Building a Better Brookline Forum 2: Elements of Successful Strategies

This second Forum explored several examples from other cities and towns where the local efforts were successful in increasing the supply of housing affordability at multiple low and middle-income levels.

The focus is not just on the technical aspects of the change, but on the local community engagement strategies and efforts that enabled the successful outcome.

Examples included:
Innovative Zoning Changes
Issues Related to Land Costs
Community Engagement Strategies

We will be look at:
Critical Success Factors: What Worked?
What Didn’t Work, and What was Learned Along the Way?
The Life-Cycle of a Successful Strategy