Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A new law lets mid-rise apartments near major transit stops in eight large counties, overriding local zoning. Buildings by hubs can reach nine stories, with shorter limits farther out. It requires some below-market units and gives local programs a path to comply.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Neil Chase
Tamara Gould
Angela Boisvert

PRODUCERS
Robert Meeks
Mia Henry
Colin Taylor

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Khari Johnson

EDITORS
Robert Meeks
Anthony Bibian

CALMATTERS EDITOR IN CHIEF
Kristen Go

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Robert McDonnell

SERIES BRANDING
Israel Mendez

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