BCAT News

The Burlington Planning Department is finalizing a plan to create a mixed-use middle housing overlay district in Burlington’s Town Center – in other words, areas where developers can build [...]

The Select Board is considering ways to protect individuals’ rights to build houses according to their preferences while also protecting the character of Burlington’s residential neighborhoods [...]

With multiple new laws and initiatives underway in town, the Planning Board is wrestling with ways to keep Burlington’s character intact while accommodating new laws and planning for healthy [...]

The Burlington Housing Authority provides housing for low-income and disabled adults, but there’s so much more you might not know. Hear from Executive Director Paula Kinnon in this episode [...]

With Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signing into law earlier this month requiring towns to allow accessory dwelling units by right in residential-zoned areas, a Burlington Planning Board [...]

The Burlington Planning Board has been working hard to create a solution for Burlington to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, which requires towns to create multi-family zoning districts in [...]

In 2022, Burlington released a Housing Needs Assessment looking at the gap between the housing we have and the housing we need. Now that the report is out, what is […]