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Three Mayoral Candidates Forum

On June 24, 2017, Newton Forum and the Newton Villages Alliance co-sponsored a forum with mayoral candidates Amy Mah Sangiolo, Ruthanne Fuller, and Scott …

September 3, 2017 by Christopher Pitts

Land Use Committee Approves Washington Place

Well, at last it’s happened: After a year of public hearings, developer presentations, and questions and comments from the members of the Land Use …

June 7, 2017 June 13, 2017 by John Koot

Fix it First (Part 2): It’s a Developer Crisis

In Part 1 we learned: Healthy and successful cities depend on abundant supports: infrastructure, transportation, and a strong commercial base. Newton is lacking in …

May 10, 2017 October 12, 2017 by Christopher Pitts

Double Counting for Density

January: a time of reflection and a time of resolutions. Politically speaking 2016 was a near rerun of 1876.  In 2016 Clinton won by …

January 17, 2017 January 17, 2017 by Peter Harrington

Faulty Towers: Rezoning as a Gift to Developers

Developers often like to present an image of themselves as risk-takers in the mold of Leif Erikson, Vasco DaGama, and Christopher Columbus—or the captain …

October 7, 2016 by John Koot

An undemocratic approach to planning in Newton

The following ~725-word essay originally appeared on the Ipso Facto blog, titled Newton Mayor Setti Warren’s dangerous Planning Department report, and is reposted here …

September 19, 2016 September 19, 2016 by Ian Lamont

Fix It First (Part 1): Where’s the money?

I’m reading The Human City, Urbanism for the Rest of Us by renowned demographer Joel Kotkin. U.S. News & World Report says “No one knows more about cities …

September 19, 2016 May 12, 2017 by Christopher Pitts

Austin Street as a Clinical Trial

Before a new drug is released to the public, it must undergo a series of trials, first on animals in the laboratory, then on …

August 7, 2016 August 7, 2016 by John Koot

Mayor grants developer request to remove healthy city tree

If you are in any doubt how much Newton mayor Setti Warren favors the interests of developers over residents and taxpayers, consider what has …

July 22, 2016 July 22, 2016 by Julia Malakie

State Senate to vote on developer wish list

Until a few days ago, I doubt more than one person in a thousand, even in Newton, was aware of Massachusetts Senate Bill 2311 …

June 6, 2016 by Julia Malakie

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