
Rachel Heller
Cognoscenti contributor
Rachel Heller is CEO of Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, where she works to encourage the production and preservation of affordable homes throughout the Commonwealth. She is also a member of the Belmont Housing Trust.
Recently published

It costs a fortune to live in Greater Boston. A new zoning law could help
A new state zoning law mandates that 175 communities serviced by the MBTA have at least one zone where multi-family housing is allowed by right. It could make it easier...

Can’t Find An Affordable Place To Live? Your Town's Zoning Laws May Be To Blame
Massachusetts' antiquated zoning laws have fueled a housing crisis, write Rachel Heller and Marc Draisen, that the Legislature has an opportunity to remedy.