At this forum, Boston Indicators and Massachusetts Housing Partnership Center for Housing Data will release a new research paper, 15-Minute Neighborhoods: Repairing Regional Harms and Building Vibrant Neighborhoods for All, which details a vision for building a regional network of mixed-use neighborhoods where all residents can reach their daily needs within a 15-minute walk from their home.
The paper and the event will include a focused policy discussion about steps for advancing this vision at the state, regional and local levels. And it will include discussion of some promising recent advances, such as the legislature’s new requirement that every MBTA community develop at least one multifamily zoning district.