Cities for a Small Planet makes a really compelling case that sustainable cities don't require radical redesign, they just require letting people add thoughtful, human-scale decisions and human-scale housing where it already makes sense.

Let's rank the New England states. We all have ADU laws. It's a strong showing for our region, but they're not all created equal. And let me say, New England, I love each of you. We're an amazing region, and we're all Red Sox fans here.

In this episode of Beyond the Bid, Avi Kaufman, CEO of FutureLot, reveals the AI-powered zoning analysis system that helps ADU builders instantly determine what can be built on any property.

In the first six months of 2025, homeowners in 170 Massachusetts communities filed 844 applications to build ADUs on their properties, of which at least 550 had been approved as of July 2025.