Letter: Clear ADU Rules Will Add Homes to Our Community in a Way That Works for Everyone
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Planning Board and the Town Council’s Community...
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Should Large Housing Projects Be Allowed in Neighborhoods Near UMass?
Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, November 4, 2026 This meeting was held...
Opinion: Who Benefits from Amherst’s Campus-adjacent Zoning?
Social Justice Goes Global A proposed campus-adjacent zoning overlay promises more student housing. But what...
Letter: Vote No on Question 7
I’m surprised I haven’t seen more about Ballot Question 7, since it’s hugely consequential for...
Planning Board and CRC Propose Fixes to ADU Bylaw, Discuss Possible Data Center Ban
Report on the joint meeting of the Planning Board and the Community Resources Committee, Oct....
Overlay District Proposed for Neighborhoods South and East of UMass; Work on Rezoning East Amherst Proceeds
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, Sept. 30, 2026 The meeting was...
Town Council Holds Listening Session on Possible Changes in Town Government.
Approves Single Tax Classification and Hazard Mitigation Plan Report on the Meeting of the Town Council,...
Valley Residents Invited to Help Shape the Region’s Housing Future
PVPC launches Regional Housing Plan Update Survey to gather community input across all 43 cities...
Can Question 7’s Zoning Reform Ease the Housing Crisis in Mass?
by Dylan Vrins The following article appeared originally in The Shoestring on September 25, 2026....
Opinion: Beyond the Party—Who Is Responsible for Amherst’s Neighborhoods?
Social Injustice Goes Global Amherst’s student-housing story begins at night, when a house filled with...
Councilors Seek More Funding from UMass; ADU & LDH Bylaws Advance to Subcommittees
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, September 28, 2026 By Maria Kopicki This...