Recent content by dennismulder

One challenge might be that the developer is directly appealing to the neighborhood NIMBYs with this proposal. They would 1000x prefer self storage over housing, and they’re likely to speak out at public meetings to thank the developer for this kindness. I’m also worried that this could have a...

1725 Hyde Park Ave Welp, this is a spectacularly horrible replacement for the previously approved, and desperately needed Residences at Readville project that wouldve brought nearly 300 homes and ground floor retail next door to one of our busiest and most underutilized CR stations. Just a...

i want to believe

Isn’t it obvious that they’re purposely doing the worst and costliest project possible? Investing $700+ mil for the ultimate tool to crush public support for any future regional rail or similar transit projects

Thanks, I kind of figured that was the (major) barrier. I sort of understand that Readville is a much bigger and more complicated situation, but to my eyes Fairmount seems so simple and it’s the terminus of zone 1A. I cant understand an excuse for not getting the ball rolling on high platforms...

at least 3 years delayed and still no sign of high level platforms at fairmount or readville

https://americanpetproducts.org/news/u.s.-pet-industry-reaches-158-billion-in-2025-poised-for-continued-growth-in-2026 ^according to this study, % of households with dogs increased from 51% to 53% last year. According to census data, 37% of boston area households have a dog. According to the...

You’re certainly right that user fees would more effectively reduce the poop issue, but you’re also coming from the assumed perspective that preventing dogs from being in a city is a good thing or a net positive. It may be for some people, but the majority of people want dogs, the majority of...

The problem is people, not dogs. Some people litter, or behave in other selfish ways in shared environments, and some of those people also have a dog. Sure, there are some breeds that don’t make sense in urban environments and some people adopt them anyway. But framing the problem as “dog...

Increased height/unit count BPDA approved

ZBA approved

Building permit issued Wednesday

This is of course a fair rebuttal, and I'm admittedly coming from a point of frustration that Franklin riders face by far the longest travel time of all the Zone 6 stations, in some cases nearly double, and they are ALSO likely the ones who will be sacrified with a forced transfer at Readville...

You can't just look at the raw numbers without diving into the factors that drive them. Franklin is the most populous municipality on the line (and would be the most populous on the Providence Line north of Attleboro as well). Ridership from Forge Park is severely suppressed by horrendous...

I like the idea of putting Walpole on Foxboro, but I prefer even more to revert Foxboro to event only or give it a shuttle on the Framingham Secondary. Obviously strong agree with the TOD. i disagree w/ your premise re: lost ridership from those stations. For example 99% of Norwood Depot...