Not sure if this already has a thread
http://boston.curbed.com/archives/2...ment-is-in-somervilles-newest-yoga-studio.php
http://boston.curbed.com/archives/2...ment-is-in-somervilles-newest-yoga-studio.php
Not sure if this already has a thread
http://boston.curbed.com/archives/2...ment-is-in-somervilles-newest-yoga-studio.php
Hubs of transportation
Developers making big transit bets
By Jennifer Athas
Friday, March 2, 2012 - Updated 13 hours ago
As the Bay State makes its way out of the housing slump, developments are starting to take shape everywhere.
Gone are the days of sprawling “McMansions” — now developers are focusing on transit-oriented developments.....
Andre Leroux, executive director of the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance, a coalition that supports compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including neighborhood schools, complete streets, and mixed-use development with a range of housing choices and prices.
“We see a huge demand around Greater Boston. We’re working in communities from Winchester to Lawrence that are all working to develop vibrant urban villages around public transportation,” Leroux said. “An overwhelming number of people want to live in these types of places, and communities that don’t create them are less competitive for residents and jobs.”
At first I thought this was part of that MaxPak development (or whatever it's called) but I think this is different.
They only really could have extended Clyde St and Warwick St through the site to meet Lowell St at an intersection
They only really could have extended Clyde St and Warwick St through the site to meet Lowell St at an intersection. The way it's situated though, there aren't a lot of ways to logistically bring a grid into the site without bridging over the right-of-way, which wouldn't have left room for this size of a development.