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Greetings Everyone,  Happy Presidents’ Day! But we won’t dwell on the topic of presidents, because we can open with good news: Last Tuesday, the Select Board voted 4 - 1 to approve the Washington Street Complete Streets Project Concept Design, which targets safety improvements for all users, including providing protected, sidewalk level bike lanes on the entire project corridor, from…

Greetings Everyone,  We need your help! There are many ways you can contribute to our pro-housing efforts. For one, there’s still time to run for Town Meeting in the spring. And there are always new opportunities to serve on one of the Town’s Boards or Commissions, or become part of a B4E precinct team. To learn more, attend one of…

Greetings Everyone, Happy February. There is a lot going this week, so let’s get right to it. Good News + Action Alert for Safer Bicycle Lanes Safer bicycle lanes along Washington Street in Brookline are moving closer to reality. Last week, by a vote of 8-2, the Washington Street Design Review Committee recommended a compromise Concept Design that would create…

Greetings Everyone, we hope you are surviving -- or perhaps even enjoying? -- this very cold January.  At least it’s been mostly sunny! It’s Time to Get Involved: How You Can Make a Difference in 2025 I’m not going to mince words here: we really need your help to move our local, pro-housing agenda forward. There are lots of ways…

Greetings Everyone. This Monday, we celebrated Martin Luther King Day. Dr. King cared deeply about fair and affordable housing; see this excellent article from 2018, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision for Affordable Housing Remains Unfulfilled. There were many activities across Boston, but one that has been meaningful for me in the past has been the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial…

The usual crush of Town business is back, with plans brewing for Town elections and Spring Town Meeting in May. We need your help to push our agenda forward! Consider running for Town Meeting, serving on a Board or Commission, or becoming part of a precinct team. We need your help, and will be holding information sessions (via Zoom) in…

Greetings Everyone, and Happy New Year!  At Brookline for Everyone, we had a busy and successful 2024, with lots more on our agenda for 2025.  Our Work and Successes in 2024  Spring Election: In the Spring Election last May, we endorsed 63 candidates for Town Meeting across 16 of 17 precincts, of which 45 won (69%), including 23 of 24…

Thanks to everyone who came out on Monday for the Brookline for Everyone Holiday Party! We had a great group of folks come out to the United Parish Church to recognize our amazing volunteers who spread the word on pro-housing initiatives, talk to voters, and help elect new Town Meeting Members willing to fight the battles to legalize more homes…

Come Celebrate With Brookline for Everyone! Brookline for Everyone will be celebrating the holiday season with our annual gathering on the evening of Monday, December 16th from 5:30-7:30pm. Friends, family, and neighbors are welcome! Info and RSVP here. 2024 has had quite a few ups-and-downs, but what better way to leave the year behind than reflect on the year, discuss…

The business of Brookline government revs up for a short while between Thanksgiving and the December holidays. Most important, work on the Comprehensive Plan resumes after Town Meeting handed it responsibility for possible zoning changes to permit more housing. But First, Come Celebrate at B4E’s 2024 Holiday Party Brookline for Everyone will be celebrating the holiday season with our annual…