier this month, the Boston Planning Department released an update on the Allston-Brighton Community Plan. The updates follow a community engagement period that spans June 2024 though October 2025,...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It was great talking with Alllstonia reporter, John Lin, about the Allston-Brighton Community Plan. Laying the groundwork for an abundant future where everyone can thrive! @planning.boston.gov allstonia.com/2025/11/23/t...
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Hope to see these in Massachusetts soon!
I’m at the launch of Oregon’s design competition for sunlight suite buildings - neighborhood-scale mulifamily buildings designed around one central staircase.
“This is one of those innovations whose time has come,” says Gil Kelley of @1000oregon.bsky.social.
“This is one of those innovations whose time has come,” says Gil Kelley of @1000oregon.bsky.social.
October 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Hope to see these in Massachusetts soon!
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Read this whole thread, and congratulations California YIMBY!
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
October 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Read this whole thread, and congratulations California YIMBY!
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A new poll of Boston residents on housing finds;
💰73% think cost of renting or buying is a 'MAJOR PROBLEM'
👎74% rate City's response as fair or poor
🏗️81% say City "needs to allow more homes"
🏡80% support a goal of 30,000 new homes
🚇71% support 12-story buildings near MBTA
💰73% think cost of renting or buying is a 'MAJOR PROBLEM'
👎74% rate City's response as fair or poor
🏗️81% say City "needs to allow more homes"
🏡80% support a goal of 30,000 new homes
🚇71% support 12-story buildings near MBTA
October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A new poll of Boston residents on housing finds;
💰73% think cost of renting or buying is a 'MAJOR PROBLEM'
👎74% rate City's response as fair or poor
🏗️81% say City "needs to allow more homes"
🏡80% support a goal of 30,000 new homes
🚇71% support 12-story buildings near MBTA
💰73% think cost of renting or buying is a 'MAJOR PROBLEM'
👎74% rate City's response as fair or poor
🏗️81% say City "needs to allow more homes"
🏡80% support a goal of 30,000 new homes
🚇71% support 12-story buildings near MBTA
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“A lot of times, we’re reluctant to change on really dumb things.”
Many of the rules shaping what we can and can’t build today were written 50–60 years ago. If we want to meet Massachusetts’ modern housing needs, everything should be on the table for reform.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/05/o...
Many of the rules shaping what we can and can’t build today were written 50–60 years ago. If we want to meet Massachusetts’ modern housing needs, everything should be on the table for reform.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/05/o...
Why five feet of building space can doom construction - The Boston Globe
1973 law on high-rise threshold is out of sync with national recommendations.
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October 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“A lot of times, we’re reluctant to change on really dumb things.”
Many of the rules shaping what we can and can’t build today were written 50–60 years ago. If we want to meet Massachusetts’ modern housing needs, everything should be on the table for reform.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/05/o...
Many of the rules shaping what we can and can’t build today were written 50–60 years ago. If we want to meet Massachusetts’ modern housing needs, everything should be on the table for reform.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/05/o...
We hope to see #Allston #Brighton folks at the AHMA Boston City Council At-Large Candidates Forum this Thursday! Easy ride via the 66 bus! Speak up for more housing!
Leadership matters in a housing crisis.
📍 City Council At-Large Candidate Forum
🗓 Oct 9, 6-8PM
📍 Roxbury Community College
Hear candidates talk about affordability, zoning, transit growth + more.
🔗 Info & RSVP: www.abundanthousingma.org/atlargecandi...
#BostonHousing #Bospoli
📍 City Council At-Large Candidate Forum
🗓 Oct 9, 6-8PM
📍 Roxbury Community College
Hear candidates talk about affordability, zoning, transit growth + more.
🔗 Info & RSVP: www.abundanthousingma.org/atlargecandi...
#BostonHousing #Bospoli
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“Eliminating minimum parking requirements is a historic-preservation strategy, a climate action, a mobility win & housing-affordability policy in one. It helps make housing more affordable, neighborhoods more walkable, & city more livable.”
- Salem Planning Board
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- Salem Planning Board
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/b...
Salem eliminates parking minimums for new development, in bid to make housing cheaper - The Boston Globe
Salem is the latest Greater Boston municipality to make such a move.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“Eliminating minimum parking requirements is a historic-preservation strategy, a climate action, a mobility win & housing-affordability policy in one. It helps make housing more affordable, neighborhoods more walkable, & city more livable.”
- Salem Planning Board
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/b...
- Salem Planning Board
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/b...
Time change for tonight's pro-housing Allston-Brighton Social at Speedway's Notch Brewing - 6-8pm!
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Join ABHA for their September Meeting Social! Allston Christmas has come and gone and the dust has settled for those moving. Come meet new (and new to you) neighbors, connect with friends in the neigh...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Time change for tonight's pro-housing Allston-Brighton Social at Speedway's Notch Brewing - 6-8pm!
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Hope to see folks at ABHA's September Happy Hour! Meet neighbors interested in improving housing and mobility in Allston-Brighton!
September 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hope to see folks at ABHA's September Happy Hour! Meet neighbors interested in improving housing and mobility in Allston-Brighton!
Join ABHA, Commonwheels, the Allston-Brighton Health Collaborative for an AB Bike Tour! Learn about the history and let's think together about the future of our neighborhood!
