General Boston Discussion

[KentXie]

A lot of Boston doom and gloom in this thread - JLL disagrees. From its 2024 Innovation Geographies report:

1. Boston ranks 3rd in the world (behind the Bay Area and San Diego) in number of patents generated per capita;
2. Boston ranks 4th in the world in innovation output (behind the Bay Area, Tokyo, and Seoul)
3. Boston ranks 3rd in the world in talent concentration (behind the Bay Area and Beijing)

We have a lot of problems here, chief among them the high cost of living. But let's not lose sight of this area's enormous strengths and the fact that people all over the world want to be here and invest here.

And literally all of those cities are unaffordable so I guess yay patents and investments that doesn't actually flow down to the average person

"Honey what's for dinner?

Patents, dear"

Guess where all the investment money go?

That's right, the C suites and the shareholders.

Those metrics are as relatable as:

Boston ranks 3rd in the world in building mansions. Millionaires all over the world want to invest here.

 

[393b40]

A lot of Boston doom and gloom in this thread - JLL disagrees. From its 2024 Innovation Geographies report:

1. Boston ranks 3rd in the world (behind the Bay Area and San Diego) in number of patents generated per capita;
2. Boston ranks 4th in the world in innovation output (behind the Bay Area, Tokyo, and Seoul)
3. Boston ranks 3rd in the world in talent concentration (behind the Bay Area and Beijing)

We have a lot of problems here, chief among them the high cost of living. But let's not lose sight of this area's enormous strengths and the fact that people all over the world want to be here and invest here.

Yea bro, but have you heard the nightlife sucks?

 

[KCasiglio]

Yes, like Boston the biggest challenges those cities face are rooted in the fact that so many people want to live and work there.

 

[SuffolkHeights11]

And literally all of those cities are unaffordable so I guess yay patents and investments that doesn't actually flow down to the average person

"Honey what's for dinner?

Patents, dear"

Guess where all the investment money go?

That's right, the C suites and the shareholders.

Those metrics are as relatable as:

Boston ranks 3rd in the world in building mansions. Millionaires all over the world want to invest here.

Those metrics were in response to the idea that businesses are pulling back from investing here and/or fleeing the state. I agree the area is unaffordable and that is the biggest problem we face. If we don't build more housing and that investment keeps coming in it is only going to get worse.

 

[jklo]

If we'd like to talk about something that actually may have an impact on the region's long term population stability:

That is def on my radar... but for now, the Bigger schools in the Boston area don't seem to have any trouble growing.

 

[ritchiew]

This is great. Boston is once again opening Canal Street for pedestrians during Bruins/Celtics playoff games

Mayor Wu Announces Return of Playoff Hub on Canal Street

Mayor Michelle Wu, in partnership with Downtown North Association, today announced the return of the Boston Playoff Hub on Canal Street, creating a car-free zone for fans to gather before and during home playoff games at TD Garden. The return of this pedestrian zone builds on Mayor Wu’s...

www.boston.gov

I missed all of these last year. I planned to go when the Bruins got further along in the playoffs, and then.... omg the bruins, I'm still in shock how bad that was.