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Everything has a capacity, especially transportation and housing. A better indicator is looking at the previous high for jobs, in 2007, and not the post recession numbers of 2010. You are then looking at 72K jobs over 8 years which is 9,000 jobs per year and then 2,500 per year from Amazon would...

You're right. They are spreading the cost across all of the Commonwealth, but the math works : $46,000,000 / 2,000 = $23,000 per job / estimated 3.4M tax payers (1/2 of total population) = 7/10 of one cent per taxpayer.

You also have to factor in operating and maintenance costs, especially if it is new rather than upgrades or replacements, during those years to get a true apples to apples comp.

Without restrictions, it is a blank check. Transportation improvements can mean a lot of different things. Would a $2B monorail from DC proper to the campus site for use by Amazon employees exclusively be appropriate?

No need to apologize as this is speculative thread. And the zoning issues severely impacts the ability to build the required housing that Amazon would ultimately require. It cannot be expected that all of that new housing would come from Boston it's adjacent cities. It's a very complicated issue...

That originally emanted from a desire, and really a need, to live away from industrial zones, which were quite filthy up until the late 70's with rise of the EPA and thereafter most manufacturing moving overseas. The problem is it was never logically adjusted back and now there is a heavy nimby...

You give the planners too much credit. All of the streetcar manufacturers were bought up by the auto companies post WW2 and they ceased making them. Obviously to push an "affordable" auto onto everyone. This didn't just effect the cities, as virtually all towns in relatively dense areas had...

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Exactly, the last mainland Americas region controlled by European overlords.

It is also because this is an entirely speculative thread. Amazon is all about cash flow. Which is why Bezos was able to become one of the richest people in the world before the company even turned a profit. While yes Boston has much to offer, probably more than almost anywhere, the cost of...

Not much new here, but I hadn't seen the $177K figure before. http://www.wcvb.com/article/documents-offer-glimpse-of-states-push-to-woo-amazon/15060284 Documents offer glimpse of state's push to woo Amazon WCVB Updated: 10:42 AM EST Jan 11, 2018 SOURCE: AP Photo/Scott Sady BOSTON —...

Mo-town is probably a good comparison with its over-reliance on the auto industry. Hollywood is a much smaller segment of the overall LA economy and the entertainment industry has many aspects to it which are not entirely dependent on one-another. Of course, in both scenarios you are talking...

Interesting take on being careful for what you wish for. It's pretty whiney but has some good points: One walk through Seattle's 'Amazonia' neighborhood made me very uneasy for whatever city gets HQ2...

It's not so much new infrastructure as it is building around an existing train hub. There is not much around there now and Drexel is really the underlying driving force since they own a lot of the land already and want to expand their campus. Like any city, there are good areas and bad. Maybe...

To each his own. The cost of living is much cheaper and this is a very transformative project for any region. IMHO, you can argue Philly is actually more vibrant than our puritan hamlet. The Schuylkill Yards plan with the city, state and a private college driving it is a formidable trio and is...

The vast majority of those attending events at Fenway via car attend events at Fenway sporadically at best. The continual elimination of parking is not going to change behavior (driving in), it will simply cause a cluster for those coming in from the burbs and wherever else. Even if all autos...

Exactly. It is a fantasy. Insofar as offensive government inefficient eyesores go, this site is well down the list. And unless they can obtain a significant ROI on selling and moving (e.g. Volpe), this should not a government priority.

Americans cannot bet on this site, but here are the odds being played in Ireland: Irish betting site PaddyPower: Atlanta, Austin now share 3-in-1 odds of landing Amazon HQ2 https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/01/02/irish-bettng-site-paddypower-atlanta-austin-now.html Atlanta...

Agreed, there are some real hidden gems like the Suffolk County Courthouse hidden there. Center Plaza is a must go along with the buildings at the corner of Tremont and Court. Next to them is the Boston School Admin building which is probably falling apart. Not sure what the back side of old...

While I understand your position, I have only seen one European automaker - Volvo - make that statement. And Volvo is a niche player at best (535K cars sold annually vs. 10M each by the big 3 of Toyota, GM & Volkswagon). That's not to say that auto companies are not investing heavily in...