You calling me out before I've even commented? For the record, I've been advocating for a *minimum* of 10,000 housing units on the SB Waterfront since 1997. And supported upwards of 30msf of new construction during "planning." Well documented.
While I'm generally supportive of CLF's work on the Boston waterfront, I'm no NIMBY. Just interested in land meeting potential, that's all.
But is this you, jl326?
JL326: Yes, that's me. This was in response to the question posed:
"Can we have a honest show of hands - how many homeowners here would want a low income housing project built next door to them? I know it’s easy to criticize others for not being progressive enough, but would you be any different when your own wallet is being threatened?"
And there above you have my response and opinion. I'm all for more housing. I really like the developments like Regis and Echelon going up for example. The response above was specific to a low income housing project.
Because it sounds like you:
JL326: Nice job not including the title of the thread out of the screenshot. This was a post under the Reddit thread: "Boston, make fun of your neighborhood in a sentence." It's self-depreciating humor. Go through the other posts on the thread as well.
What's the dictionary definition of NIMBYism?
https://www.reddit.com/user/jl326
JL326: You can call anyone a NIMBY for any number of reasons, it just has a negative stigma to it. One who opposes a landfill to be set next to their "backyard" is also a NIMBY, but doesn't mean that its an unreasonable opposition. You need to add context to it. Practically speaking, how would you justify CLF's long opposition to the Regis development (housing)? By saying that the development detracts from public access to the waterfront where none existed in the first place when WP and ABG were there?