Recent content by bostononian1979

And to piggy back off of this post...take a look at this. http://www.innovativecitiesconference.com/default.htm The city of Lowell is hosting an Innovative Cities conference with cities as far away as Belfast, Northern Ireland. Just think about the opportunities something like this can bring...

In the late 90's-early 00's. The downtown just didn't have anything to it. No good restaurants, no inviting bar rooms/lounges/clubs...just real drab and really dead. I'd love to see that city - on the waterfront - become a place that it once was, but I really don't see that happening...

Trust me when I say there are already yuppies with strollers in downtown Lowell. The Acre is being built up - but you can't get rid of the 10-15 blocks of post WW1 projects that are some of the oldest in the country. The Centralville section of the city (Bridge Street corridor) has been built...

I'm not putting it down...I lived in that city for quite some time, and trust me when I tell you that it is downtrodden. Very little downtown, no entertainment, very little pride, lack of political clout pushing beacon hill for funds, not significant infrastructure for progress, no access to...

I agree with many aspects, but white flight isn't exactly what happened in Lowell. As a MAJORITY of the population in Lowell is of Irish decent. At the moment Lowell's population is the largest it has ever been. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts However - one point that I do...

I agree - the sprawl is post 1950's - 128 that created the American sprawl, and Burlington was certainly built up during this period. This is the reputation that Burlington is trying to get away from, and residents are all for it. The older residents that live in Burlington are all from our...

Lowell does have a thriving artist community, and has been for more than a decade. These mills are perfect for artists - huge open concept floor plans that allow them to do there...art work. I've run into quite a few artists that have left places like the South End and Somerville and have...

Alot of this infrastructure is in place already...my point might have not come across appropriately. They could use hydroelectric power to provide power to this portion of the city...just a thought.

Take a ride through there...there is a TON of construction. The strip malls are eventually going to be brought to the street - within a couple of years, tons of apartments/townhouses being built, and infrastructure in place to make this all happen. It has been a WIP for years, and finally they...

Sure, makes sense. I agree that these centers do have that walkable feel. But never places to go as destination, more/less people that live there go there - or in a surrouding community. We used to go to Woburn Square, Lexington Center, various squares in Somerville/Cambridge. Don't get me...

Malden - Pearl Street Station, Exchange Street Bistro, All Season's, Fulloon...just to name a few. I'm not sure if you are serious but my point was people I know (born and raised in Melrose) always went to Malden for entertainment/food/drink...kind of like everyone from Medford doing the same...

The trollery basically wraps around the Hamilton Canal district. They would probably have to add an dditional 1/2-1 mile of track...which I cannot imagine would be that expensive. Ideally they want to connect it to the Gallagher terminal. I imagine to keep this green they could use...

Not sure what the big deal is about Lexington, Winchester, Melrose...seems very tacky to pinpoint these places. I don't know anybody that would go to Winchester Center for dinner - my buddy lives 1/2 mile away and never goes there. I'd rather go to MASA on the Woburn/Winchester line- I'd...

Yes, I know because I am here.

Cambridge Street - or directly off of Cambridge Street. I didn't refer to this as a restaurant district, I merely referenced restaurants - not including cheesy chains (Chili's, Macaroni Grill, etc.) and have no affiliation with the Burlington Mall. I didn't mention Lester's BBQ, Korean BBQ...