Editorial: Giving credit for generating Lowell, Fitchburg housing

Editorial: Giving credit for generating Lowell, Fitchburg housing

The chronic lack of housing in this state continues to be a drag on the Massachusetts economy and the primary reason for the outflow of residents to less-expensive parts of the country. No matter the locale — be it urban, suburban, or rural — the high price of housing constitutes the main driver of spiraling everyday costs that make this state increasingly unaffordable. But the housing-creation crunch especially shows itself in the state’s 26 Ga…