Issues & Analysis: The Current School Building Project: Smaller, Greener, Better
This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. Many in town will recall the bruising...
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Zoning Primer: A Guide to Amherst’s 24 Zoning, Overlay, And “Other” Districts
Compiled from the Town website by Kitty Axelson-Berry There are 11 categories of zoning districts...
Issues and Analysis: Zoning Primer – What Is The Zoning Board Of Appeals (ZBA)?
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), traditionally one of the most important multi-member bodies in...
Issues & Analyses: What Is The Planning Board? A Zoning Primer
The Planning Board is responsible for a large number of local matters related to community...
Issues & Analyses: How To Protect The Historic Resources Of North Pleasant Street
It is impossible not to see how Amherst’s downtown is changing, with the construction of...
Issues and Analyses: A Primer on Accessory Dwelling Units
By Suzannah Muspratt and Kitty Axelson-Berry An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is a small subsidiary...
Issues and Analyses: Promoting Creative Economic Development In Amherst
By Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik This is part three in our series, Economics In...
Issues & Analyses: A Primer On Inclusionary Zoning
by Kitty Axelson-Berry and Suzannah Muspratt Inclusionary housing policies are a common tool for expanding...
Issues & Analysis: If We Build It Will They Come?
By Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik This is Part 2 of a three-part series on...
Economics In A Small College Town
By Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik IntroductionThe Town of Amherst is confronting development issues that...
An Introduction To Police Abolition For Amherst Residents
by Defund 413 Amherst Last summer, in the wake of the murders of George Floyd,...