Amherst, A Rental Market of over $100 Million Dollars a Year?
During the 32 years we have lived in town, I have seen public conversations take...
housing
Opinion: Amherst’s Dual Crises
Amherst has not one, but two housing crises. One is the scarcity of student housing...
ZBA Denies Archipelago’s Request to Decrease Commercial Space at Mixed-Use Building Planned for Atkins Corner
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals February 8, 2024 This...
Historic Performance Space Will be Demolished to Make Way for New Downtown Apartment Building
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Historical Commission, February 5, 2024 This meeting was...
Michael Burkart Appointed to Housing Authority
Town Council voted unanimously at their meeting of February 5, 2024 to appoint Michael Burkart...
Opinion: What Is the Optimal Housing Density for a Town Like Amherst?
It seems to be conventional wisdom that Amherst, and Massachusetts, and the United States have...
New Market and Residential Building Planned for Downtown
Report on the Meeting or the Amherst Design Review Board, January 29, 2024 This meeting...
Visions for Housing on University Drive
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, January 31, 2024 By Maura Keene...
Letter: University Drive Is Well Suited for Housing Expansion. Let’s Do It Well
The following letter was submitted to the Amherst Planning Board on January 29, 2024. Find...
Letter: The Proposed University Drive Overlay Zone: Boundaries, Building Design, Flood Control, Setbacks, Landscape Design, Outdoor Gathering Spaces
The following photo essay was submitted to the Amherst Planning Board for their meeting on...
Two January Property Sales Illustrate How Family Housing in Amherst is Increasingly out of Reach
Gentrification and ‘Rentification’ Threaten Would-be HomebuyersThe Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Area property deed transfers for Jan....
Opinion: Better Ideas for Development in Leverett
An abridged version of this column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. Am I racist?...