Waltham Inclusive Neighborhoods

We are a group of Waltham residents fighting the housing crisis by advocating for stronger renter protections & building more abundant + affordable homes.

[Waltham Inclusive Neighborhoods @WNeighborhoods]

Waltham Inclusive Neighborhoods is a grassroot advocacy campaign of local Waltham residents who want to create a more equitable, affordable, and environmentally sustainable Waltham!

[Waltham Inclusive Neighborhoods @WNeighborhoods]

Waltham is ripe for office-to-residential conversions... Our city just needs to actually legalize it.

[Joe Vizard @joevizard]

Office developers look to convert older buildings into apartments https://t.co/N101m5sZJP via @BostonGlobe

[Salim Furth @salimfurth]

How bad is @MassGovernor's new housing "plan"? It would make Soviet planners blush. Its recommendations totally ignore the market, and it explicitly aims to retain *just 10%* of the young people - like me & my friends a decade ago - who left Massachusetts.

[WATCH CDC @watchcdc]

This MLK Day join us from 11-1pm for a day focused on Housing Access for the Waltham community. Together, we’ll empower our community with the knowledge and resources to face the future confidently. Let’s stand strong as a united community!

[Bike Together Waltham 🚴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ @BikeWaltham]

Thank you to all who joined us on our final 2024 ride last weekend. Hope you enjoyed the hot cocoa, cookies and coffee cake!

Save the date for our Jan 2025 ride:
Saturday Jan 25, 2025 @ 1pm at City Hall. More details to come.

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

"I find that rents fall by 2% for parcels within 100m of new construction. Renters' risk of displacement to a lower-income neighborhood falls by 17%."

[Bike Together Waltham 🚴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ @BikeWaltham]

Come join us on our final group ride of 2024! Our route will cover holiday lights in Waltham
📅 Saturday, Dec 28, 2024
🕓 4:00pm (time change!!!)
📍Waltham City Hall, 610 Main Street
🗺️ 4-mile family-friendly route for🎄lights
💡🔦🚨 front/back lights required!!
🍪☕️ provided

[Waltham Inclusive Neighborhoods @WNeighborhoods]

Waltham will be voting on its plan to comply with the MBTA Communities Act this month! Please attend city council on Dec 16 to speak at the public hearing in favor of more housing!

We will host an info session on Dec 14 so folks can be prepared to speak.

https://t.co/y1cinMBYWA

[YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance]

Housing shortages make homelessness much worse because they shrink the networks of friends and family with spare living space for people in difficulty.

Important new piece from @salimfurth in @WorksInProgMag:

[AG Andrea Joy Campbell @MassAGO]

1,000 new homes in Lexington because of zoning reforms compliant with the MBTA Communities Law 🙌🏾

That's 1,000 new homes & opportunities for families, elders, teachers, nurses, first responders & public servants to live, work & stay in their community.

https://t.co/buvrURvRfZ

[Waltham Inclusive Neighborhoods @WNeighborhoods]

Subscribe to the Waltham Times for great original reporting on local issues, including important housing updates!

https://t.co/37jrV42DM5

[Aubrey Hawke @AubreySHawke]

The City of Waltham is getting down to the deadline for passing and submitting their zoning proposal submission for the MBTA Communities Act. Here's their latest action:

https://t.co/gPdwjX7VyV

[Aubrey Hawke @AubreySHawke]

The City of Waltham is getting down to the deadline for passing and submitting their zoning proposal submission for the MBTA Communities Act. Here's their latest action:

https://t.co/gPdwjX7VyV

[Josh Zakim @joshzakim]

Today’s @BostonGlobe @GlobeOpinion describing the shameful misuse of public resources to block much needed new housing in towns across the Commonwealth. We must do better if we are ever going to solve the housing crisis!

https://t.co/ol2jPg4wEV

[MHP @mhphousing]

More than 100 Mass communities comply with new MBTA Communities Act. “Communities across Massachusetts are overwhelmingly embracing the MBTA Communities Act," says @CHAPAdotorg CEO Rachel Heller.
https://t.co/icEL4nLSgs

[Bike Together Waltham 🚴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ @BikeWaltham]

Moody Street Public Meeting is tonight at 6pm at Government Center at 119 School Street

[City Of Waltham @CityofWaltham]

TOMORROW! A Community Outreach Meeting will be held at 6pm at the Community and Cultural Center Auditorium to discuss the potential of a new residential building located on the parking deck on the Southern edge of the main Waltham Watch Factory locus off Crescent Street:

[Amy Dain @amydain]

Public housing news in Greater Boston:

https://t.co/6to4jqIRCb

[Kevin Erdmann @KAErdmann]

A great new addition to housing advocacy!

Let's goooo!!!!!

National Housing Crisis Task Force, by @KAErdmann https://t.co/cAJgzyxmZK

[MHP Data @mhpdata]

Local communities that have embraced the state's MBTA Communities Act, have seen development opportunities increase. Developers and landowners that have historically had a hard time getting approval are now seeing success. https://t.co/snHLfmnp2W

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

While Massachusetts has pumped nearly $1 billion into its emergency shelter system to help absorb a surge of migration, that money has not changed a fundamental problem: there is simply not enough housing here to go around. https://t.co/daRFKMetQR

[Waltham Inclusive Neighborhoods @WNeighborhoods]

Go vote this Tuesday!

The City Clerk is the beating heart of local democracy. In addition to running elections, they also serve as Records Access Officer in @CityofWaltham, responsible for responding to public record requests. Local advocacy would be a lot harder without them!

[Joe Vizard @joevizard]

'It’s a huge lift': On the front lines of the 2024 election https://t.co/k4lemSUBmz