Recent content by Justbuildit

The commonwealth is saved!!

No, I absolutely see that and appreciate the historic industrial or pure play commercial uses of both neighborhoods. So much of the "Kendall" area housing is East Cambridge on the grid a bit further out by my eye, with the area closest to the station being office or MIT-associated buildings...

Super cool map! We really need to pump up those financial district and "almost Seaport but kind of industrial area" numbers. Kendall is also begging for some real housing. Thanks for making this!

I don't think the current law contemplates bypassing train stations...? The sticks are related to direct funding from the Commonwealth for infrastructure and related programs. Details below, just so we're clear...

I was interpreting the render as a cut-through, not a top floor open to the elements. The current garage at B is ~4 stories per Google Earth, so I imagine the floors above 2 will be just normal parking as they currently are. Not sure the exact future layout, but it's pretty hostile crossing the...

There’s no way that bill gets out of committee. As a formal matter, yes, they could, but in reality it would be a total dead end. This law is modest and very easy to not violate.

Those legs are looking good, I'm liking the uniform color much more than I was expecting!

The most likely outcome is the law stands and municipalities either comply, or they face the consequence of loss of funding. Let the cities choose the stick! I think that would be the most instructive, as it would expose these towns as being willing to punish their own people by reducing their...

Bit of a weird one...I was on the stairs next to 400 Summer in Seaport and saw one logo on one pane of glass with no context. Did a reverse image look up and apparently it's for "Remedy Place", a Social Wellness Club (whatever that is). Pretty sure it's the first retail announced/planned for the...

That sounds pretty modest to me, frankly, and the unique needs of the towns are balanced by the type of transit access they have. Add the overlay on top of the inevitably underused commuter rail station and call it a day (looking at you Hingham). I guess my question is, what are the...

So the sky isn’t falling because the millionaires have all left? Quoting an old reply about potential surpluses and deficits. Thrilled the Commonwealth is 20% over expectations and that they’re remaining prudent about fiscal questions until things settle for awhile

Many towns have also voted into office elected representatives who have passed a law that requires modest zoning changes in municipalities that benefit from proximity to Boston. Considering that this law only requires zoning changes and not construction per se, the sense I get from the...

Or you could just moderately upzone and not recreate the MBTA commuter rail schedule. If your town can’t handle growth of public utilities and services as a few more people move in, this seems like the perfect time to increase your tax base and fund those improvements so you’re not at the...

From the person who told me about this, no, no other notice, it was just on the electronic boarding pass. It led to furious googling and checking other apps to confirm, because it was a business trip with almost no time to spare for a morning flight and getting from A to E (even with the...

Again, the only mandate here for the cities is to change their zoning overlays. There is not a construction mandate, there is not a requirement to build or physically do anything. It's a paper exercise that could be done in 30 minutes with like two lawyers. In the most cynical side of things...