MBTA Communities fight heads back to the SJC

MBTA Communities fight heads back to the SJC

THE DEADLINE FOR the final batch of communities to submit plans on how they expect to boost multifamily housing near transit is now just two weeks away, but the controversial MBTA Communities housing law saga will drag into 2026.  Most cities and towns, the state housing office regularly emphasizes, have gotten on board and submitted plans to zone for a district of multifamily housing near MBTA service areas, as called for in the 2021 law. But a…