We ended up having a bit of a...discussion. I made clear that I disagreed with him, and there was probably some discomfort, but he was badgering the presenter. There were lots of insinuations that the BPDA is nothing but a rubber stamp for whatever developers want, and he nonsensically claimed...
Currently at the urban renewal meeting for the district that encompasses this building (Boylston-Essex). One of the chief NIMBYs of the Leather District is present - probably the pain in the ass that has been extensively quoted in the media. His aim is to keep all development in the area to a...
Some pics from the site: https://ironcladphoto.com/winthrop-square-gallery/?utm_source=July+1%2C+2019&utm_campaign=7%2F1%2F19+BID+E-Letter&utm_medium=email
It's in the center of the city at a major tourist attraction. They're not going to have the Falafel King, El Pelon Taqueria, or your retired uncle's brewpub. If you need to see more about why, look up "capitalism" in your nearest search engine.
Was never going to happen. He's just trying to save face after the horrible Globe article in which he seemed to be clueless about transportation planning, and he sees Michelle Wu coming up in the rearview mirror.
As someone else noted, the T is ramping up hiring to get more money out the door faster. But that doesn't mean we have the funds for needed long-term improvements like Red-Blue, NSRL (which the governor doesn't want), etc. Those investments would require additional funding.