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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The skyline of Cambridge. Cambridge City Council passed new amendments increasing height limits for housing developments. PHOTO COURTESY OF PERCIVAL KESTRELTAIL VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Cambridge passes controversial changes to affordable housing law, allowing for taller buildings

Jennifer Lambert October 20, 2023
Cambridge City Council amended their 100% Affordable Housing Overlay, a plan which now allows for taller and denser affordable housing developments, in a 6-3 vote Monday despite multiple city councilors and city council candidates opposing the proposal.
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