Gateways4 Des 2020

Episode 58 Re-Release: Ideas for Equitable Small Business Recovery

12/4/20-- In light of recent data from Opportunity Insights which show 37% of small businesses in Massachusetts have closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, we are re-sharing Dr. Tracy Corley's conversation with Segun Idowu, executive director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts from May of this year. In early March, when coronavirus materialized as a real threat to the United States, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA) sent out a survey asking its roughly 300 members how the rumblings of a global pandemic affected their businesses. 90% of respondents reported experiencing “a somewhat to severe financial impact.” “We can only imagine that that number is at 100% now,” Segun Idowu, executive director of BECMA, told us in May. Also in this episode: From Transactional to Transformative: The Case for Equity in Gateway City Transit-Oriented Development (massinc.org/research/equity-report/)

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Episode 72: The need for Complete Streets in Springfield

12/21/20-- 2020 is at last coming to a close, but the damage done this year by the pandemic will be felt for months and years to come. Tracy sits down with Jarred Johnson, executive director at Transi...

21 Des 202039min

Episode 71: How MBTA cuts would cripple communities like Chelsea

11/19/20-- This month, the MBTA proposed cuts to transit service in an attempt to close its budget gap induced by COVID-19. Transit advocates and community organizations have been vocal in their objec...

19 Nov 202027min

Episode 70: Banding together to prevent a housing crisis in Lawrence

11/5/20-- With the statewide eviction moratorium no longer in place, Gateway City residents face a new threat from the pandemic. In Lawrence, leaders are working together to mount an effective respons...

5 Nov 202027min

Episode 69: How Lynn is revamping its housing strategy

10/22/20-- With the statewide eviction and foreclosure moratorium meeting its expiration date this week, policymakers and activists alike will spend much of the coming weeks thinking about how to keep...

22 Okt 202035min