TBF Housing Resource Library  Special Reports Chapter 40R School Cost Analysis and Proposed Smart Growth School Cost Insurance Supplement.  Click the cover to download a pdf copy of this report containing recommendations from the Commonwealth Housing Task Force. "Building Our Heritage: A Housing Strategy for Smart Growth and Economic Development," Nov. 2003.  Click the cover to learn more about the report or download a copy. Report Cards The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2002 The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2003 The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2004 The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2005 - 2006 The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2006 - 2007 The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2008 The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2009 Slide Presentations The 2002 Housing Report Card The 2003 Housing Report Card The 2004 Housing Report Card The 2005 - 2006 Housing Report Card The 2006 - 2007 Housing Report Card The 2008 Housing Report Card The 2009 Housing Report Card

 

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Mary Jo Meisner
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Community Relations and Public Affairs
The Boston Foundation
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Boaton, MA 02116
(617) 338-4286
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Press Coverage

Press Releases

Boston Herald Beyond Funder: The Venerable Becomes a Civic Leader  An interview with Mary Jo Meisner. The Boston Globe Romney targets housing shortage By Scott S. Greenberger November 11, 2003 How to Build Housing Editorial, November 11, 2003 Study: Pay towns to relax zoning rules By Scott S. Greenberger November 11, 2003 Planning for Housing Lead editorial, November 18, 2003 Reining in the runaway housing market By Barry Bluestone Boston Globe Op Ed, November 29, 2003 Romney to urge policies to deter sprawl - Wants growth nearer to transit By Anthony Flint, December 17, 2003 Housing at Wonderland Editorial, December 21, 2003 Housing costs up in Western Mass.: Double-digit hikes outpace Boston area By Kimberly Blanton December 29, 2005 Housing Solutions Editorial, July 22, 2005 Turning the corner on housing crisis By Douglas I. Foy January 18, 2006 Family-friendly housing Editorial, April 25, 2007 State House News Service Legislature Enacts Smart Growth Initiative, November 17, 2005 Housing Experts Tout "Starter" Plan, Funding for Current Programs an Issue April 24, 2007 Boston Herald Subsidy is poor foundation for housing OP ED, December 9, 2003

Boston Foundation releases fourth annual Housing Report Card   Housing task force leaders praise DiMasi, Travaglini for support of 40S legislation, October 26, 2005   Boston Foundation releases third annual Housing Report Card Report Shows Town-by-Town Impact of New Housing on School Costs, June 28, 2005 Statement from Paul S. Grogan on the Proposed Housing Legislation, May 11, 2004  Report Card Shows Greater Boston Still Falls Short on Housing Production, April 6, 2004  Report, Recommendations to Increase Housing Supply in Commonwealth Released, November 11, 2003  Study shows housing production lags behind demand, October 1, 2002 TBF Newsletter Articles "The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2003: An Assessment of Progress on Housing in the Greater Boston Area," April 2004. "Building Our Heritage: A Housing Strategy for Smart Growth and Economic Development," Nov. 2003. The Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2002