Washington Village | Andrew Square | South Boston

[HenryAlan]

The "actual" problem is that these things shouldn't be up for discussion in the first place. Safe transportation planning and density should be written into the policy, and it's the deviations from that, not the implementation, that should be up for debate.

Yes, sing it loud! Nobody blinks at a pothole being filled. A stop sign might get a couple of questions, but try speed humps, bike lanes or a raised crossing and people cry bloody murder. And these latter three only ever happen after a period of community engagement, but people complaint just the same that there was none. Not everything demands a drawn out process. Cambridge took the right approach with their rule that any street improvements must include bike infrastructure.

 

[dhawkins]

You can’t even really call these buildings paper-thin when they are in fact made of paper.

It doesn't matter, get them built to get a foothold on these wastelands of old industrial lots; get them cleaned up and built on! Then in 30 years when the property has gained value and the buildings are sold off to new developers, the buildings will be remodeled or torn down and rebuilt. This has been typical cycle of US economics, making everything only if there is a profit. It is soul sucking but it's the model we live in. Please continue to fight the good fight and ask for more but know, everything in good time.