Boston Aims to Add 50K More Housing Units by 2030: Do You Agree?

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Editor’s Note: The following article has been updated to clarify that the new housing plan aims for $21 billion in private development and that the city of Boston is not spending that disclosed amount as part of the effort, according to a spokesperson at the Boston Department of Neighborhood Development.

A new report compiled by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s administration suggests that Boston must build 53,000 housing units by the year 2030 to deal with a growing population, according to The Boston Globe.

The construction would reportedly take place during the next 20 years and would cost roughly $21 billion. A copy of the report can be read here, according to BostInno.

For more on the report, head over to The Boston Globe >>

We want to know: Do you agree with the investment and the addition of more than 50,000 units in the city? What do you think of the plan? Let us know by voting in the poll and weighing in with comments below!