In Massachusetts it’s the voters themselves to blame. Massachusetts passed a law mandating upzoning in communities well served by public transit: https://www.

In Massachusetts it’s the voters themselves to blame. Massachusetts passed a law mandating upzoning in communities well served by public transit: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/multi-family-zoning-requirement-for-mbta-communities https://www.mass.gov/info-details/multi-family-zoning-requir... And town voters in certain communities have instead consistently voted down plans to move into compliance, and instead choose to endlessly sue the state to delay it: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/03/27/timeline-these-mass-towns-sued-the-state-over-mbta-communities-act/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/03/27/timeline-t... These voters aren’t hypothetical scapegoats - they’re real.