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    Massachusetts 2026 Congressional elections

    Do you have a source? If true, I’d imagine they’re getting the number for the whole US by averaging out the eastern cities (and SF) with the south/heartland areas that were probably 98% old English/German/Scots-Irish and African American at the time. Hyper-locally, I have a hard time believing...
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    Massachusetts 2026 Congressional elections

    I have marked it as a goal of mine to look more deeply into this, but my impression of the experience my grandparents had coming to the US in the 1920s/30s from Ireland is.. “part 1 - you show up on a boat. part 2 - claim you have some relative in the area who can vouch for you. part 3 -...
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    Massachusetts 2026 Congressional elections

    I thought Moulton’s had a bad record lately when it comes to trans rights. A brief skim of his wiki article said he supported republicans trying to limit racism being discussed in schools. I’m all for someone taking Markey’s place but it needs to be someone with at least similar levels of...
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    Dorchester Bay City (nee Bayside Expo Ctr.) | Columbia Point

    “On a skyline” doesn’t really relate to most of the city, though. Much of Manhattan outside midtown and downtown is essentially a flat uniform buzzcut.
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    Galt's Gultch | Libertarian Rantings

    Ritchiew didn’t spend 10,000 words ripping this article to shreds for you to just repost it as if it were new news.
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    Dorchester Bay City (nee Bayside Expo Ctr.) | Columbia Point

    No? I think there are examples of 5-over-1s successfully slotting into neighborhoods that already have all of (or a combination of) the things that Charlie listed. I don’t think there’s been an example of a new, large-scale development made of mostly or entirely 5-over-1s that has grown to have...
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    Dorchester Bay City (nee Bayside Expo Ctr.) | Columbia Point

    Too bad this has never happened in MA.
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    The Vale Boston (Kraft Foods Redevelopment) | Woburn

    You’re describing every new housing development in suburban MA from the last 20 years.
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    Stanhope Hotel | 39 Stanhope Street | Back Bay

    If you want to check on the status of a project, there’s a pinned “What’s Happening with Project X” thread you can ask in. Typically it’s a bit of a faux pas to resurrect an old thread without providing solid updates yourself.
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    Northeastern University Multipurpose Athletic Facility | 262 St. Botolph Street | Fenway

    Was the Boston Garden the oldest hockey arena in the world at the time of its demolition? Well, no, it wouldn’t have been because Matthews predated it by 18 years. :rolleyes:
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    Housing (Supply Crisis & Public Policy)

    Reminds me of Switzerland’s proposed “never over 10M” law. How entitled and short-sighted to say “what it is now is all it ever should be”.
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    Northeastern University Multipurpose Athletic Facility | 262 St. Botolph Street | Fenway

    Couldn’t you say that about any old building? Who’s paying to maintain the Copley Library or Trinity Church?
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    Housing (Supply Crisis & Public Policy)

    Damn, that’s crazy. Who in their right mind thought that was a good idea?
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    West End/Beacon Hill infill and small developments

    Welcome to 2015, Beacon Hill!
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    Armstrong Property Proposal | 10 Plain Str. | Braintree

    Is there an example elsewhere in the state where a development like this has attracted shops and restaurants? Consider me firmly in the “why can’t we just build neighborhoods anymore?” camp.
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    Multi-Family Zoning Requirements for MBTA Communities

    Cut them off! No state tax money for roads, schools, plows or anything else.
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    New England Revolution Stadium | 173 Alford Street | Boston-Everett

    I fail to see how Everett wanting to have its cake and eat it too amounts to being “pushed around” by Boston. If Kraft and the city really believe they don’t need to contribute anything to improving traffic flow through Sullivan Square, then that’s great. They shouldn’t. And they can also figure...
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    New England Revolution Stadium | 173 Alford Street | Boston-Everett

    Then Boston should close down Alford Street. Everett can figure the transportation piece out on its own.
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    Midtown Hotel Redevelopment | 220 Huntington Avenue | Back Bay

    I’M NOT! Thanks for reminding me what was lost, though! :cry: That was the best design for a new building here.

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