The Good: Cambridge's Affordable Housing Overlay has adding 400+ new homes to the affordable housing pipeline.

The Bad: intended as a _floor_ for affordable housing development, the Cambridge BZA has instead interpreted the AHO as a _ceiling_, rejecting projects like 2072 Mass Ave. proposed under 40B.

The Better: The 2022 AHO proposal responds to the BZA's absurd position, creating a more sensible zoning allowance given the lack of willingness to grant new 40B proposals.

In 2019, the "AHO Reality" website and Twitter account were created to counter misinformation (and later, to spread new information) about #Cambridge 's proposed (now passed) 100% Affordable Housing Overlay, a zoning change that allowed greater density under #zoning for construction of affordable housing.

This account will continue that tradition here on Mastodon, as the #CambridgeMA City Council considers an expansion of the Affordable Housing Overlay.

https://www.abettercambridge.org/aho_updates_nov22