Why does building a home in Newton often require years of special permits, committee hearings, and appeals? And why does this exhaustive process mean that Newton ends up with so many expensive McMansions instead of the diverse housing options our community needs?

Join Newton for Everyone for a deep dive into the city’s current permitting pipeline and the new zoning approaches intended to improve the housing outcomes in Newton. To help frame the conversation, we’ll be joined by urban designers and planners from Utile, a research-driven design and planning firm that tackles complex spatial problems from the scale of the city to the scale of the room.

Wednesday, June 17 at 7:00pm

Congregation Dorshei Tzedek & Zoom
60 Highland Street, West Newton

Why Newton’s Housing Rules Aren’t Working – and How the City Is Beginning to Fix Them

Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes

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