The April 8th Election Is Over. The Work Continues. Needham Residents for Thoughtful Zoning (NRTZ) remains fully committed to the promises we made: to keep residents informed, to demand transparency in local decision-making, and to ensure our elected leaders listen to all residents—not just a vocal few.

News

Boston Globe April 6th Officials advise more community feedback for street projects .. facing intense backlash

Boston Magazine: This Bike Lanes Story Isn’t Really About Bike Lanes 3/9/2025

In fact, depending on the neighborhood, bike lanes are being blamed for worsening the congestion they are supposed to help alleviate, driving away commercial investment and elderly residents, and choking off access to restaurants, stores, and services for customers who can’t use a bike to do their business.

Will our politicians replace parking with bike lanes?

NRTZ is a non-partisan, group. We are your neighbors, friends and family. We’ve been public and transparent from the beginning—knocking on doors, collecting signatures, speaking at public meetings, and working openly to support our town.

Our members include Democrats, Republicans, and Un-Enrolled voters. We are united by our concern for thoughtful zoning and fiscal responsibility, not by party politics.

The claim that a political affiliation defines our organization is inaccurate and misleading and violates the long-standing non-partisan tradition of local Needham elections. The attempt to inject partisanship where there is none does all of us a disservice.

Duxbury Clipper: Town asks for MBTA injunction – Says law is unfunded mandate

Duxbury’s lawyers filed documents in Plymouth Superior Court last Friday to try to stop the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities from enforcing the MBTA Communities Act in town.

Town Counsel Amy Kwesell and Greg Korbo of KP Law in Boston are seeking a preliminary injunction against the state and its agencies, including the EOHLC, to prohibit them from enforcing the MBTA Communities Act and from taking any punitive action against the town for its non-compliance. 

According to Duxbury Town Manager René Read, the lawyers filed the following with Plymouth Superior Court on April 4: a complaint, a motion for preliminary injunction, a motion for short order of notice for expedited hearing and a memorandum of law. These documents are public records.

The basis of their argument is that the MBTA Communities Act is an unfunded mandate that imposes significant costs on the town that it cannot afford. 

BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL Jan 15, 2025 Needham is the latest town to reject MBTA Communities zoning