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Greater Boston has thousands of triple-deckers across Dorchester, Somerville, Jamaica Plain, housing working families in neighborhoods those families built. Every single one was constructed on a lot now too small to be legal under current zoning. The most successful housing form in the region's history has been retroactively declared illegal to replicate.

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The Housing Fix Few Cities Want To Copy

Austin brought rents down 19%. Boston flew a delegation out to learn how, took detailed notes, came home, and did very little. This article explores what can easily be done.

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