DURKIN

Built
Different.

Let's build the future we want to live in.

A Vision for Massachusetts 2035

Massachusetts: The Commonwealth of Common Sense for the Common Man

Our three goals are to build the most builder-friendly, family-friendly, and future-ready state in America.

Builder-Friendly

Dream it. Build it. Here.

Family-Friendly

Put down roots. Grow together.

Future-Ready

Make tomorrow happen.

North Star Metric

Return Massachusetts to net positive migration and bring 1 million new residents to the Commonwealth by 2035.

From vision to action.

How we get there.

10 big problems, 10 big moonshots, 10 big opportunities to build the future we want to live in.

New Massachusetts

These are our goals for the future.

Read the vision behind the plan →

Your goal

You will buy a home for 1/2 of today's price

The moonshot

The Manhattan Project of Housing

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. Make Massachusetts a mecca for factory-built homes

    Use factory-built homes to drive down construction costs per square foot statewide

  2. Unlock land and make approvals repeatable

    Target a 120-day decision for complete, qualifying applications, with clear rules and suitable sites

  3. Help every town find its identity and compete

    Align housing, infrastructure, and business recruitment so each town helps its whole region win

Your goal

You will have a sub-15-min commute

The moonshot

Build the 3D Transportation Grid

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. Autonomous vehicles everywhere

    Test shared autonomous travel in a 90-day pilot, measuring safety and door-to-door time

  2. A statewide network of vehicle tunnels for hyperspeed

    Pilot routes that move traffic below crowded streets

  3. Drone passenger flight via local airports

    Link communities through safe, practical flights

Your goal

You will have a meaningful well-paying job

The moonshot

Build the World Capital of Atoms

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. Biotech and healthcare

    Build medicines, devices, diagnostics, and careers here

  2. Robotics, chips, defense, and hardware

    Turn local inventions into local production lines

  3. Energy, fusion, quantum, and frontier technology

    Target 25,000 residents retrained by 2029, with pathways tied to real employer demand

Your goal

Your child will make a living by age 18

The moonshot

Make Massachusetts the Launchpad for Every Learner

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. K–8: Discover, build, and learn for life

    AI-personalized learning, hands-on workshops, and practical life skills

  2. High school: Explore work and earn

    Aim for 10,000 paid work-based learning places a year by 2029, with exploration before specialization

  3. College: Launch, research, and connect

    Company launchpads, research and development, and social clubs—with infrastructure underneath

Your goal

You will live to be 150 years old

The moonshot

Cure Cancer

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. Unite institutions around curing cancer

    Connect research, hospitals, manufacturing, and care

  2. Make trials faster and more accessible

    Bring more people into studies close to home

  3. Earlier diagnosis and effective care for everyone

    Find cancer sooner and connect patients with treatment

Your goal

You will feel safe at any hour

The moonshot

Build a 24/7 Safety and Recovery Network

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. Faster, better emergency response

    Target 50% faster call-answer-to-dispatch time in pilots, with accuracy and safety protected

  2. 24/7 treatment and recovery pathways

    Make help available whenever someone is ready

  3. Prevent and stop repeat violence

    Interrupt violence and protect the people at risk

Your goal

You will have affordable, clean power you can count on

The moonshot

Be the Leader in Fusion

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. Compete for commercial fusion here

    Build the workforce, supply chains, and future plants

  2. Develop a firm-clean-power portfolio

    Combine dependable technologies as fusion develops

  3. Build regional capacity and a stronger grid

    Connect new supply and improve reliability

Your goal

You will breathe clean air, drink safe water, and eat nutritious food

The moonshot

Clean the Air and Water. Grow Food Here.

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. Replace lead pipes and repair water systems

    Target lead service-line removal by 2032, with no replacement bill for participating homeowners

  2. Clean the air, schools, and local rivers

    Reduce pollution where people live and learn

  3. Grow food here year-round and expand access

    Connect local producers with schools and communities

Your goal

Your voice and vote will matter, you will get a response, and you will see where your tax dollars go

The moonshot

Build a Government That Listens, Responds, and Shows Its Work

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. Give residents a real say

    Representative resident panels, public responses, and recorded decisions

  2. Get a response and a resolution plan

    A named owner and a substantive answer or resolution plan within 24 hours

  3. Open spending and outcomes

    Make every dollar and result easy to follow

Your goal

You will live in the best place on Earth to build a life

The moonshot

Build a Winning Culture in Every Community

Top Three Key Initiatives
  1. Open labs, workshops, and creative spaces

    Give people places to invent, make, and learn

  2. Back local arts, food, and community life

    Make it easier to gather, create, and celebrate

  3. Celebrate champions and bring downtowns to life

    Fill public spaces with events, opportunity, and pride

The Work

My Portfolio

Where I've worked, the companies I've helped build, and what comes next.

Where I've worked

Companies & Projects

The Schools

I’m building these schools for my son Walter and my future children. Arc is the overarching school, with three subschools: Atlas, Odyssey, and Hestia.

Purpose. Mission. Values.

The future is
ours to build.

Dream big. Do the work. Bring people with you. The things we build should make life better for the people around us.

My purpose

Build the future
we want to live in.

My mission

Help people become happier, healthier, wealthier, and useful. Help people live a long, beautiful, incredible life.

The values I live by.

Every day. In everything I build.

It starts with you

You can't help others til you help yourself. Take care of yourself.

Bostonian transparent

Say what others won't, with good intentions.

Move with urgency

Act now. Indecision kills companies.

#WORKETHIC

Put in the work. No apologies.

Get curious

Explore, reflect, debate, converse.

Self-awareness

Maximize strengths. Fill weaknesses.

Be a magnet for talent

Winners attract winners.

24/7/365 service

Always on for clients, partners, team.

Flourish in adversity

Hard times create strong people.

Take care of the team

Help your teammates win.

Let's build something that matters.

Say hi

Get in touch.

Direct only. No templates. Tell me who you are, what you're building, and what you need.

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