Bay State housing proposals detailed in Senate report

BOSTON – Arguing the need for a "revolution in housing production" to keep pace with demand, a report released Wednesday by a Senate committee recommends 19 proposals taking aim at everything from foreclosures to gentrification, homelessness, preservation, production, public housing, support services and zoning.

Along with support for housing-related legislation and expansion of existing programs, the report calls for several new initiatives, including plans to develop "millennial villages" to free up housing stock for working families and to provide state assistance to urban areas and former industrial communities that have experienced blight.