The Metro Mayors Coalition’s Regional Housing Task Force have announced an ambitious new goal to add 185,000 new housing units to the Boston metro region by 2030. The Task Force notes, “Since 2010, the 15 cities and towns of the Metro Mayors Coalition have added nearly 110,000 residents and 148,000 new jobs, while permitting only 32,500 new housing units. Tremendous competition for the limited available housing drives up prices, makes it difficult for people to find homes they can afford, and increases the potential for displacement.” Cities participating in the Task Force include:
- Arlington
- Boston
- Braintree
- Brookline
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Everett
- Malden
- Medford
- Melrose
- Newton
- Quincy
- Revere
- Somerville
- Winthrop
