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Those metrics were in response to the idea that businesses are pulling back from investing here and/or fleeing the state. I agree the area is unaffordable and that is the biggest problem we face. If we don't build more housing and that investment keeps coming in it is only going to get worse.

A lot of Boston doom and gloom in this thread - JLL disagrees. From its 2024 Innovation Geographies report: 1. Boston ranks 3rd in the world (behind the Bay Area and San Diego) in number of patents generated per capita; 2. Boston ranks 4th in the world in innovation output (behind the Bay Area...

Interesting comment on planning from Councilor Coletta, who opposed both "forward-looking planning efforts" in her district - PLAN: Charlestown outright and PLAN: East Boston before it was scaled back. What she means by planning is: cover most of the existing neighborhoods in historical...

Yes and no. The mayor appoints the BPDA board, the Zoning Commission, and the ZBA board (ideally) based on their expertise in land use, planning, architecture, etc. If city residents do not like the direction the city is going in regarding development/zoning, they can vote the mayor out. Beyond...

In addition to the transactional benefits described above, a huge pro in favor of keeping the board independent is keeping it away from city council "oversight" and "accountability." These are code words for giving city councilors veto power or heavy influence over BPDA development decisions...

Interesting question. I think the correct avenue would be for a developer to apply for a building permit that would otherwise comply with the MBTA Communities Act. When Milton's building inspector and/or planning board denies the permit for not complying with Milton's zoning code, I would...

Milton's zoning bylaws are now officially in violation of the zoning act M.G.L. 40A and the state's position should be the bylaws are void. Milton should lose its right to enforce zoning until the bylaws are in compliance. Period.

The BPDA has been quietly promising this for the past couple years on multiple projects during the permitting process. I would love to see some follow-up on whether the City is actually enforcing the agreements years later when residents finally move in.

I think people are ignoring the only real concern here: TD Garden and Fenway do not want competition for concerts. The "environment" "traffic" "process" "location within Boston" all might be concerns but they are sideshows. The chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Aaron Michlewitz...

Several non-profit organizations such as MAPC, Mass Housing Partnership, CHAPA, Boston Indicators, A Better City, etc. have issued reports on this exact question in recent years. The general consensus in north of 200,000 by 2030 to achieve a healthy vacancy rate. That figure was also used as a...

This school is anticipated to serve 60 students? Is that a typo?

Aside from the massive civil lawsuits that will arise out of this, the Attorney General's office should get involved. To know that the track gauges are improperly narrow but proceed anyway is beyond negligence. I don't usually comment on these transit focused threads but this is an absolute...

https://www.bostonplans.org/getattachment/2dff06b0-46c5-4d8e-9b9b-1b273f1098c2 Some recent information in the public comments received in response to PLAN: Downtown. Aside from the usual height complaints from 45 Province, the owner of PI Alley wants the ability to build a mixed-use tower above...

I don't disagree about the floodplains and the climate risks the region is facing, I disagree that the response should be to accept the inevitable and abandon half the city.

While I agree with almost everything in the Bronin report regarding zoning, this seems rather alarmist and assumes nothing will be done in the next 50 years to address this issue: The report also says Boston should consider a moratorium on new development in neighborhoods vulnerable to coastal...

https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2023/05/201%20Stuart%20St_Motor%20Mart%20Garage%20Application.pdf Some movement on this. The developer was scheduled to go before the Air Pollution Control Commission today as part of its transportation requirements under the initial approval back...

Other important players here are the banks. A lot of restaurants pledge their valuable licenses as collateral for the loans. If the licenses tank, the loans tank.

https://bpda.app.box.com/s/im9awdw0h8qa8tq3wiwuv7bhg2dbzzb2

150 feet. No parking. 24 hour activation in a highly trafficked area. Should be allowed as of right but regardless build it tomorrow.

Interesting report. Within the rankings Boston was top 10 in almost every category except infrastructure (no surprise there) and government & regulatory. If we could just get a basic level of functioning infrastructure this region could take off even further.