Allston-Brighton Housing Action

Very helpful summary and discussion of the current housing situation in Greater Boston vis-a-vis changing Federal policies - from @amydain.bsky.social at @bosindicators.bsky.social

Getting into the weeds at the AB Communty Plan Focus Group with @abhousingaction.org was great. Our Allston-Brighton community has good bones, we need to work on making it welcoming and resilient for new generations! Thank you @planning.boston.gov !

ABHA had a great focus group with @planning.boston.gov to say yes to a thriving future for all of us in #Allston #Brighton. Thank you everyone and to the planners for staying late!

Housing Coffee Hour gathering with Boston City Councilors Henry Santana and Liz Breadon

We had a great housing conversation this morning with Boston City Councilors @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social Henry Santana and Liz Breadon. Thank you both, and thank you, neighbors, for coming out and sharing your housing ideas!

Today! July 19, 10-12 noon, come talk housing and your hopes for Allston-Brighton!

Join us for a Housing Coffee Hour this Saturday, July 19, 10am-noon at Smith Playground in Allston, with City Councilor Henry Santana and Liz Breadon. Working towards a vibrant resilient Allston-Brighton! Smith Playground, Allston.

So good to see Rita Hester honored in our community.

Fantastic turnout last night for the Allston-Brighton Community Plan Open House! Thank you, everyone, especially @planning.boston.gov and the Allston-Brighton Health Collaborative. Looking forward to laying the foundation for a thriving #Allston #Brighton.

RSVP to AB Community Plan Open House + ABHA Happy Hour | Partiful Join ABHA at the ALLSTON-BRIGHTON COMMUNITY PLAN OPEN HOUSE on Monday, July 14 6:00-8:00 PM at the Brighton Elks Lodge (326 Washington Street)! Wear your ABHA buttons (and see Barbara if you haven’t gotten one yet) and advocate for abundant, affordable, and accessible housing for AB! We’ll also be hosting a social hour at Devlin’s directly after the open house to debrief, unwind, and support a beloved Brighton business! Tell your friends and neighbors - there’s not a better way to spend your Monday night than positively shaping the future of the place we all call home.

Tonight! July14! partiful.com/e/14ml7C6qif...

Councilor Henry Santana and Liz Breadon, Housing Coffee Hour, Saturday July 19 10am Smith Playground, 255 Western Ave, Allston, MA

Come share your ideas for #Allston #Brighton with Councilor-at-Large Henry Santana and Councilor Liz Breadon at our HOUSING COFFEE HOUR on Saturday, July 19, Smith Park.

RSVP to AB Community Plan Open House + ABHA Happy Hour | Partiful Join ABHA at the ALLSTON-BRIGHTON COMMUNITY PLAN OPEN HOUSE on Monday, July 14 6:00-8:00 PM at the Brighton Elks Lodge (326 Washington Street)! Wear your ABHA buttons (and see Barbara if you haven’t g...

Reminder, this Monday! Come out to support housing in #Allston #Brighton! partiful.com/e/14ml7C6qif...

This is our chance to shape the future of our beloved Boston neighborhood (80,000 people and counting!). We need folks to come out to support more housing, safer mobility, and zoning reform!

RSVP to AB Community Plan Open House + ABHA Happy Hour | Partiful Join ABHA at the ALLSTON-BRIGHTON COMMUNITY PLAN OPEN HOUSE on Monday, July 14 6:00-8:00 PM at the Brighton Elks Lodge (326 Washington Street)! Wear your ABHA buttons (and see Barbara if you haven’t g...

#Allston #Brighton Community Plan Open House + ABHA Happy Hour July 14 - Show up for housing!
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Map of Allston-Brighton showing focus areas for the community plan process

#Allston #Brighton Community Plan Open House, Monday, July 14, 6-8pm! come out and support more housing and better mobility! we're meeting at the Elks Lodge in Brighton Center, 326 Washington St.

Planning staff will be holding office hours at the Brighton Farmers Market (30 Chestnut Hill Avenue) this afternoon from 2-5 PM to hear your ideas and answer questions about the Allston-Brighton Community Plan. Join us! www.bostonplans.org/news-calenda...

50 Western Ave - an income-restricted rental housing opportunity just opened in #Allston. 86 units starting at $550. Learn more at Metrolist: boston.gov/metrolist

86 new income-restricted apartments at 50 Western Ave in #Allston will be available by lottery. The community worked hard to get these! Info sessions coming up over the next 7 days.

Office hours today (6/3) and over the next couple of weeks for the #Allston #Brighton Community Plan!

Affordable Housing Finance 101 The intricacies involved in building affordable housing can be difficult to understand. This explainer breaks down the foundational concepts.

Really good explainer from ShelterForce: Affordable Housing Finance 101: shelterforce.org/2025/05/28/a...

The demand for walkable neighborhoods has been high since the 1990s. But the production is so low, as is production in general. No wonder our housing is so expensive, we are in a huge hole.

This is housing produced per decade in Massachusetts (the height of each bar). The color bands show distribution between highly walkable (very low VMT) and not walkable (very high VMT). From the Terner Center at UC Berkeley, ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/buildin...

This is a very interesting analysis. You can use the report to look at Massachusetts data on housing production generally and in walkable neighborhoods. We have a lot of work to do!

Anti-Displacement Action Plan

Thanks to everyone who came to the #Allston #Brighton Anti-Displacement Workshop today and sharing your stories. And thank you City of Boston staff for putting this plan together and Charlesview for creating a wonderful space for the community to come together. www.boston.gov/departments/...

I can't believe drive-through country of Connecticut will reform parking statewide before we will.

Worried that you or neighbors and businesses you love are having to leave #Allston-Brighton because of high housing or commercial space costs? Join us for a #Boston Anti-Displacement workshop this Saturday! Register here: bosplans.org/ABAntiDispla...

Good news about Squares + Streets zoning getting approved in Roslindale Square. Looking forward to planning and zoning reform in #Allston #Brighton. Too many of our neighbors are having to leave due to housing costs. More housing, more options.

RSVP to ABHA Happy Hour | Partiful Join Allston-Brighton Housing Action for a happy hour at the Charles River Speedway! Chat with friends, meet your neighbors, wonk out about housing policy.

#Allston #Brighton housing and mobility advocates (and any of you curious to learn more), ABHA is having a happy hour Thursday, May 22, at the Charles River Speedway, 7-9pm! Join us!
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@sarahiwany.bsky.social #Allston #Brighton artist, birding leader, and ABHA member is entertaining 1000s of commuters today on the WGBH digital display over the Mass Pike! Congrats, Sarah! Now, Allstonites, who is that a portrait of?

On Thursday, May 15 at 6pm, MassDOT is holding a hybrid (in-person/ online) I-90 Allston Multimodal Project Task Force Meeting. This meeting is open to the public.

Josephine A. Fiorentino Community Center
Charlesview
123 Antwerp St

Register for Zoom meeting at www.mass.gov/event/allsto...

Building cycling infrastructure makes us all safer.