MA Smart Growth

This thread was just a highlights reel of the many reasons for @MassGovernor to support the #ClimateRoadmap bill: read our full letter at ma-smartgrowth.org/news/msga-urge…

This legislation also provides an opportunity for MA to address severe climate impacts on environmental justice neighborhoods. It gives them new tools and protections & ensures that neighborhoods already overburdened by pollution are not left behind in a clean energy transition.

MSGA recognizes that climate change is the largest environmental challenge of our time. Today we urged @MassGovernor to sign the #ClimateRoadmap bill. ma-smartgrowth.org/news/msga-urge… @MAPublicHealth @CHAPAdotorg @LISC_BOSTON @CLF @masscdcs @EnviroLeagueMA @MAPCMetroBoston @StreetsBoston

Lot of statements flying in response to @massgovernor's veto of the climate bill. Will try to track as many of them as I can on this thread. 1. Maria Belén Power of @GreenRootsEJ

The Baker administration set ambitious goals for a net zero future in the 2030 Clean Energy and Climate Plan—but then @MassGovernor yesterday vetoed the #ClimateRoadmap bill, which would have provided the statutory authority to accomplish the Plan's bold vision. #mapoli

#HousingChoices language was signed into law yesterday—a meaningful step in reforming MA's outdated zoning laws to address our severe shortage of housing and affordable housing. mapc.org/news/mapc-stat…

2020 was the hottest year on record. Vetoing a smart climate bill now is a big mistake that we do not have time for. I support the Legislature's commitment to quickly refile and pass this bill in the hopes that Governor Baker remembers his own 2050 net zero goal.

ELM's statement on @MassGovernor's veto of the climate bill: bit.ly/3nJXhtm #MApoli #ActOnClimate #NextGenerationRoadmap

@MassGovernor Baker has vetoed a critical #ClimateBill that would have put the state on track to slash emissions and protect our communities from the #ClimateCrisis. #MAPoli #BosPoli #ClimateBillWithTeeth #ClimateAction #ActOnClimate #SlashEmissions ow.ly/OV4A50D9zTT

Thank you to @MassGovernor @MassEOHED @MA_DHCD @RepKevinHonan @Barber4StateRep @RepAndyVargas @joeboncore @BrendanCrighton @EricLesser @RepMichlewitz and more who helped make Housing Choice, multifamily zoning near MBTA communities, & doubling of state LIHTC law tonight! #mapoli

Reflections on Massachusetts communities today & smart growth achievements over the years - mailchi.mp/ma-smartgrowth…

Looming tenant disaster requires $50M more in state rental assistance (RAFT), right to counsel in eviction cases, sealing eviction records & serious look at extending moratorium. @MAPCMetroBoston @CHAPAdotorg @masscdcs @LISC_BOSTON @CityLife_Clvu @ourcityRTTC @MassLawReform

When eviction moratorium & federal aid end, 120K area households at risk of eviction--many Black or Latino. We're facing wave of homelessness & neighborhood instability, says @CityLife_Clvu Lisa Owens. @mapc @chapa @macdc @LISC_BOSTON @ourcityRTTC tinyurl.com/yd3ehc23

History lesson shows how INVEST Act can help undo the injustice built into our highways, roads & sidewalks (& implicitly makes case for @RepPressley @SenMarkey fare-free transit bill) @T4MASS @StreetsBoston @transitmatters @MAPCMetroBoston @T4America tinyurl.com/ybysmbpu

Looking forward to hearing more about how land preservation and the provision of public open spaces interact with and support racial equity. #wecandobetter @thetrustees #ECGreenbelt @ipswich_river @ECCFGives @salemnews @CHAPAdotorg @MASmartGrowth @NSChamber

Increasing housing supply is public health issue, says @MassGovernor, arguing for Housing Choices bill. Rising rents leads to crowding & that (not density) is part of COVID story. @MassEOHED @CHAPAdotorg @MAPCMetroBoston @masscdcs @massmunicipal @naiopma tinyurl.com/y9lmzb69