Sam Ghilardi
@samghilardi.bsky.social
Discovery Scientist in biotech | quantitative microscopy | synthetic biology | biophysics
Housing Advocate | amateur policy analyst
Housing Advocate | amateur policy analyst
Reposted by Sam Ghilardi
October 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Imagine what we could do with an AHO in Watertown!
Isn't it crazy that we did the Affordable Housing Overlay and now 2,314 are gonna have a home.
(From the AHO 5 year review)
(From the AHO 5 year review)
August 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Imagine what we could do with an AHO in Watertown!
Reposted by Sam Ghilardi
Our new poll for @abundanthousingma.org is out this morning. "Poll Finds Strong Support for More Housing Development."
bankerandtradesman.com/survey-finds...
bankerandtradesman.com/survey-finds...
Poll Finds Strong Support for More Housing Development
Voters strongly support land use policy changes that would make multifamily development easier in Massachusetts, according to a statewide survey commissioned by Abundant Housing Massachusetts (AHMA).
bankerandtradesman.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Our new poll for @abundanthousingma.org is out this morning. "Poll Finds Strong Support for More Housing Development."
bankerandtradesman.com/survey-finds...
bankerandtradesman.com/survey-finds...
Reposted by Sam Ghilardi
I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
Reposted by Sam Ghilardi
“T-bone crashes have dropped by 65 percent, and, at least in New York City’s experience, rear-end crashes declined, not increased, by 49 percent at locations with cameras.” www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/23/m...
Running red lights, speeding, aggressive driving: Can traffic cameras curb the notorious Massachusetts driver? - The Boston Globe
Using automated enforcement for traffic violations is not allowed under state law in Massachusetts. Increasingly, some municipal leaders say it’s time to change that.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 23, 2024 at 2:12 PM
“T-bone crashes have dropped by 65 percent, and, at least in New York City’s experience, rear-end crashes declined, not increased, by 49 percent at locations with cameras.” www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/23/m...
Reposted by Sam Ghilardi
Thank you @amydain.bsky.social for this amazing public resource and thank you #MarkSideris (my hero of the day) @watertowngov.bsky.social for embracing spirit of #MBTACommunities #MaPoli #BosPoli #MAYIMBY
December 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Thank you @amydain.bsky.social for this amazing public resource and thank you #MarkSideris (my hero of the day) @watertowngov.bsky.social for embracing spirit of #MBTACommunities #MaPoli #BosPoli #MAYIMBY
Proud of our community!
"In what may be one of the brightest stories from the MBTA Communities compliance plans produced, Watertown took this opportunity to not only rezone for new housing, but to "reclaim" the Square from through traffic & reclaim The Square's sense of place."
www.remainplaces.com/post/mbta-co...
www.remainplaces.com/post/mbta-co...
MBTA Communities Gold Star: Watertown
In November, Massachusetts reached a major milestone in the MBTA Communities implementation process, providing an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the legislation's successes. This past week, t...
www.remainplaces.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Proud of our community!
@abundanthousingma.org gonna do my best to do a live thread of the Watertown City Council meeting tonight, where they will hopefully pass our MBTA communities act zoning ordinance.
November 14, 2024 at 11:11 PM
@abundanthousingma.org gonna do my best to do a live thread of the Watertown City Council meeting tonight, where they will hopefully pass our MBTA communities act zoning ordinance.