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http://northendregionalreview.com/2021/11/11/fire-commissioner-declares-outdoor-dining-extremely-hazardous/

If my post wasn't clear, I'm saying the opposite of this. EMS/fire/police should be the only ones allowed to use vehicles. That way I'm not having a stroke while EMS waits for the light on Cross street which is what happens now.

It's absolutely feasible. The emergency vehicle argument is routinely used in bad faith by opponents of pedestrianization and the fire department itself. As someone who walks through the pedestrian zone in downtown crossing on a daily basis, ambulances and fire trucks fly through because people...

https://www.universalhub.com/2022/developer-wins-approval-nubian-square-apartment Approved, but another masterclass in bad faith from Chairwoman Araujo. In August 2021: Board Chairwoman Christine Araujo cast the dissenting vote because the proposal did not include any three-bedroom units in...

At the roof deck level, the west side of the building mass is sculpted away and stepped back from the Common. In addition to creating an open-air amenity roof deck overlooking the park, this massing move alleviates any shadow impacts on the Common as well as breaks down the scale of the...

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2022/01/26/boston-beat-manhattan-for-commercial-property-sale.html Boston beat Manhattan for commercial property sales activity in 2021

Trust me I'm just as skeptical but if you told me a couple years ago that the city would approve an amendment removing parking minimums for affordable housing, with little to no opposition, I would've laughed in your face. There is hope.

I could do without the baseball analogy, but his overall reasoning is correct. The appeals process should be for just what the word means: appeals from a bad result due to the underlying zoning. Instead, because everything is illegal under the zoning, everything gets appealed. You could fill an...

I'm speculating here and if someone has more information please correct, but I imagine a huge part of the holdup with air rights projects is the unknown from the state. How much to price the air rights, how to coordinate the construction schedule, and/or will the state even approve it. Hopefully...

https://www.cbre.com/-/media/project/cbre/shared-site/insights/briefs/pulse-of-us-office-demand-november-2021-media-folder/cbre_2021-november-pulse-of-office-demand.pdf Boston is the hottest office market in the country again in November. It will likely end 2021 as CBRE's top market. I don't...

Thank you for the numbers. If these percentages and linkage fees can pencil out economically I'm all for it and it's a win-win.

https://www.boston.gov/news/actions-announced-increase-affordable-housing Unaware of any threads dedicated strictly to zoning policy - so I'll put this here. The mayor's office is proposing raising the IDP percentage to 20% (from 13%) along with increase in linkage fees and a possible expansion...

I really appreciate their response to the BPDA's required alternative analysis, which would be building this project conforming to the existing zoning: Similarly, creation of as-of-right housing at the Site, as dictated by 2.0 FAR, would result in an underutilization of a prime Transit Oriented...

https://www.universalhub.com/2021/roslindale-square-battle-between-parking-and 31 units rejected in Roslindale Square. Some of the comments from the ZBA are so outrageous I do not even know where to begin. Bottom line: changes need to be made.

To clarify, the short term success is the actual replacement of the public housing 1 for 1 using the market rate to subsidize. While not apples to apples, NYC is facing billions in backlog repair costs to its public housing with no current plan on how to fix/replace them. The long term success...

That is the whole idea - mix the units so you don't have a "project" that is isolated from the rest of the neighborhood. This project, Charlestown, and Mildred Hailey in JP are all massive success stories in terms of replacing the public housing 1 for 1 with brand new units and adding a...

Since my original post, I have come around and am now cautiously optimistic about a Wu administration regarding zoning reform - especially in light of the recent City Council vote to eliminate parking requirements for at least 60% affordable residential projects. Feels like momentum (maybe even...

While I also want Boston to build higher to break up the skyline, building tall buildings is not a reliable economic indicator to rank cities. Some of the cities you mentioned would gladly trade one of their 800 footers for just a small piece of the investment and capital coming into the Boston...

https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2021/10/ENV%20Hearing%20Agenda%2010.20.pdf Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-18XX and BOS File No. 2021-XXX from Nitsch Engineering on behalf of Seaport D Title Holder LLC for the proposed demolition of a parking lot and construction of a new...

Some serious buzz at the pop-up retailers on Seaport Blvd related to Jaylen Brown's new store. A bunch of Celtics players in attendance. Would be great for the area if WS could get Jaylen's store a long-term lease in Echelon.