The state’s MBTA communities law can put local officials in a difficult spot, drafting zoning laws their communities oppose. Deborah Crossley learned that the hard way.
Riverside developers bring proposed life science buildings, other changes to Newton city councilors
By John Hilliard Globe Staff,Updated April 22, 2021, 12:45 p.m.
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Developers will seek changes for a mixed-use residential, retail, and business project at the MBTA s Riverside station that was approved by Newton s City Council last year.MARK DEVELOPMENT
In Newton, after years of hearings and debate, talk of redeveloping the MBTA Riverside station could start feeling a bit like âGroundhog Day.â
The City Council is being asked to decide for the third time in less than a decade the future of the MBTAâs Riverside station in Newton Lower Falls.