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Rezoning, 'Squares and Streets' and displacement concerns dominate Planning Department hearing
Summary
Department leaders described zoning reforms, the 'Squares and Streets' neighborhood planning work and Article 80 modernization, and residents urged a fair‑housing review ahead of rezoning in Roslindale and other areas.
Planning Department leaders used the May 12 Ways and Means hearing to describe ongoing zoning reforms — including Downtown/Chinatown zoning updates, Plan East Boston, and the Squares and Streets neighborhood zoning work — and to report early results from rezonings and code changes.
Kairo Shen, Chief of Planning, told the committee the department is pursuing zoning reform, a new design vision, modernization of Article 80 development review, and deploying public land for public benefit. Shen said the department has started implementing Article 80 changes and noted specific rezoning results: following an East Boston rezoning, the median number of days…
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