The City Where Real Estate Developers and Housing Activists Agree to Agree
In a small city outside Boston, a new model for equitable development is being tested
Unassuming Somerville, MA. is denser
than San Francisco, with well over 18,000 people packed into each of its
4.2 square miles. Its tightly packed streets already make it the
densest municipality in New England and with five planned light rail
stations promising a relatively painless commute into nearby Boston
within the next few years, the city is poised for significant growth.
Theorists like Ed Glaeser have long prophesied that density will keep
housing costs low. In Somerville, that faith is being tested.
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