September 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Join ABHA, Commonwheels, the Allston-Brighton Health Collaborative for an AB Bike Tour! Learn about the history and let's think together about the future of our neighborhood!
This Sunday, September 7, 11am-1pm - ABHA Walking Tour, 11am-1pm Market St to Western Ave. This is a great low-pressure way to meet people and learn about the neighborhood. RSVP to the Partiful invitation. Or just show up!
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RSVP to ABHA Walking Tour Market St. + Lower Allston | Partiful
ABHA's fourth AB Community Plan walking tour. We'll meet in front of the St. Columbkilles Church near Brighton Center and walk up Market Street towards Western Avenue where we'll walk through Lower Al...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This Sunday, September 7, 11am-1pm - ABHA Walking Tour, 11am-1pm Market St to Western Ave. This is a great low-pressure way to meet people and learn about the neighborhood. RSVP to the Partiful invitation. Or just show up!
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Happy Allston Christmas! Good luck all of you who are moving this weekend! And for those of you new to the neighborhood, check out Allston-Brighton Housing Action Action at abhousingaction.org. we'd love to meet you.
August 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Happy Allston Christmas! Good luck all of you who are moving this weekend! And for those of you new to the neighborhood, check out Allston-Brighton Housing Action Action at abhousingaction.org. we'd love to meet you.
Allston-Brighton Housing Action led a great walk from Brighton Center to Oak Square today talking about past, present and future. Please join us Sunday, September 7th, 11am to 1pm for our Market Street to Western Ave walk. Meet at 321 Market Street in front of Saint Columbkille's Church.
August 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Allston-Brighton Housing Action led a great walk from Brighton Center to Oak Square today talking about past, present and future. Please join us Sunday, September 7th, 11am to 1pm for our Market Street to Western Ave walk. Meet at 321 Market Street in front of Saint Columbkille's Church.
Allston-Brighton Housing Action is celebrating Allston Christmas a few days early!
August 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Allston-Brighton Housing Action is celebrating Allston Christmas a few days early!
Cleveland Circle has been problematic for a hundred years, and it's Boston's worst street still. Thank you, Alan Wirzbicki, for this story. @mbta.com and @mayorwu.boston.gov , let's find a fix! mailchi.mp/bostonglobe/...
Your pick for Boston’s worst street
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August 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Cleveland Circle has been problematic for a hundred years, and it's Boston's worst street still. Thank you, Alan Wirzbicki, for this story. @mbta.com and @mayorwu.boston.gov , let's find a fix! mailchi.mp/bostonglobe/...
Really worth thinking about this thread as we plan for our Allston-Brighton neighborhood here in Boston. And not just keeping our eyes on city of Boston actions, but on our Massachusetts state legislature to pass h.1542 to have a commission studying single stair building reform.
i've been thinking about donald appleyard's research on social interaction diagram a lot in relation to some of the topics in my book and some recent podcast discussions
specifically the social isolation crisis, and how we plan and build multifamily housing in the US today
specifically the social isolation crisis, and how we plan and build multifamily housing in the US today
August 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Really worth thinking about this thread as we plan for our Allston-Brighton neighborhood here in Boston. And not just keeping our eyes on city of Boston actions, but on our Massachusetts state legislature to pass h.1542 to have a commission studying single stair building reform.
Allston-Brighton Housing Action is tabling at the Brighton Farmers Market. Great conversations with neighbors!
August 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Allston-Brighton Housing Action is tabling at the Brighton Farmers Market. Great conversations with neighbors!
Very helpful summary and discussion of the current housing situation in Greater Boston vis-a-vis changing Federal policies - from @amydain.bsky.social at @bosindicators.bsky.social
While city and state policies have a substantial effect on housing policy, it’s crucial to pay attention to the many policy changes being made by the Trump administration that could impact the housing supply in Greater Boston and Massachusetts.
July 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Very helpful summary and discussion of the current housing situation in Greater Boston vis-a-vis changing Federal policies - from @amydain.bsky.social at @bosindicators.bsky.social
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Getting into the weeds at the AB Communty Plan Focus Group with @abhousingaction.org was great. Our Allston-Brighton community has good bones, we need to work on making it welcoming and resilient for new generations! Thank you @planning.boston.gov !
July 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Getting into the weeds at the AB Communty Plan Focus Group with @abhousingaction.org was great. Our Allston-Brighton community has good bones, we need to work on making it welcoming and resilient for new generations! Thank you @planning.boston.gov !
ABHA had a great focus group with @planning.boston.gov to say yes to a thriving future for all of us in #Allston #Brighton. Thank you everyone and to the planners for staying late!
July 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
ABHA had a great focus group with @planning.boston.gov to say yes to a thriving future for all of us in #Allston #Brighton. Thank you everyone and to the planners for staying late!
We had a great housing conversation this morning with Boston City Councilors @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social Henry Santana and Liz Breadon. Thank you both, and thank you, neighbors, for coming out and sharing your housing ideas!
July 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We had a great housing conversation this morning with Boston City Councilors @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social Henry Santana and Liz Breadon. Thank you both, and thank you, neighbors, for coming out and sharing your housing ideas!