Massachusetts Zoning Atlas

 

The NZA team is completing the Massachusetts Zoning Atlas and will coordinate ongoing updates. It builds on work conducted by academic researchers at Suffolk University who analyzed zoning code texts in all communities except Boston with support from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, and it uses select data from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and additional GIS files obtained by ZS Consulting.

  • An Introduction to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council Zoning Atlas.

    State of Zoning for Multi-Family Housing in Greater Boston: A 2018 report from researcher Amy Dain  about multi-family housing in the state’s most populous metropolitan area.

    The State of Zoning for Accessory Dwelling Units:  A 2018 report from researcher Amy Dain summarizing how current zoning in Massachusetts treats accessory dwelling units.

    Greater Boston Housing Report Card: A 2022 report (along with related materials, including videos) from the Boston Foundation about the metropolitan area housing market, with a focus on equity in subsidized housing. 

    Local Zoning Laws and the Supply of Multifamily Housing in Greater Boston: A Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 2022 report about zoning’s impact on housing in the metropolitan area.

  • Massachusetts Zoning Atlas Director: John Infranca

    NZA Zoning Code Analysts: Joanna Kaufman, Devon Chodzin

    NZA Geospatial Analyst: Aidan Antonienko

    Alumni Zoning Code Analysts: Kaitlyn Archer-Wiitala, Adam Arnold, Marisa Chamberland, Kristina Chemareva, Gary Deyoung, Jackson Dowd, Kevin Harrington, Hawa Ibrahim, Kiera Irwin, Brianna Jordan, Quinn O’Sullivan, Emily Pothier, Sydney Prokos, Veronica Santos Puim, Aleksandra Conway Silina, Kayla Springer, Jonathan Stark-Sachs, Young Sung, David Wilson

    Alumni Geospatial Analysts: Anindita Ghosh, Eli Kahn, Ryan Madsen, Kyle Ouellette, and ZS Consultants

    Special Thanks to: The Mercatus Center at George Mason University and The Massachusetts Association of Realtors for generous funding to support this project, Tim Reardon for serving as a liaison with MAPC, and Greg Ewing for serving as a research advisor.